Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2013

Having a strong community is one of the most important aspects of business. This week’s roundup includes seven posts that are good reads on both maintaining as well as building your business community. How To Be A Better Facebook Community Manager. So You Think You Want to be a Community Manager?

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Community Facebook Resources LinkedIn 99

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Established publications that link to a brand will boost search listings due to their domain authority, and ever since Google determined that brand mentions are “implied links,” they work harder to drive SEO. Automation has changed intelligence gathering and data analysis, which often inform a PR program’s messaging and content.

Mobile 100

Mobile SEO Reputation Web 100

Tribe Builder Media

APRIL 9, 2019

Why is it that content marketing is touted as one of the best online marketing strategies for business exposure? OK, that’s great, but exactly how do you go about perfecting the art of content marketing ? Content marketing resources… lots and lots of resources —that’s how!

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Resources Content Marketing Marketing Leadership 40

5W PR

APRIL 21, 2023

It can take the form of text, photos, videos, and other content shared online. What is User-Generated Content? User-generated content is created by consumers, not brands. It includes blog posts, photos, videos, reviews, and social media posts. Brands can engage with consumers through user-generated content.

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Consumer Video Social Media Community 88

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

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Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). This includes all PR, video, audience development, and social and community management that my team handles. Q: How would you describe your inbound approach with CMI?

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Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Businesses that engage corporate blogging with professionalism and process can boost visibility, grow a community, and ultimately, have a meaningful influence on sales. For example, I once worked for a company that found visitors that engaged the blog were 50% more likely to make a purchase. Can people find your content?

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B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

PR 20/20

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to Marcus Sheridan in his book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , it’s key to create a content strategy based on what your customers are thinking. Use that list to create content tied to answering those specific questions. ?

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Analytics Comparison Google Interviews 81

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

It’s easy to believe there are a million marketing blogs but that’s just not true. If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

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Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

To me, this liking phenomenon is a gimmick and gimmicks on Twitter are about as old as Twitter itself (Google faces a similar challenge in SEO). We will have a Twittersphere of bots talking to bots and thanking each other for being top engaged members of the community this week. More, More and Still More. j4V1meSZ4B.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 69

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google Penguin and Panda have changed thr face of search forever. Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Social Media Strategy for Social Signals : Google tends to spend most of its attention on sites that are constantly changing and updating. It’s worth it!

SEO 100

SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For years, this meant leveraging familiar staples like search, blog posts, guides, and social platforms. Now, content marketing boundaries are stretching far beyond these traditional confines. Strategies for Impact While the full potential of Google Perspectives is still emerging, several strategies can be explored.

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Content Marketing Storytelling Technology Fashion 52

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Ah… content marketing. “Let’s do some content marketing!” When content marketing lets you down. And of course, then I decided to blog about it. The content is primarily New Jersey-focused. This is a classic case of being let down by content marketing.

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Content Marketing Marketing LinkedIn Facebook 40

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Experts in measuring community.

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Community Measurement Reddit Google 40

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. LinkedIn Pulse takes your ability to promote your company’s content to a new level by sharing your knowledge in highly targeted way s. 5) Reach a different type of audience than your company blog.

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2022

Consider the evidence: One in three content marketers use podcasts or other audio content. However, 53% of content marketers who leverage podcasts and other audio content say it is the most effective format they use. 2 – Audio isn’t as searchable as blog content. Really new.

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Brand Branding LinkedIn Twitter 113

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Most link builders know that what Google says and what Google does can be two very different things. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites. In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Social media existed back then, as did blogs. Fast forward seven years, and I wish I – and the rest of the public relations industry – had taken more of an interest in the evolution of search marketing. How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? E: SEOs are in the same boat as PRs.

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SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Customer Service Airlines 40

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. What’s the open rate in email marketing? On and on the lists go….

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Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 111

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 15, 2015

Regular WUL readers know that Shonali (a friend and former colleague at Socialmedia.biz ) showcases guest posts about how to build, engage and sustain an online community, among other things. so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts. Building a New Kind of Cruise Community.

Community 40

Community Travel Pinterest Mobile 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. . Louis Gordon , Director of Content & PR, Perimeter 81 .

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ). This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Did you know?

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2017

But practice is broadening to include new forms of media including influencer relations, social media, community engagement and messaging. Today the only deadline is now, content is filed direct to the internet, and media planning is a discipline in its own right. Consumers find their own media via Google and social media newsfeeds.

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Publicity Customer Service Community Internal 119

Cision

JUNE 14, 2016

Google Alerts. A lot was made a few years back about Google Alerts downgrading the level of their service. Though it is no longer a comprehensive media monitoring tool, Google Alerts still can provide topical content alerts based upon search criteria that you set.

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Google Newspapers Trends Print 120

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Danielle Dickinson – The Castle Group. For the original blog, please visit here. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

You can find content related to your business, such as industry trends and statistics, tips and how-tos, informational or entertaining videos, or community-related sources to curate.” For example a New York Times article will probably generate more interest than a blog post, all things being equal.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Tjan offers some tips for effective communication. How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions! Why: Goals in Google Analytics transform tons of data into easy to focus on metrics. 10 Must Read Content Marketing Posts for 2015. Why: Content marketing has remained a hot topic during 2014.

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Analytics Google Content Marketing Small Business 80

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Needless to say, we couldn’t live without simple tools like Google Alerts and services like Cision. For B2B companies, it’s particularly important to monitor social communities like LinkedIn groups and Twitter conversations among journalists (MuckRack). PR media monitoring can be a breeze.

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Pitching Agency Tools Resources 136

Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

Twitter has said that it has no plans to address the issue and that the community quickly self corrects. Who Targets Me is a plugin for Google Chrome that tracks politics advertising on your Facebook page during the General Election. If you enjoyed this blog post you may like to receive future posts as they are published, via email.

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Ethics Conference Advertising Advertising 108

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

More ways to view the world’s questions AnswerThePublic.com, our tool that demonstrates the way people ask questions on Google has had a refresh! If you’re creating content in PR take note of hacks one and two especially. Google has just announced one the biggest changes to the search engine in recent years.

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Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer – A tool developed by the Advanced Marketing Institute that evaluates the language in a headline primarily by its emotional appeal to the reader.

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Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 124

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Why Video Marketing is Important. Video is an essential part of your content marketing strategy. This gap gives you an incredible opportunity to market to the community of users that 90% of small businesses neglect. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the Internet, second only to Google.

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Video Strategy YouTube Marketing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Following the announcement, I had a chance to connect with SEMrush Chief Strategy Officer Eugene Levin and ask him a few questions about the transaction and what it means for the community. Do you think this deal could prompt more deals like it across the SEO and PR community? ” How so?

SEO 67

SEO Strategy Software Digital PR 67

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 8, 2013

Content is the “meat and potatoes” of everything from websites to newsletters to blog posts; without content you literally have nothing. So this week’s roundup brings you some stellar content… about content. 4 Questions to Ask Before You Publish Content. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

Content Marketing 82

Content Marketing Resources LinkedIn Google 82

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

The term “buyer persona” has reached peak interest in the last five years, according to Google Trends. If B2B marketing isn’t careful with how these are sourced and created, then interest could plateau or decline. These are fundamental building blocks of effective marketing. Game Theory: Content Marketing as an Infinite Game.

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B2B Marketing How To Survey 115