Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Webinars have long been a staple of B2B marketing. Below are 12 ideas on precisely how to drive better results from your B2B marketing webinars. Share your post liberally on social media. Any social media community manager worth their paycheck should already have a list of Twitter hashtags to use.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. What role does social media play in your media relations strategy?

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Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

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. One-person companies no longer rely solely on their own Facebook page, but on a clever mix of press work and content that they place on their social media channels and websites.

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Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2016

I’ve held on to a theory for a while now: Social media and media relations are a paradox. In today’s media landscape both are critical in public relations , but my theory begs the questions: Can the old and the new be blended together, and (bigger question) can one help drive success for the other? Help a Child.”

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Media Relations Social Media Media Real Estate 50

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

1) How reporters view social media, embargoes and exclusives. Journalists again cited Twitter as the most valuable to them (up from 70% last year), followed by Facebook (up from 22% last year).” Reporters review business social media profiles. Reporters review business social media profiles.

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Survey Media Relations Report Media 76

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. Only 37 percent of B2B marketers and 38 percent of B2C marketers have a content marketing strategy.). It’s called ‘owned media’. Earned Media. You produced it. Owned Links. Earned Links.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Marketers are more optimistic about the economy, expect marketing budgets to increase and will spend more on digital, social media and marketing analytics. Survey respondents said more and more of that budget will focus on digital, social media and mobile tactics in the future. Social Media Marketing Gets a Boost.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

For example, if you’re a B2B technology company, you hopefully have a fairly good idea of where your desired buyers spend time in the media. For example, previous PPC ad data that shows certain taglines in ads to be more effective would be very useful for a creative team building an infographic on the same topic. Owned Media.

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

As discussed in previous posts, most B2B content falls into the dreadful content bucket. One person who has labored over B2B content, what works and what doesn’t work, is my good friend and colleague Steve Farnsworth. . - Buffer : Great tool for quickly scheduling and sharing updates for social posts.

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Tools B2B Software Storytelling 60

PR 20/20

JANUARY 3, 2019

We used Buzzsumo’s Content Analyzer to curate the top posts across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, as well as links from other websites. 4 Lessons Learned From the Most Agile Brands on Social Media. Social media platforms were constantly evolving and updating in 2018. Best of luck in 2019! ??.

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Blogging Marketing Content Marketing B2B 54

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 17, 2016

1) Four Flaws in Facebook Measurements. I’ve been a longtime advocate of Facebook ads in B2B , it just requires thinking a bit differently about targeting. No matter the focus, businesses are made of people and there are more than a billion people with Facebook accounts. Facebook Inc. Then Facebook did it again.

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Analytics Data Report Measurement 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

” It’s particularly important to stick to industry topics and issues when writing for a B2B audience. Quora took a stab at estimating how many blogs there are in the world – infographic How Many Blogs are on the Internet puts the figure at 152 million blogs for year 2013. Write “vertically.”

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Blogging Writing Engineering Analytics 136

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For content marketers seeking to generate leads from that new blog post, white paper, case study, event, infographic, research report, or webinar, here are 33 ways to ensure that your content is found, downloaded, clicked-on and consumed. Social media services like Edgar can help you reuse your best social posts to bring in more views.

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Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Marketwired

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

“Creative PR means thinking outside the box—so while I believe in using traditional tools like a press release or a media pitch, make sure you get a bit creative by constructing your written communications as follows: Start with visuals: Visuals are becoming increasingly important in PR. An example comes from B2B software, of all places.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 16, 2016

It’s easy for a consumer to solicit instant opinions friends on Facebook the micro-moment before a purchase. If you need experienced B2B help with PR, content marketing, or social media be sure to check out. Studies suggest that especially in B2B, upwards of 70% of content goes unused.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 16, 2013

Social media platforms will come and go; but I truly believe that if any recent platform has had a dramatic impact on how we communicate, it’s Twitter. 15 People Every B2B Marketer Should Follow On Twitter. Infographic: How Twitter affects the stock market. Why: Yes, yes, lists are subjective.

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Twitter Infographics Resources Social Media 79

PR Breakfast Club

JULY 6, 2015

There is an old saying that knowledge is power, and this can also be applied to your social media campaigns. Here are some ways using data improves marketing and PR campaigns: 1) Use Data for Social Media . You can choose from, among others, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest. Photo by justgrimes.

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Data Pinterest Social Media Big Data 28

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

From social media management to crisis communications, content is king. Developing social media marketing policies. Some companies allocate budgets for promotion on social media. Several years ago PR community actively discussed infographics – a new exciting format to present complex information.

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Infographics Corporate Policies Reputation 63

PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

After months of planning, research, writing, and design, your new B2B research report is set to launch. An infographic: The design team has taken the most tweet-worthy stats and created a tantalizing infographic to accompany the eBook and drive social shares. Personas have been defined. Databases have been segmented.

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Content Marketing eBook Publicity Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

19% of publishers requested articles, 13% requested infographics, 12% requested mixed-media pieces, and 11% requested data visualizations.”. Read more: Cliff Notes to Effective Media Relations: A Summary of 3 Surveys of Editors, Reporters and Journalists [UML]. 9) Twitter is the social network of most value to reporters.

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Infographics. I love infographics. I’m not alone, over 40 percent of marketers say infographics are their most engaging piece of content. Infographics are easy to read, easier to digest and boost engagement by up to 3x. To promote an infographic, you first have to create an infographic. Whitepapers.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

It was shared over 26,000 times on Facebook. Animated videos and infographics, for instance, can make a site come across as more innovative and trustworthy. Epic, a B2B healthcare software company, has also been active on this front. It affects everything from time spent on your site to bounce rate to conversions. ” 5. “A

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Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 93

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It was shared over 26,000 times on Facebook. Animated videos and infographics, for instance, can make a site come across as more innovative and trustworthy. Epic, a B2B healthcare software company, has also been active on this front. It affects everything from time spent on your site to bounce rate to conversions. ” 5. “A

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Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 52

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Infographics. I love infographics. I’m not alone, over 40 percent of marketers say infographics are their most engaging piece of content. Infographics are easy to read, easier to digest and boost engagement by up to 3x. To promote an infographic, you first have to create an infographic. Whitepapers.

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Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

MaccaPR

JULY 23, 2014

One HubSpot study shows photos on Facebook pages receive 53 percent more likes than the average post. In fact, social channels with a laser-focus on visual content are exploding. lnstagram has more than 200 million active monthly users and more than 50 million users have signed up for the social network within the last six months.

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Pinterest Storytelling Infographics Social Media 91

Beyond PR

AUGUST 4, 2016

The fact is, social media allows us to reach countless people on a constant basis. It also opens the door to countless possibilities, as PR Newswire’s Victoria Harres covers in Identifying Opportunities & Issues: Keys to Monitoring Traditional & Social Media. It’s photos, graphics, GIFs, memes and video.

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Social Media Pinterest Media Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The post gained traction in social media, which was the intended effect, but then something else happened: it earned links and mentions from several news outlets. For example, a buyer can solicit instant opinions friends on Facebook the micro-moment before a purchase. Yet I knew it was a good story – a story with legs.

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