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. Note: see my interview with Tom here – Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script No. AI will ‘humanize’ B2B sales and marketing. Tom Pick | Webbiquity LLC.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

If I can get a conversation going with a provocative question on the right subReddit a day before the interview, I can drive more attention to my thought leader. Posting substantive comments with a link to the interview on the subReddit afterward will also drive engagement, traffic back to the site and reach.

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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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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Whether you’re in B2B or B2C, you can answer the same set of core questions to learn more. going rate for an article that doesn’t require a ton of research or interviews starts at about $400. Visual assets like infographics are more expensive.) Not defining your target audience. What are their job titles?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Other readers liked these related posts: 3 Cases Studies of Augmented Reality in B2B Marketing [UML]. I’ve always found it’s a hard sell to pitch a marketing (or PR) program to a CMO that won’t result in leads or deals in the next quarter. Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential? 2) The long-term value of content marketing.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 19, 2015

Gone are the days when entry-level PR job seekers would blindly pitch hundreds of reporters. Then we met Jean Hill , who came in for an informational interview over a Caribou Coffee. However, breaking into an agency or in-house PR department directly from college is more difficult than ever.

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PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

He or she chooses the most appropriate channels (for instance, LinkedIn is ideal for B2B, while Pinterest or Instagram are best for B2C segment), sets up corporate accounts, proposes content directions (quotes? They identify relevant publicity opportunities, organize interviews, land speaking engagements for CEOs.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. I interviewed all the people who would be stakeholders in our work,” she told us. “I Infographics are much more time-consuming and take more rounds of design and iteration,” Fox said.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

In this brave new world, marketers are creating their own content – infographics, podcasts, webinars, YouTube videos and more – that are distributed for free via their digital channels. In a past MaccaPR interview with content marketing guru Joe Pulizzi , we discussed that a content marketing department can actually create another silo.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 5, 2020

Propel says PR is sending more pitches; Muck Rack adds podcast contacts and broadcast monitoring; several PR tech vendors publish survey results “Welcome to May. >>> Looking for a B2B tech PR with expertise and execution? PR pros “sent an average of 16 pitches per day to journalists, as compared to 14 in March.”

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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. Studies suggest that especially in B2B, upwards of 70% of content goes unused.

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