Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

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. This isn’t a reflexive reaction either. Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson).

Content Marketing 66

Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 66

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 It’s important for readers to keep in mind my world view is heavily filtered from the perspective of B2B marketing and PR.

Blogging 106

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 106

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I believe that empathy for your audience is the foundation of good marketing. If you don’t truly understand your customer and the challenges they face, there’s little chance your content or brand message will make a lasting impact. ” But relatively little B2B content talks to buyers like they’re human being.

Marketing 82

Marketing How To B2B Exercises 82

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

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? The average time spent composing a blog post this year was three hours and twenty minutes (3:20). 2) How long should a blog post be?

Study 79

Study B2B Marketing Survey 79

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is content you create on a platform you own, such as your company’s website or blog. Unfortunately, many organizations take a “publish it and they will come” approach to their content. If you already have a list of vetted keywords from your marketing team to work from, skip ahead to step two. Cool, right?

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

To understand the impact of multimedia, we must acknowledge the fact that content is everywhere and there is no way to escape it. When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content. A helpful exercise is to put yourself in the shoes of a journalist.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. The same C-level decision makers that leverage it in their decision-making processes are difficult to impress— only 17% of them rate the content they read as “very good” or “excellent.”

Leadership 126

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 126

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2020

Here are some ideas for developing guidelines for the timely approvals of marketing content so you can drive business results A few years back, a client of mine was having trouble getting content published. Articles and blog posts the team wrote for the company newsletter would go stale before being approved for distribution.

Marketing 86

Marketing Guidelines Social Media Conference 86

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Editor’s Note: The content for this blog post was inspired by our team’s quarterly book club meeting. For years, Marcus Sheridan’s book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , has been the foundation of countless successful content marketing programs.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Resources Guidelines Exercises 52

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In my first post of the year, I confessed my blogging sins and provided some insights around what caused me to blog less the past few years, and what I learned from the process. This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. About This Two-Part Series.

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

She has never published a blog post, or an article for a leading association of business communicators , or given a formal presentation. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing. She doesn’t have any Twitter followers.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? They know that content powers the customer journey.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A young boy imagines himself Darth Vader and moves through his home attempting to use “The Force” on various objects – an exercise bike, a doll, and a dog, for example. For example, I was recently perusing a corporate B2B technology blog about an awards program a vendor had established. Too many brands miss this important point.

Brand 70

Brand Branding B2B Exercises 70

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In my first post of the year, I confessed my blogging sins and provided some insights around what caused me to blog less the past few years, and what I learned from the process. This posts was the first step in my journey to blog more in 2016. About This Two-Part Series.

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. Also, see these related posts: How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. based reporters said, “ensuring content is 100 percent accurate is the most important” in their organization.

Survey 102

Survey Report Media B2B 102

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

One exercise is to probe any innovative or provocative point of view, ideas that advance an industry or flip some previously held notions, or offer predictions for the future. We develop a content marketing strategy that encompasses: Expert commentary – weighing in on relevant news. Or it can be a complete overhaul.

Leadership 149

Leadership Trade Shows Healthcare Education 149

Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

I’d do a considerable amount of blogging. Occasionally, I’ll use the service Help a Reporter Out (HARO) to field responses for a blog post. This stuff isn’t hard, and while I’m not a reporter, an exercise like this is a glimpse into their world. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML].

Survey 170

Survey Media Relations Pitching Media 170

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2016

In fact, those analytics are a principle influence on the three articles I recommend each week for the Unscripted Marketing links roundup. What follows below are the top 10 articles I shared on Twitter – out of 3,306 posts in 2016 – which provides something of a snapshot of the marketing trends over the year. Select the date range.

Twitter 60

Twitter How To B2B Analytics 60

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Some marketers aren’t afraid to take a risk on new ideas, push leadership on new technology or champion an entirely new methodology. These marketers aren't afraid to take risks to make an impact. Read on to see how Ellie has helped to build marketing programs from startup to scale-up. We call these people change agents.

Marketing 74

Marketing SEO Trade Shows Technology 74

Cision

JULY 29, 2015

Kerry O’Shea Gorgone , host of MarketingProfs’ Marketing Smarts podcast , recently sat down with us to answer a few questions on how to build a podcasting strategy and give us a glimpse at what she’ll cover at her Cision webinar. Q: Why is podcasting valuable for brands’ marketing strategies? Is it strictly content marketing?

Interviews 120

Interviews Comparison Video Exercises 120

ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The market is crowded and noisy. While the content you’re sharing may not be drastically different from those competitors, the way you present that content can separate you from the pack. MailChimp is an email marketing service provider with plenty of competition, as you can imagine. Let’s discuss. What is a Brand Voice?

Brand 120

Brand Branding Exercises Social Media 120

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

At 3M, I was one member of a pretty big corporate team of social & digital marketing specialists whose services span many divisions across just about every industry you can name. I left that behind for an opportunity to build a modern marketing center at Toro, more-or-less from the ground up. It all depends on the day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

The market for tools in PR is exploding. A crowdsourced exercise by the #AIinPR panel over the past few months has characterised more than 120 tools. The exercise was highly subjective – hence so is the analysis and interpretation of the data. I sought him out to lead this initiative when we set up the panel earlier this year.

Analysis 60

Analysis Technology Tools Exercises 60

Cision

APRIL 13, 2015

Content marketing can be challenging for health care communicators, especially at the local level — hospitals, clinics, and medical practices. So how do you do health care content marketing? So how do you do health care content marketing? Want to rise above the content clutter?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Communications Crisis Communications Marketing 120

Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

While Burns360 is an agency that is embracing new PR concepts like digital and content marketing, its belief that journalism is essential to PR has never wavered. It’s no longer enough to simply do a TV interview or post a blog on your website. If I’m not sleeping or exercising, it’s glued to my hand. Rapid Fire Round.

Television 120

Television Pitching Journalism Interviews 120

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Content – Earlier during the pandemic, you’d be forgiven for thinking content marketing should take a backseat. After all, people don’t want to be marketed to at the moment, right? This excellent guide covers this important communications function during COVID-19 in more detail.

Exercises 71

Exercises Employee Social Media Communications 71

PR in High Definition

JUNE 25, 2020

Content – Earlier during the pandemic, you’d be forgiven for thinking content marketing should take a backseat. After all, people don’t want to be marketed to at the moment, right? This excellent guide covers this important communications function during COVID-19 in more detail.

Exercises 62

Exercises Employee Social Media Communications 62

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In today’s scenario, employee advocacy means enlisting the support of your workforce in pushing out strategic content to enable your business goals. You could encourage employees to share anything from blog posts to event information and job vacancies. Now consider this exercise in the real-time social media scenario.

Employee 40

Employee Measurement Social Media Product Launch 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. 12% say competing go-to-market strategy or goals (KPIs).

B2B 116

B2B Marketing Survey Software 116

prTini

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Inspired by my good friend Amy Taylor , “gamestorming” is an exercise my team and I use when we need to come up with a bunch of different creative ideas (and quickly). an event, a piece of content, etc.). Could you add a layer of social sharing or crowdsourcing to a content marketing concept? Gamestorming.

Creativity 28

Creativity Exercises Conference Content Marketing 28

Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

This can be especially challenging for more junior marketing professionals who start in the in-house environment and don’t have access to the skill sets and minds for inspiration as they would in an agency. The best in-house marketers will then socialize those expectations with internal stakeholders to prevent any future questioning.

Agency 60

Agency Corporate Interviews eBook 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Brand Branding Marketing 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

A high profile blog was “tipped off” to the feigned outrage and the rest of the media then picked up on it and duly reported the incident as controversy. For many, media relations is just an exercise in exporting a spreadsheet of contacts and hitting the send button. 3) Augment media relations with content marketing.

Survey 377

Survey Media Relations Media Ethics 377

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. But generally speaking, it is a content research tool that allows marketers to put themselves in the shoes (and the mindset) of different segments of customers. This is where businesses falter.

How To 120

How To Tools Exercises Viral 120

Marketwired

MARCH 10, 2016

Content marketing is no longer optional as part of an overall digital marketing plan. What’s important to look at now is whether your content is connecting in the right way. In some cases, this means looking at the theme of the content, but it can be just as beneficial to look at the format of the content.

Viral 116

Viral Banking Content Marketing Video 116

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

Links out to the 10 best blog posts I've read (on getting stuff done) during five months of exhaustive research. If you'd rather download a pdf of this 9,000-word post to read later, and want some bonus content (my top 51 deep work productivity tips) click this link. my day is somewhat at the mercy of the marketing industry.

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

An organic audience refers to those who are driven towards your website or blog through unpaid distributions. Their campaign was highly successful, although the content hardly mentioned Dove in the videos. Create a strong content marketing plan. You should also consider what types of content your audience consumes.

Infographics 120

Infographics eBook Content Marketing Video 120