Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, digital PR has become significantly more important for brands and now goes way beyond ‘building links’ It includes increased brand awareness, brand positioning, SEO ranking, marketing share, share of voice, social media performance, organic traffic, sales and more – all encompassed in one.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This time around survey polled 341 senior marketers – 95% of which hold the title of vice president or higher – to produce the survey. About 34% of respondents identified themselves as employed by B2B product companies, while another 31% said B2B services, so overall about 60% of respondents are senior leaders in B2B marketing organizations.

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Cision

JANUARY 25, 2016

Last year, 90 percent of B2C marketers used content marketing, but only 34 percent felt they were successful. They can afford to ignore us,” says Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute. Social has brought an explosion of content distribution channels, and brands are struggling to make their content stand out.

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Prohibition

AUGUST 1, 2023

Yet another month full of ad updates, from Meta creating ‘voice prints’ to Twitter trying to become YouTube with long-form content. At Prohibition, we work with a range of B2B and B2C brands across all sectors to create engaging social media marketing strategies that allow brands to stay up to date with the latest trends and updates.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Influencer marketing has been around for the best part of a decade now and initially, it wasn’t clear how big of an impact it was going to have on both brands and consumers. Here’s some reasons why: Influencer marketing regulations must be followed . Today, it is an industry valued in the billions, growing by 83% in 2019.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? For consumer B2C brands and retailers, Instagram and Facebook reign supreme.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. B2Bs are faced with marketing products to their audience’s “work” personas and gain company buy in. Love, Little Rock Location: US The brand: Little Rock Regional Chamber The agency: Stone Ward It all started with an ad.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These SMB (small and mid-sized businesses) and mid-market companies are in a unique situation when it comes to brand outreach and consumer attraction. On the one hand, they can and should be pushing niche interest and audiences in their brand-sphere, as the likelihood of pickup will be stronger with a local connection.

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Prohibition

JULY 21, 2023

Really, how could we not be with all of the weird and wonderful marketing campaigns that have come out of the film’s promotion? The home has also been updated to add a spice of Ken-ergy, complete with his closet and some tasteful cow-print rugs. We’ve got to say it – we’re firmly team Barbie here at Prohibition PR!

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

Video is a powerful PR and marketing tool, used by so many in the industry to build stronger, more impactful relationships with businesses and customers. A brand using video marketing effectively will enjoy an increase in sales, conversions, and brand image. video marketing important, good video pr, best pr video.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

As a content marketer, you spend tremendous time and money to create content – be it brand awareness, thought leadership or lead generation pieces. B2B marketers, in particular, are missing a huge opportunity with social advertising to promote content. I am the Director of Marketing at Company X.” “We That’s a myth.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 20, 2021

With the fast-paced digital world that we all live in – staying relevant and front of mind has never been more important for brands. PR can help brands reach a wider audience, promote products, offerings and services and also ensure that they stand out amongst competitors. 5) It gives you access to marketing software.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

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Beyond PR

JUNE 29, 2016

There is one commonality in business, regardless of your industry or market. The communities that make up your brand’s audience are built around personal and professional networks, mutual interests, even devotion to individual influencers. Earned media isn’t just helpful for building brand awareness. You must earn it.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Below is an excerpt from the new book, Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost Into Profit , written by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ) and Robert Rose ( @Robert_Rose ). Does What We Know Hold Us Back in Marketing? In each case, some part of their marketing and/or sales process was broken.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2016

When it comes to using humor in marketing, advertising and public relations, we often have to step back and answer a few questions before proceeding down a path of knock-knock jokes, current event inspired memes and company social media postings which could potentially make your mother-in-law cringe. Is your type or brand of humor universal?

Marketing 40

Marketing B2C B2B Social Media 40

wiredPRworks

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online marketing and PR expert, Barbara Rozgonyi, is a wealth of information, brilliant ideas, and resources for small and large companies alike.” Best for those who are in the market for a new position or want to optimize their profile and networks for maximum visibility, usually at the manager or director level. Let’s Get Started!

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Beyond PR

APRIL 28, 2017

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? For consumer B2C brands and retailers, Instagram and Facebook reign supreme.

Storytelling 45

Storytelling Data B2C B2B 45

wiredPRworks

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online marketing and PR expert, Barbara Rozgonyi, is a wealth of information, brilliant ideas, and resources for small and large companies alike.” Best for those who are in the market for a new position or want to optimize their profile and networks for maximum visibility, usually at the manager or director level. Let’s Get Started!

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn Engineering SEO Training 52

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling. Legos' Corporate History Video.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 31, 2017

Launching an attention-getting idea for 3-D printing client, WhiteClouds came to us this way. In the lead-up to last year’s Super Bowl, our team learned that an injured football player would possibly wear a 3-D printed brace produced by WhiteClouds. All this even though the brand had no new product offering or any news at all.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 22, 2018

Though people are sharing selfies and brunch pictures, they are also increasingly engaging in intelligent, meaningful conversations that brands can harness for strategic social media monitoring. Flourishing social media platforms and tried-and-true media outlets and blogs have set us on an upward trajectory in terms of content creation.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. In 2010, Michael Dubin used to work at Time Inc.,

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Leadership Brand Branding How To 93

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2011

In my last post I discussed the interview process – from the brand side – that brings a PR professional on board for a specific client (upscale gourmet food/dessert B2C). Anyone who is on the brand side can hopefully relate; and if you are in PR, you may get insight that could help you land work you are a good fit for.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 4, 2021

For consumer brands, of course, PR can strike a spark that lights the fire of mass appeal. Not surprisingly, the data showed the most pronounced differential between fundraising rounds in the B2C sector. We see this in our own small PR agency, but for a high-growth startup, employer branding is especially essential.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

It’s just that flashier B2C brands often muscle their way center stage, showing off the products and services that people genuinely love shopping for: sneakers, beauty products, vacation packages. Here are some of our favorite examples of content marketing from banks and financial institutions in the last couple years.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. In our brand new report, we set out to highlight tactics that could help your brand thrive. In our brand new report, we set out to highlight tactics that could help your brand thrive.

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B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 57

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If your marketing team churns out content but you have the nagging sense your process isn’t as efficient as it could be, chances are you’re not grappling with an insurmountable obstacle. No brand wants their content strategy to stall at Phase 0, a hectic and emotionally stressful state we call content chaos.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 13, 2018

In a fast-changing digital landscape, monitoring the media is imperative in crafting effective marketing campaigns. With that comes more stress on the PR/IR departments , who are responsible for providing media data on brand value. Multichannel marketing should not be grounded solely in online results.

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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. Here's how: 33 Content Marketing Promotion Ideas.

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MaccaPR

MAY 23, 2018

The resounding advice was to deeply research the brand/publication, readers and journalist you’re pitching. Are you pitching a print publication? Both B2C and B2B clients still recognize the power of a perfectly placed story with the credibility that a third-party source offers. Consider the Medium.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Sure, marketers in these industries deal with more regulations and bureaucracy than someone who works for Red Bull. The fact that many finance organizations try to reach B2C and B2B audiences simultaneously adds another factor to the equation. million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2017

2017 has seen its share of public relations hits and misses, and staying on the “hits” side of the ledger is linked with maintaining brand trust. Brands keep finding ways to do well by doing good. Other brands, like United Airlines, have worked to repair a loss of trust. Companies like Yum!

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MaccaPR

MARCH 2, 2017

Where can public relations and marketing pros like you learn the best and worst times and days of the week to post branded content to Facebook or Twitter? It’s all guided by author Mike Stelzner, whose own personal branding with 149k Twitter followers deserves study. 46 Marketing Tools to Consider For 2017 ”.

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Blogging Marketing YouTube Content Marketing 48

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 2, 2016

Brands know that these channels need to be a part of our communication spectrum. So if the company can create brand experiences for customers and merchants that speak to how unique and valuable its card membership is , it’s more than halfway there. No Twitter, no Facebook, no YouTube, no Blab, no Snapchat… none of it.

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