Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 50% say improved distribution.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2013

I’ve been a web marketer for a long, long time. Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. That’s a blog post for another day. Let’s dig right in.

Blogging 111

Blogging SEO Web Google 111

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

If you’re looking for a short and easy answer to blogging questions, here you go: How long should a blog post be? How long should it take to write a blog post? How often should I publish blog posts? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Communications Conversations

APRIL 27, 2018

A few weeks ago, I noticed Alyssa Greve , director of content marketing at Cambria, touting a new Cambria blog on LinkedIn. So, I reached out to Alyssa to get a little behind-the-curtain peek into how this new blog came about, how Alyssa and her team are managing it, and what they expect in terms of results in the first year.

Blogging 68

Blogging Pinterest SEO Examples 68

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Since search is one of the most common ways for customers to find relevant answers to their problems or to find products, you must write your content with people’s search intent in mind. For example, is the person looking to buy an item? Example: “Who is the president of the United States?”

Google 144

Google Engineering SEO Writing 144

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. Knowing this goes a long way toward making your social media marketing successful. Use keywords.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

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

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As anyone with even a slightly popular blog knows, ‘guest post pitching’ has gotten out of hand. The metaverse, Web 3.0, Those who focus on what’s real and relevant rather than trying to turn everything into a Web 3 story will find a welcome reception from journalists dying for a break from the blockchain-backed deluge.”.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

For example, if a PR pro gained coverage for their brand in Forbes, they may report the circulation of Forbes as the potential audience size that saw the message. You are no longer accountable for just impressions and AVEs, but web traffic, customer engagement and conversions. Know which tactics are working.

Strategy 294

Strategy Data-Driven PR Measurement Enterprise 294

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Back in the day (“the day” being about 10 years ago), we had a simple message for PR clients who wanted to get in on the social media and blogging action. It was: “Go forth and blog too. Now, the open web is being challenged by the growth of social networking platforms.

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Facebook Web Social Media Engineering 184

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. A: It should come as no surprise that our blog is the center of our inbound approach.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Polaris

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Increasingly, marketing-savvy conference goers are showing up at events armed with plans to create awareness and build their brands. The best examples tend to be initiatives that contribute to the event by enriching the conference experience and helping people learn. content marketing. Content Marketing'

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Conference eBook Content Marketing Brand 171

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? Google continuously updates its algorithms to rank blog posts and web pages.

SEO 134

SEO Strategy Google Engineering 134

PR 20/20

JANUARY 19, 2023

And as a manufacturer , it can be even more challenging to convert technical, doldrum information into content that resounds with your audience—and ultimately results in valuable leads. So how can you maximize your web content to reap positive business results? We dive into several helpful tips below. So why not help them?

Analytics 81

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.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Half of B2B marketers say producing content consistently is a top marketing challenge (Content Marketing Institute) and 65 percent have trouble producing engaging content (Zazzle Media). It’s a tall order.

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Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. .”

Social Media 126

Social Media Ethics Trends Viral 126

PR 20/20

APRIL 29, 2023

Content production, such as blogging, is an effective way for associations to communicate with members, build authority, increase visibility, and drive traffic to their website. Additionally, as the experts in their field, and creating blog content can help associations like yours establish authority and thought leadership.

Engineering 77

Engineering Google Tools Blogging 77

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. Here are five benefits of doing so: Benefits of Marketing with LinkedIn Pulse. Take Arianna Huffington for example. 1) Access to influential people. This one’s a no-brainer.

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

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 111

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 111

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. The moral of the story for marketers: SEO, PPC, social media – it’s all tied together. Clint is co-founder of ThinkSEM , a Roseville, Minn.-based

SEO 98

SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog. Shared media is also known as social media. Owned Media.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Cision

JANUARY 13, 2016

Eighty-three percent of B2C marketers and 84 percent of B2B marketers say sales is an important content marketing goal, according to an annual report by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs. But generating revenue from your content is easier said than done.

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Content Marketing B2C Construction YouTube 120

Cision

JANUARY 29, 2016

Your content marketing efforts won’t impact the bottom line if your brand doesn’t provide value to your target audience. They need to revamp their approach to content marketing. Content marketing takes time, hard work and flexibility. So what should brands do? Also, be patient. 1,000 words?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Education Retail Government 120

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

One of the biggest developments for content marketing may have been hidden in plain sight for the last year. From a communications and marketing perspective, it’s important to understand what AMP is, how it works and how you can implement it in your content marketing.

Mobile 96

Mobile SEO Web Google 96

ReimaginePR

JULY 25, 2018

Basically you want to design your site in a way that the Web at large can easily understand it and share it with your target audience. Today we’re teaming up with Yarra Web who are not only going to walk us through the most powerful SEO tools, but spoiler alert – the most powerful FREE SEO tools. A great example is Google Analytics.

SEO 211

SEO Tools Engineering Google 211

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

The first example comes from a white paper by the website B2B Marketing called 6 great examples of VR and AR in B2B marketing. The asset is gated, but I download it and found it to be an interesting read with a solid B2B example from Cisco, which is better known for its routers and networking gear.

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Case Study B2B Study Marketing 100

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For example, citing the Edelman Trust Barometer, Digiday reported , “trust in traditional media has increased from 48 percent last year to 61 percent in 2018.”. For example, the top challenge, “staffing and resources” gleaned just 28% of the votes globally. PR should be taking a close look at the content that’s trending.

Survey 102

Survey Report Media B2B 102

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

As it is on the occasional Saturday, I ferret out three important links from the web, wrap them in insight, and present them here for your perusal. A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. 1) Earned media is sales enablement.

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Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? 2) How long should a blog post be?

Study 81

Study B2B Marketing Survey 81

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Matt Cutts’ infamous blog post advised “sticking a fork in it” because guest posting for links was done. In the example below, you can clearly see a site traffic dip coincides with an algorithm update. For example: “write for us” AND “SEO” if I wanted the SEO industry.

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

MaccaPR

JANUARY 5, 2016

Just as every parent thinks their own sons and daughters are the best looking and most brilliant children on Planet Earth, too many companies and marketing agencies – our Minneapolis PR firm included – are convinced that their blogs could hardly be better. But visitors love content. Blog designs should be highly visual.

Blogging 48

Blogging Creativity Agency Mobile 48

PR 20/20

APRIL 29, 2023

This is traffic that is coming from a search engine results page (SERP) and is a good indication of how optimized your content is. Entrances : If you’re publishing content in the form of blog posts, pillar pages, or resources, it’s important to understand how many visitors are entering your site through that content.

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Tools Measurement Strategy Analytics 70

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Look for opportunities to implement professional development programs to ensure and encourage that the marketing team is staying up on technology and trends. Look for all-encompassing platforms, such as HubSpot, that bundle sales, marketing automation, blogging, CMS, email, and more into one solution.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Here’s an example from web analytics: Look at those four standout events that are above and beyond normal traffic. Are they things that were coincidental, are they things that were real-time marketing (and thus cannot be relied on to occur again), or are they things that you have control over and thus can revisit or build upon?

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Analytics Data-Driven PR Marketing How To 155

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

There are thousands of web design companies out there offering to make or update your site. It’s so easy to say “over to the web design firm.” That way you can work with your web designer and create an effective tool that will get real business results. Create content partnerships. There are 28.8

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Tools Analytics Google Web 113