Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

When I started as an editorial intern at Contently, the first thing I realized was that I had a lot to learn about content marketing. Like many people entering the job market, I wanted to write and edit, and I was interested in exploring different ways to make a living with those skills.

Content Marketing 86

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Video 86

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content will become more customized.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

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? Choose your content distribution channels.

Content Marketing 75

Content Marketing Marketing Crisis Communications SEO 75

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

Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

Content marketing boils down to one simple question: what story is your brand telling? According to CMI’s 2015 Benchmark Report , 55 percent of B2B marketers plan to increase their content marketing budget in the next 12 months—essentially, pouring more money into telling their brands’ stories.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Data Strategy Marketing 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Last week, I attended MarketingProfs B2B Forum, a place specifically geared to educate business-to-business marketers. I decided to compile five of the best quotes from the forum for some B2B marketing inspiration. Many times we do ‘much of the same’ in our marketing campaigns. Register today!

B2B 120

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Technology 120

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ask a marketer to describe the ideal brand voice, and you’re bound to hear one word: conversational. It makes content accessible and helps audiences understand what you’re trying to convey. But marketers may be conflating conversational and agreeable, which is leading to blander stories that lack in-depth advice.

Study 128

Study Brand Branding B2B 128

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 24, 2018

Write a rock-solid PR plan. It’s rare for a program, particularly a B2B PR plan, to simply target potential customers. For example, direct-marketing will nearly always have an impact on demand generation, while PR affects brand visibility and reputation. PR and marketing content are increasingly intertwined, as well.

Writing 136

Writing How To Pitching Privacy 136

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

She did review it and ended up writing about it too. 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.

Content Marketing 88

Content Marketing Marketing Pitching Survey 88

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

You are drowning in emails, ads and brand messages – and so are your prospects and clients. 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.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Then, I met Mark Traphagen , who participated in my panel on branding and thought leadership at the Social Tools Summit in October (where he won a Social Guru award). On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

Video 153

Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2016

There may well be a disconnect between strategy and execution in B2B marketing. It seems to me B2B spends a lot of time perusing whatever tactics are on sale at the discount store. It’s been a trend in content marketing too. Marketing output volume is to scale what shouting is to intelligence.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Small Business 60

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

A solid PR campaign has the power to bolster your brand. Among its benefits, PR can build relationships with the public, boost brand awareness, increase your credibility, and create loyal customers. If PR can do so much for a brand, why don’t more brands use public relations to begin with? Handpicked Related Content.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

A quick check of my Twitter feed on Tuesday morning told me it’s that time of year: the end of December when bloggers write about their most popular posts from the last year. 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 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

It’s far too easy to say that B2B technology is dull. Yet that’s the central responsibility of the creative marketer – to convert the uninteresting into something interesting. The vast majority of B2B content centers on features, functions and benefits. 1) Creating Quality Content Starts with Why.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Creativity B2B Film 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

How long should it take to write a blog post? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple. Blog posts in 2017 are taking longer to write and are longer in length. In other words, bloggers are spending more time promoting fewer, but more in-depth, content pieces.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 27, 2017

Throughout the past decade, p ublic relations pundits have trumpeted the rise of the personal brand in the digital era. By now we expect that many have mastered the basics of personal branding, but it’s not as easy as setting up a social media presence and hoping an audience finds you. Steps for Building and Extending Your Brand.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Healthcare B2C 149

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2017

The conclusion is derived from a survey the two companies fielded to 1,300 business-to-business (B2B) professionals on LinkedIn with titles ranging from manager to CEO. 90% of respondents said thought leadership was important or very important and spent upwards of an hour or more each week with such content.

Leadership 65

Leadership B2B Study Marketing 65

The Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This new report shows relative 2014 media coverage for ten top business-to-business (B2B) tech brands – Amazon, Cisco, Dell, EMC, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle. One click on the top line report drills down to share of voice for each brand in each of the top five B2B tech topics. com/technovision.

Report 133

Report Big Data Brand Branding 133

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A strong PR agency that aligns with and understands your business can be an invaluable strategic adviser and resource for your brand in this endeavor. However, not all brand and PR agency relationships are created equal. That said, not every organization should hire a PR agency.

Agency 195

Agency Strategy Communications How To 195

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. My B2B clients are more open to sponsored content.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is instructive for one big reason: the brand isn’t the hero, the little boy (or perhaps arguably his father) is the hero. Too many brands miss this important point. For example, I was recently perusing a corporate B2B technology blog about an awards program a vendor had established. Give our services a try. Talk to Us!

Brand 69

Brand Branding B2B Exercises 69

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 2) Words matter in marketing strategies.

Writing 62

Writing B2B Analytics Reputation 62

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. Write with journalistic ideals.

Government 136

Government Survey Ethics Media 136

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

That post was published in June 2015 according to the dateline posted at the time of this writing. The important lesson here is that context matters in content marketing. To that end, the average citizen isn’t going to fact check or even apply critical thinking to the content they share.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Data 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

However, for many B2B marketing organizations, obtaining publicly referenceable customers willing to speak to the press is an insurmountable challenge. In others, such interviews are prohibited by a client’s corporate policy in order to prevent the appearance of one brand endorsing another. The Media Reference Challenge.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging How To Media 60

Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

It’s a transition to a new way of life, and brands hoping to succeed through content creation need to adapt. Branded video views increased 73 percent from Q3 of 2013 to Q3 of 2014. To what do you attribute the tremendous growth in branded video? Product/plant demonstrations are very popular, particularly among B2B brands.

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Trends 120

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).

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. Yet the cries for fostering more brand engagement persist and it’s rapidly becoming a no-win situation for marketing. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand.

Social Media 115

Social Media Brand Branding Media 115

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

As the then director of communications for a B2B software business, my little budget was under constant pressure – and I had a hard time reconciling that cost with the value. Hiring a Solo PR Firm for B2B. The next agency we hired was a solo PR firm specializing in B2B – a one-person shop. Questionable Advice; Big Invoices.

B2B 60

B2B Corporate Agency Creativity 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing.

Brand 60

Brand Branding Content Marketing Film 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 26, 2019

Copyblogger is one of the best content marketing platforms anywhere online. Some of its main features teach you how to create, post and optimize your content. Most importantly, it gives you tips on how to keep your audience engaged by making the content easily digestible and user-friendly. . Content Marketing Institute.

Blogging 92

Blogging Marketing Content Marketing eBook 92

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 But not everyone goes long: “Most bloggers (55%) write less than 1000 words per post. hours to write.”.

Blogging 104

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 104

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

In other words, the stories he writes must appeal to as many people as possible. Don’t miss these related posts: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster. The Future of Marketing Looks More like Public Relations. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. These are not isolated examples.

Journalism 64

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 64