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3 Comparative Metrics if Organic Search is Your Raison D’etre for Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

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Email Newsletter Subscribers or Blog Subscribers: Which is Better?

Polaris

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—these popular social media platforms all pale in comparison to the power of email and an email newsletter. Consider the stats: Close to two-thirds of consumers have made a purchase online as a result of receiving an email marketing message ( Direct Marketing Association ). I know this firsthand.

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Apple vs. Chevron Revenue? It’s Content Marketing out of Context

Sword and the Script

I looked at the footnotes of the Broadview post and saw my clue: despite the reference to 2015 in the headline and dateline, the revenue comparison was based on 2014 data. The important lesson here is that context matters in content marketing. Looking for future proof content marketing help? .

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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What Our Search Behaviors Signify About The Future of PR

Rock the Status Quo

I thought I’d take a quick look at Google Trends to come up with new keywords (blog inspiration!). First, I searched trends on content marketing. . The growth is a bit obvious, since everyone is buzzing about content marketing like it’s Columbus arriving at the New World. Looks promising, right?

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How Manufacturers Can Create Content That Connects With Their Customers

PR 20/20

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. So why not help them? Source: Hynes Industries ?

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Transforming Internal Communications: From Hurdles to High Performance

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Beyond internal comparison, these surveys also enable organizations to benchmark their performance against similar companies. Furthermore, organizations can utilize these surveys to track progress over time, make inter-departmental or inter-location performance comparisons, and measure their standing against industry standards.