Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. government will finally get serious about the social media monopolies and start by breaking up Meta/Facebook, Google, etc. 2020: 30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Social Media Marketing World brings together the top experts from platforms that you’re trying to master. The lineup for 2020 includes speakers from Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and a number of well-known social gurus.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Site Optimization : There is a lot more to this now than just keyword research and writing good content. Social content is one way to keep your site alive and fresh. Platforms like Pinterest , Google+, Facebook , Instagram, and other social sites, are essential. PS: this is the year of the message board ! You need to start now.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. If you’re creating content in PR take note of hacks one and two especially. How do you gain access to analytics? Keyword research step by step.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. Atlanta-based ARPR compiled a combination of web analytics and survey data – from 115 tech sales professionals – to produce the report. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Tjan offers some tips for effective communication. How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions! Why: Goals in Google Analytics transform tons of data into easy to focus on metrics. 10 Must Read Content Marketing Posts for 2015. Why: Content marketing has remained a hot topic during 2014.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

Nowadays, a campaign can only be successful if it’s integrated, where all channels of communication support each other. Third of all, get experience not just in media relations, but in digital analytics, content marketing, social media and community relations. My favorite social media platform is…Facebook.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 23, 2016

While most of my friends and family are on Facebook and “addicted” to this social network, I choose to meet and interact with new people on Twitter. Last year, I started a Twitter chat called #SocialPowWow in order to have a meeting ground on Twitter for PR pros, marketers and startups from India and across the world.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2014

“After over two years of Google encouraging webmasters to add authorship to their pages, Google drops the feature cold,” read the subhead a Marketing Land article about the announcement. Suffice to say, the web community, particularly digital marketers, ought to be well used to this by now. Marketing’s job is to experiment.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 21, 2015

And as it’s morphed into heaven-knows-what, so has what we consider authoritative content, who creates it, and how it gets disseminated. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. And I think people, I mean marketers, sometimes forget how important people, I mean the community, are (is).

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Brands will need to become more human with greater resources dedicated to listening, relationship building, ethics, empathy, creativity, culture and community. More Intelligent” Marketing Automation. I love traditional marketing automation. Ideas are organized by marketing category (e.g. Are you ready?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2015

Attract, Engage, Convert – How to Better Measure and Optimize Content Marketing Performance. Why: Content marketing touches all aspects of business communications, which is why Lee Odden provides an easy to understand model for keeping content marketing accountable and measurable.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 17, 2015

Last week’s roundup featured a great post by co-founder of Market Motive and Google digital evangelist Avinash Kaushik. See, Think, Do, Care Winning Combo: Content +Marketing +Measurement! Digital Marketing & Analytics: Five Deadly Myths De-mythified! Digital Analytics Edition.]. ” 4.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the image below, there are no real posts or engagement from followers on their Facebook since 2021. Facebook is the only social profile linked to from their site.) One easy way to evaluate this is to click on the site’s social profiles. You could also look at site comments, if enabled.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

As CEO for the American Marketing Association, Russ is charged with the transformation of the AMA to become the essential community for marketers. Thanks again to Russ for the marketer’s confidence interview on wiredPRworks. “ Agencies and marketers alike are addicted to storytelling. .

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

As CEO for the American Marketing Association, Russ is charged with the transformation of the AMA to become the essential community for marketers. Thanks again to Russ for the marketer’s confidence interview on wiredPRworks. “ Agencies and marketers alike are addicted to storytelling. .

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

This makes sense to me since WordPress is surrounded by a community of developers that created plugins that assist with design, organization, and content distribution – for search and social. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss. Content Marketing: Don’t Make Home Improvements to Rental Property.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 30, 2018

With two ‘professionals’ signing up to the site every second, LinkedIn is the global community of business professionals, but how can you tap into this huge audience to launch campaigns that achieve real, tangible business results? What are sponsored content ads on LinkedIn? Should you use LinkedIn for business growth?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I Strengthening community-building and connections. I see a few things.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 2, 2015

What’s more, the analytics tell you more than just who saw it, they tell you who read it,” writes Lisa Gerber explaining why Medium may deserve a second look from your brand. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Should You Publish on Medium?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Audio in marketing doesn’t just mean podcasts writes David Kirkpatrick for Marketing Dive – The call for audio content marketing gets louder.

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Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

For example, if your audience is the retirement-aged community, TikTok wouldn’t be the most advantageous way to achieve growth. Be mindful of your company’s capacity for content generation and create pages only on platforms for which you can maintain quality output for your brand.

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about content marketing trends and brands AS media today, that’s what we’re talking about. Brands as media – silly marketer. Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. The other half got it.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 26, 2015

Here’s some of what we talked about: On how the got to where they are now and what interested them in content: A1: Hey guys #Content=#insight + #education. As publisher@commPRO the mission=empower our community thru content. A1 I’m a marketer. Content isn’t new #measurepr.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

As Facebook marketing thought leader Mari Smith covered in her "How To Use Facebook To Increase Sales" presentation, consumers who use Google are in search mode, while consumers who use Facebook are in socialize mode. Both Facebook and Twitter have recently launched native video applications for the social platforms.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 13, 2017

It’s a more digital content marketing focused role, which is part of the work that I really love. Really, it’s that balance that I argue is why people need to put on their public relations hat when doing community management over social media. What drew you to social/digital and how do you see your career evolving from here?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In In 2020 I think we will see analytics playing a bigger role in helping teams become more proactive in their approach with customers and less reactive. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. Sophie Shiatis | Shiny Blue Marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2018

And, bringing an earned-media sensibility to the effort increases the credibility for some content that is overly commercial, badly targeted, or stuffed with obvious keywords. Best Practices For PR Content. All good content marketing initiatives begin by getting everyone on the team in agreement with campaign goals.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Tip 2: Use social media for PR Social media platforms offer brands various options for affordable public relations campaigns , which provide solid results in raising awareness around your business entity or product offering — utilizing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn just may do the trick.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

As I tend to do at year’s end, I’ll look at the analytics to see which ones were most successful. I had a chance to team up with IABC Fellow Ned Lundquist to survey PR and communications professionals that subscribe to his “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 3, 2021

That’s why I’ve been a long-time advocate of content marketing – and ensuring PR has a role in the process. Candidly, I’ve used content marketing as a highly successful vehicle for earned media for more than a decade now. More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team.

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Journalistics

MARCH 24, 2015

What’s a digital content strategy? Is a digital content strategy something you need for social media? Content marketing? Influence marketing? Facebook falls into this category, as audiences expect you to be on Facebook and it’s the largest social network in the world. All of the above?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 4, 2017

The channels that produce the most leads for B2B marketers are as follows: Email: 62%. Content marketing: 51%. That brings us to content marketing and the adjacent reference to lead generation in this study, which I think can be confusing. In part, this is why content marketing has become so important.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Moz – Measuring Site or Page Authority Moz is a mainstay in the SEO community and has created widely recognized, industry-standard link metrics known as Domain Authority (DA) and Page Authority (PA). This feature is handy for larger marketing teams or agencies with multiple members doing outreach simultaneously.

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