PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Hence our obsession with keeping tabs on industry blogs and finding those articles and authors that impact our own ways of thinking. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. Below is a guide to Ready North's favorite blogs and publications.

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Major brands across America – from Spotify, Wells Fargo and Ikea to Chobani, Mayo Clinic and HBO – are embracing the power of content marketing. At the same time, many CMOs and Content Marketing Directors are also asking the same questions: where does content go from here, in 2022? The Surprising Value of LinkedIn.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Employee LinkedIn 62

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Not too long ago, you , as a marketer, signed in to LinkedIn to check your messages , catch up on an old colleague, and maybe update your new profile picture. Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? Episodic Content .

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

5W PR

MARCH 26, 2024

Explore industry magazines, make the company’s presence felt at relevant conferences, and put platforms like LinkedIn to good use to pinpoint the movers and shakers in the company’s market. Undertake market research to pinpoint their pain points and craft the communication to tackle these issues head-on.

B2B 78

B2B Strategy Communications Case Study 78

PR 20/20

MARCH 2, 2023

Do you need more blog subscribers? Subscribers are loyal contacts that raised their hands, saying they want to read your content. They help gauge what the industry wants to read and determine if your content is getting readership ROI. Ask fellow stakeholders to share your content and spread it yourself. Of course, you do.

Blogging 79

Blogging SEO Trade Shows Pinterest 79

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Content marketing is all the rage, and for good reason: it works. With 70% of internet users saying they’d prefer to learn through content rather than ads , content marketing makes perfect sense. Still, there’s a lot more that goes into content marketing than simply writing a blog about a new product.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Google 60

Cision

JANUARY 18, 2016

When you’re planning your content strategy in 2016, one tactic that most likely will come up is to publish long form content to LinkedIn. The numbers supporting this are increasingly compelling: Users posted about 130,000 posts per week on LinkedIn in 2015. Be aware of LinkedIn’s unique demographics.

LinkedIn 84

LinkedIn Mobile Leadership Course 84

Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 30, 2015

If you do anything in the digital space – PR, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media – the one thing that matters most is experience. The need for writing skills is a bit obvious, yet neglected by most people in all areas of marketing. LinkedIn is perfect for this.

LinkedIn 100

LinkedIn Brand Branding SEO 100

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Entertain, don’t sell.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . Numbers like these from eMarketer make my head explode: “US B2B display ad spending on LinkedIn will total $3.01

B2B 90

B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 90

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

Content Marketing 81

Content Marketing B2B Trends Marketing 81

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

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For those who don’t watch, Succession follows the dysfunctional Roy family, whose patriarch, Logan Roy, owns and operates the largest media and entertainment company in the world. But, this is a blog about PR, communications and media relations, so enough about the plot summary.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

Marketwired

DECEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re curious about content marketing, a quick Google search will serve up no shortage of information on trends, best practices, benefits for B2B and B2C companies and what it all means as 2016 approaches. Survey shows 64% of #PR and marketing pros will Click To Tweet. [By Lisa Davis]. We’re curious, too.

Infographics 100

Infographics Survey Content Marketing Marketing 100

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 145

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 145

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. Ask questions on social media. Share the right content on the right social media network.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve noticed it posted a dozen different times on LinkedIn – and each time it seems to get further apart from the truth. The result is, more than a year later, the masses are simply taking that graphic and re-posting it to LinkedIn. The important lesson here is that context matters in content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Data 60

Buzzstream

MARCH 3, 2020

If you consider yourself a subject matter expert, there are three main reasons why you should be incorporating podcast guesting into your content marketing mix, along with some considerations for once you get started with this strategy. This could be a personal website, LinkedIn page or author bio on an outlet or blog.

Content Marketing 86

Content Marketing Pitching How To Marketing 86

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And today, successful PR goes beyond press releases and media kits, even though those two strategies are still relevant. Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events.

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

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. What gives?

Brand 113

Brand Branding LinkedIn Twitter 113

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

” Earned media doesn’t work as consistently as email marketing or paid media. The blurring of lines between earned media, paid, shared, and owned media has greatly amplified PR’s reach. Branded content like bylined articles and blog posts offer multiple benefits.

Storytelling 233

Storytelling Education Software LinkedIn 233

wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

On March 10 and 11, I'll be teaching an immersive two-day digital marketing, LinkedIn training and social selling skills workshop. Digital Marketing, LinkedIn Training and Social Selling Workshop in Chicago. LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook accounts, basic working knowledge of social media. CLASS DESCRIPTION.

Training 45

Training LinkedIn Marketing Pinterest 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?

SEO 113

SEO Community Blogging LinkedIn 113

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. Here’s a bit of that conversation we had a couple weeks ago, in Q&A form: What drove you to start the new Refine + Define blog at Cambria?

Blogging 68

Blogging Pinterest SEO Examples 68

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

If there was one common challenge that marketers and media pros faced in 2020—besides periods of existential horror—it was trying to figure out virtual events. LinkedIn Events. On October 20, we notched our first win when LinkedIn released an upgrade to LinkedIn events. Who’s to say?

Trends 142

Trends LinkedIn Video B2B 142

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

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

As you look through an interrogative lens — analyzing brands, consumers and the media’s relationship with multimedia, it’s easy to see that visual content is the engine that steers the narrative. Multimedia is the gatekeeper to earned media and the catalyst to engagement. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. Named after Barbara’s mother and grandmother, CoryWest Media inspires innovation as it fuels growth.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Each day, the Internet becomes increasingly crowded with content. Consequently, content marketers are finding it harder to get their content to stand out and receive recognition for their efforts. With such an informative webinar, many attendees posed questions on the process of content creation. Create an e-book.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing How To Insurance Insurance 120

Critical Mention

DECEMBER 20, 2019

PR and marketing professionals have the opportunity to expand their organization’s brand reach by leveraging earned media coverage. Earned media is significant for businesses because it is unpaid content that is published by journalists, influencers, reviewers and organizations who have valuable thoughts and opinions about your brand.

Brand 103

Brand Branding How To Media 103

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Owned media is the most important element of your PESO communications strategy. 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. Step 2: Create a Content Map.

Exercises 198

Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2019

That led her down a series of paths including content marketing, ecommerce and today, in B2B marketing. BH: When I stepped into the world of content marketing to understand what was happening there, it was in healthcare. 2) What is paid social media and how is it different than other forms of paid media?

B2B 82

B2B Social Media Company Marketing 82

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

Media references tend to take a back seat to the mad pace that is often B2B marketing. Media references are hard for several reasons. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog. Ask your customers for interviews on your corporate blog – soft interviews. 4) Personal social media engagement.

B2B 79

B2B Media eBook Interviews 79

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….

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 111

wiredPRworks

JUNE 8, 2016

I'm excited to present LinkedIn social selling marketing strategies for financial services and insurance pros at MDRT's annual conference in Vancouver!! Barbara Rozgonyi to Present LinkedIn Marketing Strategies for Insurance Pros at MDRT Conference. Barbara Rozgonyi leads CoryWest Media. It's almost here!

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Financial LinkedIn 40

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 5, 2016

What role should PR practitioners play in areas such as content marketing? What role should PR have in social media? What are the common ground opportunities for digital marketing and public relations? You can also post your questions in the #PRStudChat LinkedIn Group. A follow-up blog post by PR 2.0

Community 150

Community Technology LinkedIn Advertising 150