Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Webinars have long been a staple of B2B marketing. Yet if marketing gets the content and PR functions involved, these groups can help drive far better results – before, during and after – a webinar. Below are 12 ideas on precisely how to drive better results from your B2B marketing webinars.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2018

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute, 91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use it. But it’s still an emerging tactic and far too many companies are “flying blind” – just pumping out content without any strategy. Authority: Write what you know.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It may go without saying that content marketing is one of the most discussed topics among public relations professional and marketers this year, a practice which centers on really great, high-quality content. Here at MaccaPR, we've blogged about content marketing a number of times (e.g."

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Cision

JANUARY 9, 2018

Infographics. We learned a lot about the viability of visual content in the 2017 State of the Media. Informative, aesthetic infographics drive immense engagement. Nearly 70 percent of marketers rate charts and graphics as the most engaging type of visual content. How to do it? White Papers.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. CEO at TopRank Online Marketing.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. After months of planning, research, writing, and design, your new B2B research report is set to launch. Let’s explore how public relations can add fuel to this content fire.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Brands like to pay lip service to the customer experience, but if marketers want their content to make a real impact, they have to commit. Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. Whether you’re in B2B or B2C, you can answer the same set of core questions to learn more.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The fact that many finance organizations try to reach B2C and B2B audiences simultaneously adds another factor to the equation. Financial services content is also incredibly complicated. million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. Key Findings.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

To translate this for communications purposes, if the brand is using billboards or other outdoor signage, try finding local bloggers in that neighborhood and pitch them a story or some custom content. B2B Content Marketing + Pinterest – Surprisingly, Pinterest is a huge traffic builder for my B2B client sites.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. Everything from age to marital status find place of pride, even in B2B personas that have nothing to do with personal demographics of the decision makers. 3 Content Marketing Wins with Buyer Personas.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. That partnership can really enrich your content.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

Also see: The CMO Survey with Social & Mobile Marketing Takeaways. Mapping content to B2B buying stages. Marketers spend a lot of time thinking about the buyer’s journey. More specifically they think about how best to map the right content, to the proper persona, and as precisely the right stage in the process.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Beyond building brand awareness and optimizing search engine ranking, we know that content is the key to educating and informing prospective customers about your products and services and establishing trust with your target audiences. According to Demand Gen Report , over half of B2B buyers rely on content to research their buying decisions.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. That partnership can really enrich your content.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Increasingly, buyers have already made a decision before even speaking to sales; talking to sales is increasingly the last possible stop before writing a digital check. Marketing perhaps has never had more responsibility for sales than it does today. Add science to content marketing. Her calls all go to voicemail now.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 19, 2015

Today, PR people are expected to know B2B content marketing strategies, SEO, social media campaigns along with traditional media pitching, press release and speech writing, require PR newbies to come prepared from Day One to significantly and professionally contribute to strategic PR work.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) is out with its annual list of content marketing predictions. The organization published its list in a blog post yesterday titled 60 Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. 60 Content Predictions for 2015 by Content Marketing Institute from Content Marketing Institute.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Widmer is a content marketing expert and freelance writer. Content marketing isn’t a sprint—it’s a marathon. Why are you writing? If you’re just putting content out there for the sake of putting it out there, it’s highly unlikely you’ll see a high level of success. Step 1: Write down your goals.

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Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2016

Everyone (including your client) responds to visual content better. Audiences discover and share press releases with multimedia more than text-only content, and we have data to back that up. Photos, short infographics, videos and other visuals create a stronger emotional connection than words alone.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. It’s something of a readout on the year in PR and marketing. How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Whether it’s web or social media or mobile apps, it’s still the content that dominates every digital space. With the proliferation of digital channels, there’s been an increased demand for content marketing. Simultaneous to this growth in demand, marketers also have made a lot of mistakes that pull down content marketing output.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. Infographics. I love infographics. I’m not alone, over 40 percent of marketers say infographics are their most engaging piece of content.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though she says writing has always been part of her career, her “first ‘real’ PR job landed me out in the Bay Area working for a tech company.” Today she works primarily with small and medium B2B clients and some nonprofits. What I see is how social media and content marketing have grown up out of PR functions.

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. Infographics. I love infographics. I’m not alone, over 40 percent of marketers say infographics are their most engaging piece of content.

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MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

Moritz recommends creating and sharing mini-infographics, screengrabs with text, and photos with overlayed text like quotes, stats and facts. Batch Content. Marry content with context. Don''t write one post for all platforms; ensure the sizing and tone of visual content matches each of your channels. Be snackable.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 23, 2019

” He described the Vox mission to The Content Strategist and other reporters at a recent press event. Of course, Klein couldn’t simply write explainers for his readers on request, and when he began to amass a team around him, he realized journalists weren’t always the right hire. “That was the thing. .”

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Media Changes mean PR needs Content Marketing. Credibility: Why Content Marketing also needs PR . This means content marketing, should be at the center of all external communication.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

To grab the attention of your target audience (which could be B2B or B2C, and in any industry) you need to make your message super compelling in order to stand out from the noise and clutter. Enter Hemingway App: a simple way to ensure your writing is always crisp, clear and compelling. Hemingway App. Try it out. TechCalendar.

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