Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2017

B2B reporters today don’t do media interviews like they once did. Keep in mind these are offered from the perspective of the typical B2B announcement or story pitch. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. The pace of news is faster. The shelf-life of articles is shorter.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Another good idea: draft a simple byline or blog post on “Scary Customer Stories” or “Nightmare Product Launches.” ” These can be fun, tongue-in-cheek thought pieces that position a client as a hero or highlight a B2B customer. We do an annual Halloween PR blog post that’s always well-received.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2020

>>> Looking for a B2B tech PR with expertise and execution? New features the company highlighted is personalization – the ability to add the first name of a contact to an email pitch – and more flexibility to update your media list. That’s an undesirable description for a company charting a course a new category.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Also consider something more elaborate like creating a slick online piece with the help of a site like Coverage Book or producing a printed brochure with more than one piece of coverage. But do use it in a pitch to a morning talk show. Take the byline and convert the information to a blog post. Repurpose the content.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2020

I’ve pitched them many times over the years for clients or past employers, but I’ve never had my own byline published. So, I drafted them up and Legaltech News saw it fit to print: 6 Pragmatic Content Marketing Tips for Bona Fide Success in Legal Tech The key point? If you do read it, please do let me know what you think.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Paid media marketing can be tracked through marketing technology platforms like Marketo, and attributed to quantifiable metrics like shopping cart conversions (B2C) and lead generation (B2B). It’s highly trackable. — can be daunting to research for just one contact. How Can SMBs Measure Success?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In that case, if you send out one email promoting your content – a new blog post for example – 70% of your subscribers didn’t open it. Read more: How To Promote Your Blog With 107 Content Promotion Tactics. Read more: How Content Promotion Works for Blogs Big and Small: Our 11 Favorite Content Distribution Strategies.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This blog is just a clever cover story for a boutique and savvy marketing and PR consultancy serving B2B tech. This may not seem obvious if you are accustomed to monitoring online or print coverage. One of the long-standing criticisms of PR technology is how these tools enable mass emails with irrelevant pitches.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3.

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Shift Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Let’s take the organic traffic from my personal blog as an example. Suppose I extract five years’ data from my blog of traffic from search: This traffic data tells me when my audience is searching for topics of interest that my blog answers. What Would PR Do? What would a data-driven PR agency like SHIFT do with it?

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Barokas

DECEMBER 4, 2018

*This post originally appeared on the WTIA blog (read it here). Our agency has helped numerous enterprise technology and B2B clients build campaigns around holiday shopping. Blogging and Social : Traditional media isn’t the only channel for reaching your audience during the holidays.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

What could the producers and editors of The Wall Street Journal , “The Dr. Oz Show,” BuzzFeed, Parents magazine and NBC’s “Today Show” teach you about successfully pitching a story to the most sought-after media outlets in America? PERSONALIZE your pitch – to the person and publication you’re pitching. Get to the point.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2018

3) Surgically weave it into blog posts. This is easy fodder to write a blog post on the same topic from a different angle and yet also weave in the story you worked so hard to earn. Every time you blog about the topic or a related one, you should evaluate whether a reference to that story makes sense. It probably does.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It was a good pitch. After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. The same is true in print. Thread contributed content into blog posts.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

over the next year; 40% of budget goes to paid media; 16% of budget goes to print media; 8% of budget goes to paid social media; 6% of budget goes to paid search; 4% of budget goes to display; and. 3 Recommendations for B2B Marketing Budgets. Here’s the budget data gleaned from the report: Marketing budgets have grown 6.3%

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 18, 2016

His responses were usually pretty insightful, concise, and often became a source of a trend pitch we’d send to media covering the story – the components proactive media relations. Sometimes that also wound up in print, but it was frothy that earned the interview. The Advantages of Working with a Boutique PR Firm in B2B.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 22, 2018

He’s been an independent consultant since 2006 and helps B2B companies with online marketing. Early on, I worked at a printing technology company where we had a big poster on the wall that said, “Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one.” Pre-Internet, that was because print ad space was so costly.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

His words were printed in a piece for The Daily Beast entitled Bad Writing Costs Businesses Billions : “Think about it. Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML]. How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML]. 2) Words matter in marketing strategies. Give our services a try. Talk to Us!

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

In this blog, we will detail the reasons why video should be an essential component of your public relations strategy, and how it can add real substance to your campaign. Every PR campaign will have a number of objectives in mind, including print and online coverage discussing the campaign and a bit about the brand. Drive Awareness.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Whether it’s technology, consumer, B2B or any number of other industries, data plays an increasingly powerful role in shaping how businesses and consumers interact with the world. Best days to pitch. Telling stories with stats. And that was in just the first few weeks!

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

Think: selling content, eBooks, sponsored content or banner ads on a corporate blog, or even tickets to an event. ————————————– Also see these related posts: B2B Solved the Biggest Content Marketing Challenge Yesterday.

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Barokas

AUGUST 8, 2017

Whether it’s technology, consumer, B2B or any number of other industries, data plays an increasingly powerful role in shaping how businesses and consumers interact with the world. Best days to pitch. Telling stories with stats. And that was in just the first few weeks!

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Practiced by virtually all B2B and B2C organizations, content has quickly evolved into one of marketing’s staples. Every year, the Content Marketing Institute publishes research surrounding the state of content marketing for B2B and B2C organizations. Press releases and blogs are known for building brand awareness.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

After months of planning, research, writing, and design, your new B2B research report is set to launch. A blog post: Your team has written an engaging blog post, featuring key takeaways and a call-to-action (CTA) to download your eBook. Personas have been defined. Databases have been segmented.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

Live events are not only the most widely used enterprise content marketing channel, they are also viewed as the single most effective B2B marketing tactic. But many corporations are still trying to figure out how to build a stable website, what size badges to print, and how they should design their badges.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Research for PR Pros on B2B Messaging, Pitches and Clickbait [UML] . Digiday says the Times is “trying to disrupt the news” but in reality, the paper is playing catchup.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B2B companies always have to think a step ahead. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. We analyzed the entire B2B content marketing landscape, talked to experts, and broke down case studies from companies like Google, Microsoft, HubSpot, and more. [If

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2011

At six weeks, they claimed to have sent out some pitches and some introductions. Then… upon asking to see the pitch and introduction, the PR pro said, “no problem,&# and promised to send an email along for review, along with a list of whom it would go to. But the journey is important and there are lessons to be learned.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 9, 2017

Given my focus on B2B marketing and PR , I usually get a double-take from clients if I disclose that I once did PR for the circus during its tour to the Washington, DC. The kids were fascinated by the snakes, and the snake man didn’t disappoint with a chat that would check blogs in both entertainment and reptilian education.

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to pitch ideas to a number of wiser, business-minded folks. Perhaps you work for a B2B tech company and content can improve sales enablement for your business. The subscribers and loyal audience members from the blog acted as a built-in market for Glossier’s line of products.

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