PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Media and journalism. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Topically, this event covers a lot of ground.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. Most of my experience in media relations comes from a B2B technology perspective. 4 Big Media Trends that have Upended PR and Marketing. How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows.

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 76

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. I have seen firsthand in my own analysis – across many B2B tech press releases – that readership has fallen precipitously. 1) Earned media is sales enablement. a) Results may vary.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 3, 2019

Marketing vs. Sales: Getting Buy-In for Your Content Marketing Program. That’s what’s at risk when marketing and sales teams fail to work together. In this keynote, see how you can make sense of the numbers to escape content chaos and master the content lifecycle. How ContentlyOne Is Solving Content Chaos.

Enterprise 91

Enterprise Content Marketing B2C Data 91

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Unquestionably, B2B blogging, as a topic, re-emerged as hot. A Data-Driven Answer for B2B]. Note: This top post was published in February 2017 and some of the metrics were updated in November and those can be found here: 3 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers B2B Marketing can Borrow [Study]. And it’s about time.

Blogging 73

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 73

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Now imagine what that number would be if it were not for the 600+ million devices that are equipped with ad-blocking technology. It’s no surprise, 70 percent of society wants to learn about products and services through content and not advertisements. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object.

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Search Engine Journal. Marketing Land.

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Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. It’s like trying to lay down pipe before you even dug a ditch.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

The IDG Influencer Network consists of carefully vetted technology experts, leading industry practitioners, analysts and other IT pros who produce content on behalf of our clients , under the direction of IDG content strategists. See these related articles: The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism.

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Technology Advertising Advertising Community 67

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. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search.

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Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 23, 2016

As marketing technology (martech) rises in prominence and begins to mature within marketing operations, marketing leaders would do well to borrow some lessons from the IT operations. I tend to agree, as it’s a challenge to build the ideal marketing technology stack. The next one will be just as good!

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Technology Mobile Web Banking 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By VC investment grew to $7.2

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Agency Trends Marketing Survey 95

Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

A veteran in PR and marketing, Deirdre has counseled countless senior level executives, authored six business books, serves as an online instructor for UMASS at Amherst Journalism Department and speaks both nationally and internationally on PR, marketing and social media communications. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Twitter Radio Social Media Print 77

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 17, 2017

While it centers on the marketing of law firms, there are several parallels the B2B technology community struggles with as well, including: “drop the formalities and legalese to humanize”. If you are a lawyer, I’d bet you lunch your marketing team will read this interview and nod their heads in agreement.

Marketing 69

Marketing Ethics Interviews Meeting 69

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Subscribers are loyal contacts that raised their hands saying they want to read your content. They help gauge what the industry wants to read and determine if your content is getting readership ROI. This post was written by PR 20/20 intern Sammie Fisher ( @sammiefisher3 ).

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Blogging SEO Pinterest LinkedIn 42

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

Cutting my teeth in the B2B high technology agency environment was so beneficial on many fronts. Back to my previous point about planning, if the front-page Wall Street Journal piece is deemed a success in the agency’s mind but the client takes issue with some of the article’s positioning, that’s a problem.

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Agency Corporate Interviews eBook 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

1) The top challenges in journalism. While the study found, “fewer than 15 percent emphasized subject knowledge expertise” it also found “45 percent of announcements mentioned marketing expertise in areas such as audience engagement, market development and branding.”. Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing.

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Survey Journalism Study Pitching 93

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

New LinkedIn research found that only 4% of digital marketers are measuring return on investment six months into a campaign or longer. True ROI can only be effectively measured by letting a campaign play out for as long as a company’s sales cycle, which in B2B can be months or even years. ” Jered Martin | OnePitch.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Cision

AUGUST 31, 2015

Discussions touched on the way technology has shaped how we share content, work together, report the news and respond in the midst of a crisis. If that’s even close to being true, you will have to shift your content marketing strategy. Want your content to stand out? Bring your own unique story.

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Crisis Crisis Communications Content Marketing Conference 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. What we call a “data bureau” – the ongoing release of fresh and relevant information as part of a B2B PR program – can generate strong media interest in the absence of hard news. Data-driven journalism is the future.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Sword and the Script

JUNE 21, 2016

The same events company that is acquiring the Content Marketing Institute for $17.6 PR is a $14 billion market with roughly 5% growth, according to research from Holmes Report. B2B companies can, and often do, build reputations based on what they are going to do. Need Help with PR, Content or Social Media?

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Insurance Insurance B2B Corporate 66

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

This is your monthly summary of all the news out of the PR technology community. For reference, here’s a list of PR technology companies I’m watching. >>> Looking for a B2B tech PR with expertise and execution? Signal AI announced the launch of AIQ , the AI technology behind the company’s media monitoring platform.

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Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry. CEO at TopRank Online Marketing. Andre F Bourque ? Staying in tonight?

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

While most of us take conference registrations, badge scanning, and conference apps for granted as attendees, there’s a lot more to the underlying technology. And that’s how G2Planet got started in creating technology platforms to manage marketing events. First, event marketing has become a whole lot smarter.

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Industry Marketing Enterprise Mobile 72

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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Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000. The most successful content marketers invested more, with an average of $272,000, while the least successful content marketers spent less at $109,000.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

He's also a world-leading web strategist, content marketer, author, and speaker. On distraction-fighting habits) Writing my goals in my journal daily. 10: Doug Kessler (London, UK) Doug is co-founder of B2B content marketing agency Velocity Partners. An all round nice guy. Email is killing me.

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Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114