Onclusive

JANUARY 10, 2018

With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, an increased focus from the C-suite on business- and metrics-driven KPIs, and a new trend toward Growth PR , PR & content marketing measurement is changing – radically and rapidly. I want marketers to think more creatively and broadly about what to measure.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 27, 2019

Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. So, what is content marketing?

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

Kathy: In my opinion, Integrated Marketing as a function has morphed into Content Operations and Campaign Management. AirPR: Does the UL marketing team combine content marketing, PR & communications, social & digital marketing and direct marketing efforts? What are you trying to accomplish?

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

They took some time to catch up to other lines of business, but marketing departments are now making data and analytics a huge part of what they do. With that in mind, here are our predictions for the biggest marketing data and analytics trends for the coming year. And 2019 figures to be more of the same. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

We don’t need to sell you on the benefits of content marketing. When compared with other forms of marketing, content marketing has the potential to form a meaningful and long-lasting relationship with your customer or prospect. So, how do you get it right when it comes to content marketing?

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 25, 2020

What brands get wrong about data-driven content. As marketers, we tend to view data as a magic wand that’ll solve everything. Well, at the start of the 2010s, just about every marketing automation and analytics platform claimed to have the intel that would make our jobs easy and our results foolproof.

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Cision

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Now Facebook has some stipulations about how branded content works. Publishers now have to tag the sponsor or brand in any branded content post, which notifies the sponsor and gives them access to analytics, and lets everyone else know it’s sponsored content.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 5, 2019

Without great content, you lessen your chance of generating leads and conversions. Simply put, content marketing is an effective way to generate and nurture leads, as well as keep your brand relevant in today’s digital world. What is content marketing? Research the types of content marketing that sell.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

All content marketers run into problems every now and then. At his recent presentation at Content Marketing World , marketing technology expert Ian Cleary shared how the right tools can help solve your biggest content marketing problems. Not enough people are seeing your content.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This is why content marketing plays such a crucial role in media relations , among many other aspects of PR and corporate communications. This is why PR is well suited to figure that out and because of the experience working with editorial contacts and content. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Major brands across America – from Spotify, Wells Fargo and Ikea to Chobani, Mayo Clinic and HBO – are embracing the power of content marketing. At the same time, many CMOs and Content Marketing Directors are also asking the same questions: where does content go from here, in 2022? The Surprising Value of LinkedIn.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Here’s an example from web analytics: Look at those four standout events that are above and beyond normal traffic. Are they things that were coincidental, are they things that were real-time marketing (and thus cannot be relied on to occur again), or are they things that you have control over and thus can revisit or build upon?

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Cision

MAY 12, 2015

The good news is that neither I nor you have to be analytics nerds to benefit from the data. What ARE Social Media Analytics? Analytics is just a fancy word for information about your social media efforts. Sure, you can go deep with social media analytics , but you don’t have to. So What’s the Right Information?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1.

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Content Marketing Measurement Marketing SEO 76

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2017

The recent commentary on content marketing by Gartner Research may have given B2B tech marketers motivation to reconsider the concept. Every B2B tech marketer is familiar with the analyst firm because of the implication the four corners of one certain magical graphical quad chart can have on a short list of vendors.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Before your analytics start saying bah humbug maybe it’s time you were visited by the three spirits of analytics. Ghost of Analytics Past – Google Trends. If your content marketing strategy seems to be flailing, you should use Google Trends to see the same. Ghost of Analytics Present – Benchmarking.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 20, 2023

When you find the right metrics to prove the value of your content, you can showcase how important your work is to the organization. As content marketers, it’s our job to engage our audience , build brand awareness , and drive interest in our company’s products and services.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Here are three big names to take a look at for content marketing inspiration: BuzzFeed. This Internet media company has been making waves for almost a decade, focusing on churning out content that spreads. What works today will certainly not be as successful a year from now.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What brands get wrong about data-driven content. As marketers, we tend to view data as a magic wand that’ll solve everything. Well, at the start of the 2010s, just about every marketing automation and analytics platform claimed to have the intel that would make our jobs easy and our results foolproof.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

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Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Fusion of PR and content marketing Content marketing is a proven way to break through the noise, as long as the content is highly visible. That’s why content marketing needs PR. A new metric, share of search, will build momentum as a way of measuring PR effectiveness and tying PR to market share.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets are paying attention to analytics in an effort to learn more about what their audiences read and watch – and why. A recent report about a project conducted by the American Press Institute (API) reveals some interesting insights into what kind of content works, and why.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

News outlets are paying attention to analytics in an effort to learn more about what their audiences read and watch – and why. A recent report about a project conducted by the American Press Institute (API) reveals some interesting insights into what kind of content works, and why.

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Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 2, 2019

Our recent blog covering the relationship between SEO and PR shared the good news that content marketing remains a valid and successful method of supporting search engine ranking. With content ranging from blogs to podcasts to video, what qualifies as the most effective content marketing these days?

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Anyone who has managed a content marketing program understands high-quality, “evergreen” content can live for years, pushing up page rank and attracting traffic for a brand or business. Automation has changed intelligence gathering and data analysis, which often inform a PR program’s messaging and content.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Editor's Note: The following excerpt originally appeared in Content Marketing Fast Forward. Despite advances in marketing automation, much of the technology marketers rely on to plan, execute, and evaluate content marketing campaigns is elementary. AI Takes the Human Guesswork Out of Content Marketing.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 2, 2017

Most PR professionals are very good at (and very comfortable with) conducting outreach to journalists in their efforts to “place” and promote clients’ work: groundbreaking research, new product or service, The post 3 Content Marketing Strategies From PR You Need to Know appeared first on Stern Strategy Group.

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Stern + Associates

MAY 23, 2017

Astonishingly, 84% of people expect brands to produce content, yet 60% of all content created by brands is poor, irrelevant or fails. The post 3 Content Marketing Trends PR Professionals Can’t Afford to Ignore appeared first on Stern Strategy Group. It’s your wake-up call.

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Stern + Associates

JUNE 1, 2017

The transition from traditional media relations to content marketing isn’t a sprint. Content marketing strategy focuses on distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire and engage a clearly defined. The post Overwhelmed By Content Marketing Metrics? Here’s What You Need to Know.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

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Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

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5W PR

MARCH 26, 2024

Content marketing Complement the PR efforts with a strong content marketing strategy. Craft informative blog posts, white papers, and even video content that delve into the technical aspects of the solutions while keeping things engaging and informative.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

Anyone who has managed a content marketing program understands high-quality, “evergreen” content can live for years, pushing up page rank and attracting traffic for a brand or business. Automation has changed intelligence-gathering and data analysis, which often informs a PR program’s messaging and content.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 13, 2015

One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is, how do you know what content is worth promoting? Instead, most marketers look back at their analytics at the end of the week, month, or quarter. This makes taking advantage of trending content difficult.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

As a result, marketing finds itself on the hamster wheel of more, without ever slowing to consider or stopping to analyze the impact. Sure we have more content, but it’s it resonating? Perhaps time-on-page is a better digital analytical measure than the volume of sessions or visitors. Engagement.

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