Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

If there’s one thing you take away from today’s post on content marketing, please let it be this: just because you build it, doesn’t mean they’ll come. Content Marketing: a scenario. You’re super-excited too – content, new client, money… what’s not to love?

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Content Marketing Community Marketing Mobile 40

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 65

Sword and the Script

MAY 10, 2016

As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. Though a seasoned PR professional, I am also a serious advocate of content marketing. There’s a large body of work on these pages dedicated to content marketing. balance scales.”

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Content Marketing Advertising Advertising Marketing 60

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 2, 2019

Our recent blog covering the relationship between SEO and PR shared the good news that content marketing remains a valid and successful method of supporting search engine ranking. With content ranging from blogs to podcasts to video, what qualifies as the most effective content marketing these days?

Content Marketing 45

Content Marketing Trends Report B2C 45

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

Individual blogs are in decline but blogging remains an important form of social media for reputation and awareness. You need look no further than the marketing, media and PR community for evidence of the decline in the craft of personal blogging. I can’t remember the last time I saw a blog roll, can you?

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SEO Community Blogging LinkedIn 113

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. Well yes and no.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. Then, how can PR aid your video marketing campaigns to create top-of-mind awareness? Related read: Why Combining Content Marketing and PR is a Smart Move #8.

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Video Marketing SEO Social Media 108

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

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!

Resources 40

Resources Content Marketing Marketing Leadership 40

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?

B2B 67

B2B Measurement Blogging Community 67

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. In addition to editorial “blog” content and social media content, consider developing content on the maddafella.com domain. Guest post by Chris Abraham, Digital Strategist at Gerris Corp. You need to start now.

SEO 100

SEO Google Pinterest LinkedIn 100

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2020

SEMrush executive explains the deal with Prowly; describes the union between PR and SEO and when and why a link can be better than a mention Recently an SEO vendor made a move into the PR space when SEMrush acquired the PR technology vendor, Prowly. Do you think this deal could prompt more deals like it across the SEO and PR community?

SEO 66

SEO Strategy Software Digital PR 66

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.

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Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 68

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Tactics like content marketing, earned speaking opportunities for C-level executives, and feature articles work together to boost visibility for a brand or situation that the brand solves. Branded content like bylined articles and blog posts offer multiple benefits. PR and social media have a role here, too.

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Storytelling Education Software LinkedIn 233

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. cookies) is in its twilight which puts diminishes marketing reach and targeting.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it. Matt Cutts’ infamous blog post advised “sticking a fork in it” because guest posting for links was done. For example: “write for us” AND “SEO” if I wanted the SEO industry.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Buzzstream

JANUARY 25, 2021

For instance, a link on another website could improve your SEO, or where you pop up on a search engine. While it does get even more complicated (most SEO specialists agree that link building is one of the hardest parts of their job), the difficulty can be a major advantage: If you can master it, you’ll be way ahead of the competition.

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Small Business SEO Survey Study 127

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. Did you know?

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 167

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? 4) Pitch your content for a roundup.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

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

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. MozCon is geared for SEOs (i.e.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

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. Out of our minds?

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Community Travel Pinterest Mobile 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

It has since been acquired by an SEO software company. The PR community needs the competition. In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. It raised a Series A round of funding for $1.1

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Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of the studies are surveys I’ve helped field, like the annual JOTW survey , however, most are by contributors or organizations from around the community. Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing).

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

Online Brand Reputation Management (ORM) is a fast-paced and ever-changing field; it works through three primary channels: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Social Media Marketing (SMM). SMM: Focuses on professional management of social media profiles where users are more likely to interact with your brand/content marketing efforts.

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Reputation Brand Branding SEO 62

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

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The future role of a search professional Last month 3500 digital marketers arrived in Brighton for the UK’s biggest Search marketing conference. Here he outlines a talk from Yext’s Duane Forrester on what a future SEO job description. If content is part of your next plan click the link and take note! When do they want it?

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Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

In recent years, the trend has been for website templates that blend news, press releases, blogs and resources together. When you want to see press releases for the record, you don’t want blogs. If you want blogs, you don’t want press releases. Additional reading: PR Measurement: A Pulse Check on How Communicators Show Value.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Taught in a quick-start format, this masterclass is ideal for creative professionals who want to advance digital branding, content marketing and social media skills as they accelerate success. Audit: review marketing and business activities, objectives and goals. Optimize: target recommended SEO keywords and messaging.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn Storytelling Facebook Measurement 52

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. A vast increase in demand and 24/7 availability to address: Actual and perceived crises or emergencies and inquires and requests made by all elected officials and community members.”. Note: Sorry, Press Releases Do Not Help Your SEO Anymore.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In the time I spent in-house for a global company and focusing on marketing to lawyers, one of the questions I’d consistently hear in the course of work from attorneys was this: There’s so much noise in marketing, how can I tell what is real and what is snake oil? By this, I mean a frequently updated blog. SEO is snake oil.

Marketing 62

Marketing SEO Pharmaceuticals Google 62

Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This week I have been talking to Heather Baker the editor of the award-winning B2B PR Blog and founder of B2B PR consultancy TopLine Comms. Content marketing (including PR) that impacts the bottom line (for B2B companies). Tell me one interesting fact about you that you have never revealed on your blog?

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Interviews B2B Blogging Real Estate 28

ZudePR

MAY 20, 2015

There are 19 contributors (including me) and 40+ practical examples of tools used in public relations, content marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). The ebook is distributed free under a Creative Commons license via the #PRstack community. He blogs too. Look out for mine on 10 June! Whither Now?

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eBook Tools How To Case Study 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

To that end, I do think B2B organizations should be investing moderately in Facebook ads, with one caveat: These should be done as an effort to augment a content marketing approach, rather than solely for lead generation. If people on Facebook engage your content, Facebook will show it to more people.

B2B 60

B2B Facebook Marketing Social Media 60

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. Event sustainability starts with a plan to outline priorities, define performance indicators, and specify what metrics are needed to measure success.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Prohibition

MAY 10, 2023

ugc campaign, user generated posts, ugc campaigns, social platforms User generated content is any content that is created by users, rather than by a brand or business. It is content that is shared publicly on social media platforms, forums, or other websites.

Social Media 62

Social Media Strategy Media B2C 62

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Look for all-encompassing platforms, such as HubSpot, that bundle sales, marketing automation, blogging, CMS, email, and more into one solution. To make any marketing campaign successful, you must understand the goals, pain points, influencers, and preferences of each target buyer persona your company is targeting.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52