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.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015. Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely. Content Marketing Lesson #2: Showcase stellar examples. Let us know in the comments.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

For a long time, the venerable contributed article has been a mechanism for surfacing new or big ideas. Years ago, contributed articles were a badge of honor since there was a limited number of opportunities in a printed world. See these related articles: The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism.

Technology 66

Technology Advertising Advertising Community 66

PRSay

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Lists “are to the web reader’s eye what Brad Pitt is to the paparazzi,” says Kara Pernice, Kathryn Whitenton and Jakob Nielsen, the authors of How People Read on the Web. Indeed, according to Pernice, Whitenton and Nielson, web visitors look at 70 percent of the bulleted lists they encounter. Readers can’t resist a list.

Web 159

Web Writing Analytics Training 159

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. LinkedIn is better for B2B companies that publish thought leadership articles and get recommendations.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The reality of modern media is that news stories are published to the web instantaneously. These web-based platforms combine project management tools with a calendar. I suggest you start by scraping the web. Commercial sources are also available such as the Awareness Days UK web service and Kantar Media’s Forward Planner.

Tools 203

Tools Web Banking Wikipedia 203

Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 9, 2016

They reported the experiences of social teams and editors at some of the largest broadcast, print daily and native web outlets. Only a small percentage of their stories get significant page views on the web. The team honed the content mix for each to improve engagement. Performance on social often varies by platform.

Viral 120

Viral Data Web Trends 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

According to PageFair , use of ad blockers grew by 30 percent in 2016, accounting for 11 percent of web users and more than 600 million devices. And anyone who has managed a PR-driven content marketing program understands that it can work in a far more enduring way than digital advertising. .” PR outcomes are measurable.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The metaverse, Web 3.0, Those who focus on what’s real and relevant rather than trying to turn everything into a Web 3 story will find a welcome reception from journalists dying for a break from the blockchain-backed deluge.”. David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers . Backlash to the blockchain deluge. Happy New Year!

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. LinkedIn Pulse essentially analyzes what’s being written and aggregates content based on your industry, your connections and what you choose to follow on the network. 3) Search engine visibility.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 11, 2023

ChatGPT and Playground are among the first artificial intelligence (AI) applications using a text-based web interface that uses the GPT-3 language model. This is already being used to generate a short precis of an article. It can be used to provide an opinion on the tone and sentiment of an article or media coverage.

Publicity 98

Publicity Wikipedia Marketing Training 98

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

” Those who took the time to produce quality content, nurture social communities and post consistently saw their online influence grow. Now, the open web is being challenged by the growth of social networking platforms. Their news clout is growing, as the networks are increasingly publishers and aggregators of content.

Facebook 184

Facebook Web Social Media Engineering 184

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Take a look at the screenshot below, there are articles ranging from music lessons to the cost of gastric balloons. Looking at a snapshot of the overall content might not be able to give you a full assessment, after all the site above is a general news site, so they do cover a wide range.

Analysis 90

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And with so much content bombarding your audience, credibility is key to breaking through the noise.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Half of B2B marketers say producing content consistently is a top marketing challenge (Content Marketing Institute) and 65 percent have trouble producing engaging content (Zazzle Media). It’s a tall order.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

In fact, we surveyed 200+ marketers using our AI Score for Marketers assessment tool, about how valuable it would be to use AI technology to intelligently automate more than 60 common AI use cases in marketing. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Company System Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Cision recently announced “ article-level data.” It’s a metric that tells you how many views a given article actually had. That’s better than estimating the publication’s web traffic or impressions. That’s what content marketing is all about. Too many confuse content marketing with marketing content.

Media Relations 110

Media Relations Media Survey Pitching 110

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Termed “distributed content” ( a term coined by BuzzFeed ), this is a strategy of content distribution that no longer relies on native websites to host and distribute content. Facebook Instant Articles.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about why the email newsletter is the most important part of content marketing. Damn near every marketer uses email as a marketing channel. For us at The Content Strategist , that’s content marketing and content strategy best practices. That’s okay.

How To 142

How To Content Marketing Banking Advertising 142

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

One of the biggest developments for content marketing may have been hidden in plain sight for the last year. From a communications and marketing perspective, it’s important to understand what AMP is, how it works and how you can implement it in your content marketing.

Mobile 96

Mobile SEO Web Google 96

5W PR

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Digital PR is an online marketing approach that’s used to increase a brand’s awareness via internet-based strategies. Employing novel methods like content marketing, social media, search engine optimization, and influencer outreach, digital PR is a powerful strategy that brands can roll-out to improve their online presence and visibility.

Digital PR 88

Digital PR Brand Branding Engineering 88

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The search engine uses all these signals to decide whether a web page answers a user query. And in the same report, 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies cited poor content data quality as having a negative impact on their business. How can content marketers use intent to improve content and rank first?

Google 123

Google Engineering SEO Writing 123

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 16, 2014

However, as content marketing gains popularity,SEO becomes more and more important. The more content there is on the web, the more difficult it is to find what you’re looking for. Content marketing isn’t a new idea for PR. Use these insights to craft your content strategy.

Digital PR 154

Digital PR Google SEO Content Marketing 154

Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Content curation had been championed as a way to up the pace of content marketing by riding OPC (other people’s content), and to boost thought leadership, by commenting on others’ thoughts when you didn’t have an original idea. Now I was strangely stumped, even disinterested. These are different times.

Content Marketing 149

Content Marketing Privacy Government Web 149

Critical Mention

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Critical Mention’s Google Analytics integration allows users to: View and customize Google Analytics website metrics alongside mentions in reports to understand the impact of earned media on web traffic and conversions. The Critical Mention Help Center allows users to browse through help articles and video tutorials.

Radio 116

Radio Instagram Analytics Mobile 116

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

That was the opening to the August 2018 Monthly Scripts email newsletter and a fitting opening when one steps back and looks over the 10 articles out of a couple hundred that made the cut. That is the essence of content marketing and why PR and content marketing work best when working together. Talk to Us !

Software 97

Software Comparison Measurement Content Marketing 97

Critical Mention

JULY 31, 2019

Part of the reason for this personnel strategy is that research shows the most effective methods of marketing involve storytelling; a PR pro’s specialty. can create more conversions, the ultimate goal of all marketing and PR efforts. Journalist outreach specifically is an important part of a strong backlinking strategy.

Marketing 68

Marketing SEO Guidelines eBook 68

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

.” PRophet founder and CEO Aaron Kwittken : We have been working to integrate GAI [generative AI} into the platform and our MVP [minimally viable product] will be market ready by the end of Q1 2023.” Assisting content discovery. This means that Agility can return media mentions based on the image content alone.”

Software 131

Software Pitching Analysis Community 131

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. So, consider categories of content carefully, and then do just what Sujan suggests.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

There’s something similar at play in those B2B organizations facing challenges in content marketing. Certainly, the most successful content marketing is very deliberate. 1) Random Acts of Content. 1) Random Acts of Content. Why does content marketing fail? Customer questions are deliberate.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Web Small Business 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2013

I’ve been a web marketer for a long, long time. Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. Guest post by Sean McGinnis. That’s a blog post for another day.

Blogging 111

Blogging SEO Web Google 111

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. Google is the web.

Google 115

Google Web Film Tools 115

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

“Content curation is sorting through a large amount of web content to find the best, most meaningful bits and presenting these in an organized, valuable way.” Content curation is defined as bringing meaningful organization to some subset of all of the content in the world.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

In other words, this means understanding what is your customer trying to do , in addition to who they are, in order to build value in marketing that links those goals to offering. And so buyer personas are the theme of this week’s Unscripted Marketing links (UML). Proof of B2B Marketing Value Does Not Start with the Competition.

B2B 114

B2B Marketing How To Survey 114

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Lack of buy-in.

B2B 94

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 94

Shift Communications

JANUARY 21, 2015

For many online publishers, getting your articles and stories shared on social media is your main (or maybe only) mode of distribution. That’s almost a quarter of ALL web traffic coming from Facebook alone. From planes, trains and automobiles to waiting rooms and conference rooms, your content is being read everywhere.

Mobile 60

Mobile Web Viral Social Media 60