Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2018

You cannot run content marketing like a campaign. You can, however, run campaigns inside a content marketing program. Campaigns are how every marketer is trained to think. a white paper that makes the case for solving a problem in a new way. It might even be integrated marketing.

Content Marketing 90

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Engineering 90

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2017

The recent commentary on content marketing by Gartner Research may have given B2B tech marketers motivation to reconsider the concept. Every B2B tech marketer is familiar with the analyst firm because of the implication the four corners of one certain magical graphical quad chart can have on a short list of vendors.

Content Marketing 77

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Analytics 77

Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2023

A study including behavioral data and a poll of 38,000 B2B professionals finds the more B2B content your “audience consumes, the more likely they are to be closing in on a purchase decision.” B2B content and buyer intent are two of the hottest topics in B2B marketing – and a new study offers some details as to how these are linked.

B2B 144

B2B Study Consumer Report 144

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

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

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Several paragraphs into a white paper, I spotted a sub-headline that stood out from the rest. It wasn’t the title of the white paper – which had long since been prettied up and hung behind a registration page – but it should have been. Most B2B marketing organizations don’t do this enough.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing B2B eBook 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There’s a good case to be made that B2B marketing organizations should produce less content and place greater emphasis on distribution. Whenever the “thing” is done – white paper, ebook, video – marketing is onto the next thing. There are caveats to this of course, and a well-run company blog is a good example.

B2B 92

B2B eBook Engineering Blogging 92

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

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

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 18, 2015

Content marketing surveys consistently demonstrate the biggest barrier facing marketer is feeding the content monster. Those in the content trenches, know exactly what this feels like: We are never done. In essence, B2B marketers solved their biggest problem yesterday. Solves for content distribution.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 60

Cision

JULY 21, 2015

Marketing is more than the sum of its parts. While each component of your marketing strategy (email, PR, social media, blogs) should bring you results, it’s often better when two or more components work together. Take blogging and social media. Here’s how you can boost your blog’s traffic with a few social media tricks.

Social Media 120

Social Media Blogging Media LinkedIn 120

Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

How can you break into or improve your word-of-mouth marketing? Throughout March, we provided tons of content centered around using word-of-mouth to raise brand awareness, earn trust and, ultimately, make sales, including a webinar, white paper, tip sheet and numerous blog posts. White Paper.

Marketing 120

Marketing Customer Service Employee Mobile 120

Cision

AUGUST 5, 2015

Sometimes writing fabulous blog posts on your business blog isn’t enough to drive the traffic you really want. One of my favorite content marketing strategies is guest blogging. When you write a guest blog post, you get it published on another well-established blog that caters to your target market.

Blogging 120

Blogging Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

And that gets to the core of the point here – this is about the psychology of more in marketing: more content , more followers, and more leads. As a result, marketing finds itself on the hamster wheel of more, without ever slowing to consider or stopping to analyze the impact. Sure we have more content, but it’s it resonating?

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 68

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

A Guest Post by Albane Flamant, Marketing Manager – US, Talkwalker. Let’s not even start talking about more traditional online sources like blogs, news sites, and forums. have become essential parts of the marketing and PR toolbox. Let’s imagine you’re a brand marketer for Apple.

Training 399

Training Video Analysis Data 399

PR News

JUNE 5, 2018

Whether they’re writing media pitches, RFPs, blog posts, white papers, social posts, content marketing pieces or press releases, PR pros are usually serving several entities. The post 7 Business Writing Sins PR Pros Commit Regularly appeared first on PR News Blog.

Writing 127

Writing Content Marketing Pitching Blogging 127

5W PR

APRIL 28, 2022

Marketing is an essential function of any industry or business. A business can be a small one or a giant conglomeration – they need to prioritize marketing, irrespective of size. Does the Cannabis Industry Need Marketing? And similar to any other industry, the cannabis industry can benefit from marketing.

Marketing 88

Marketing Government Guidelines Education 88

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Although visuals are important, the aesthetics of the text itself can influence how many people consume content and how long they spend engaged with it. This why a good content marketer can take a dense white paper, identify the most interesting parts , re-write it for the web, and then watch it get more traction than the first time around.

Writing 60

Writing Blogging Content Marketing Web 60

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. The next time you write marketing copy: Use “you” instead of “we”. Segment your target markets.

Content Marketing 49

Content Marketing Marketing Brand Branding 49

Cision

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Content marketing has evolved, but only 38 percent of B2C marketers consider their strategy to be effective in boosting the bottom line. So what part of the new state of content marketing is most challenging? To keep your hub organized, separate your content by type (white papers, blog posts, news releases, etc.),

B2C 120

B2C Crisis Communications Content Marketing Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As the landscape stands today, I tend to be more bullish on augmented reality (AR) than virtual reality (VR) in B2B marketing. That fits more readily into the modern marketing and sales dynamic, which is still highly dependent on conversations and relationships. Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Video.

Case Study 97

Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy. However, blogging is one of the leading tools in any brand’s content marketing strategy.

Community 120

Community Mobile Blogging Publicity 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

B2B 116

B2B Study Survey Software 116

Cision

APRIL 11, 2015

Stay in-the-know by setting up Twitter lists, searching trending hashtags and topics on Facebook, or by using a news aggregator such as Feedly to see the latest news from all of your favorite industry blogs. Use trending topics to get ideas for your blog posts or white papers. Best Practices Featured Content Marketing'

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Analytics Facebook 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. It’s about your audience.

Government 136

Government Survey Ethics Media 136

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. 16% on marketing analytics. 16% on marketing analytics. “As of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The data brands have collected from these interactions has allowed marketers to fine-tune their marketing tactics, and how they talk to their customers. 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.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Sometimes, that means simple tweaks to make a generalization more specific, like when our digital publisher client wanted to share expertise on storytelling in healthcare marketing. 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

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2015

In fact, 78 percent of CMOs estimate that future marketing and communication will rely on this customized content approach. Here are three aspects of brand journalism all PR and communication professionals should understand before deciding to include it into a marketing strategy: Approach. Get our free white paper now!

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Content Marketing 120

Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And the benefits go beyond building awareness for your content.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Does good PR create more prospects at the top of the marketing funnel? ” Earned media doesn’t work as consistently as email marketing or paid media. A well designed PR program will work along with other marketing services, from the top of the funnel to the post-purchase phase. Here’s how.

Storytelling 233

Storytelling Education Software LinkedIn 233

5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Other effective forms of owned media could include white papers, presentations, e-Books or other forms of brand-controlled content. Marketing through email, newsletters, or any other direct to consumer or direct-to-list operations also falls under owned media, because the brand controls the content being sent.

Media 103

Media Print Advertising Advertising 103

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

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. A different study that Chief Marketer reported found B2B organizations are slow to follow up with leads. As I say in the introduction above, marketing doesn’t work in isolation.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

And, as our white paper Expanding Engagement & Inspiring Action with Your Next Product Launch explores, an opportunity to establish your company as a credible industry influencer. The strength of this relationship depends on products that make customers’ lives easier and content that shows them how. Another challenge?

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Product Launch Analytics 40

PR 20/20

JANUARY 9, 2023

You can align your marketing activities and messages with each stage of the buyer’s journey. How to create a marketing plan using the buyer’s journey. Thus, aligning your marketing materials and messaging with each stage of the buyer’s journey is critical. Blog posts, social media shares, white papers, ebooks, and videos.

Comparison 87

Comparison Resources eBook Case Study 87