ZudePR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

And my primary sources of information, advice, enjoyment, and inspiration have been blogs (and bloggers). If I really like a post, I print it out, highlight the best bits, and make notes in the margin. All this blog-reading has not gone unremarked. Until… Last Night a Blog Post Changed My Life. Thousands of them.

Blogging 75

Blogging Print System Sports 75

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

Instead, effectively reaching the right audience at crucial touchpoints has become an art form, requiring a distinct skill set and a deep understanding of marketing strategies. This is where influencers play a crucial role in amplifying and distributing this content to a broader audience. We can help!

B2B 93

B2B Marketing Measurement Social Media 93

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. Then, how can PR aid your video marketing campaigns to create top-of-mind awareness? Related read: Why Combining Content Marketing and PR is a Smart Move #8.

Video 108

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 108

Cision

JANUARY 9, 2017

Many people have written books of aggregated blog posts (most notably Steve Levitt and Steven Dubner of the Freakonomics blog), many communications and marketing professionals simply have some higher concept ideas that work better in long form and that people would read better as a book. Espresso Book Machine. Think Local.

Print 120

Print How To Local Customer Service 120

Cision

JANUARY 21, 2016

Brand journalism is no different than content marketing. That is, they attempt to create a dividing line that says blog posts belong in one camp while interviews belong in another. The difference between brand journalism and content marketing isn’t to be found in outputs. The first begins with a marketer’s mindset.

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Content Marketing 120

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 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

5W PR

AUGUST 19, 2019

Instead, in order to make the most impact, digital PR uses online strategies such as search engine optimization, influencer outreach, content marketing, and social media. PR in its traditional form refers to networking with journalists in a bid to get featured in print publications. Digital vs. Traditional.

Digital PR 76

Digital PR Print Construction Television 76

PR Fuel

AUGUST 26, 2021

About 80% of consumers prefer to learn about a business through custom content. Without a content marketing strategy, you could miss a chance to reach customers. It’s not enough to start blogging, though. You can also use press releases to create an omnichannel marketing strategy. Influencer accounts.

Engineering 105

Engineering SEO Consumer Content Marketing 105

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

You invest a lot of time in your ThinkSEM blog , chiefly written by your wife and co-owner Sarah Danks and PR staffer Kayla Hollatz – it’s a fun read. When I first started our agency, I relied solely on PPC and SEO to market ThinkSEM, because I didn’t think blogs, social media or content marketing would do anything for us!

SEO 98

SEO Interviews Blogging Engineering 98

Cision

JANUARY 15, 2016

Today, audiences turn to blogs, online reviews and social media before making decisions. Unlike content marketing , brand journalism places people front and center, rather than the products that affect those people. Will you set up a digital newsroom to host everything or mail out a printed newsletter?

Journalism 120

Journalism Strategy Brand Branding 120

Cision

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to research from Content Marketing Institute, 65 percent of businesses using content marketing have experienced an increase in ROI compared to a year ago. For content marketers, this is good news — as it indicates that content marketing is still as effective as it has always been.

Content Marketing 0

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Engineering 0

Axia PR

AUGUST 23, 2017

Creating content that’s relevant and valuable to your audience is one of the eight key elements of successful content marketing. We’ve put together a handy infographic for you to print out and keep at your desk that offers five easy tools to use to find great content topics.

Infographics 48

Infographics How To Print Content Marketing 48

Melissa Agnes

JULY 2, 2014

In an excellent blog post on customer service , Derek Sivers describes the type of scene you’d see in a move, where a character “is saying something nasty or secret, and then realizes their microphone is on, so they immediately straighten up, correct themselves, and say the publicly-acceptable thing instead.”

Reputation 250

Reputation Print Customer Service Creativity 250

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. While lead generation specialists don’t like to spend money they can’t attribute to sales – investments in content marketing , education, awareness, and branding are inherently linked to finding prospects and cost of conversion. 44% say content marketing.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi. Joe Pulizzi, the godfather of content marketing, wrote this book in 2014. It’s an instant classic that helps us achieve improved results while marketing less by doing “epic content marketing.” 2 Kathi Kruse.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications. For PR professionals, integrating marketing and PR requires some additional skills that marketing professionals use every day.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As screenshot nearby shows, (photo credit: Kaon blog ), it creates “a magical pop-up AR appearance at trade shows that people can activate and walk around.” It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth. Why is this relevant to B2B marketing ?

Case Study 97

Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Blogs, including independent and corporate blogs, can be credible. Social and content marketing edge out media relations A survey by Talkwalker says media relations has been supplanted by other functions as the top services provided by public relations. Content marketing and media relations need each other.

Survey 94

Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Cision

JUNE 14, 2016

I don’t mean to say that as a bad thing, for example Google Alerts might return a Mashable link to a keyword search and a Talkwalker Alert might return a blog post. It’s not surprising that you can mine a lot of content ideas by setting up a few “recipes.” Newspapers and Their Derivatives.

Google 120

Google Newspapers Trends Print 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. Meltwater offers 50 suggested metrics to measure your content marketing. That’s when he started building a product in-house.

Software 88

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 88

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

User-generated content/word-of-mouth recommendations. Product roundups by other content creators. Product reviews on platforms like YouTube, social media platforms, or blogs. Almost 60% named print media as one of the most difficult mediums to secure coverage, and 46% said television.” Unpaid search engine traffic.

Media 97

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 97

Barokas

AUGUST 1, 2019

Earlier this year, Axios featured a story titled, “ The job of the future is editor in chief ,” which reported that the number of people in content/editor roles and non-media companies has grown by 32 percent in the past decade.

B2B 60

B2B Survey Case Study Enterprise 60

Barokas

MAY 22, 2019

With so many brands vying for our attention through various channels – from social media, TV, radio, print, smartphones and the endless barrage of emails flooding our inboxes on a daily – sometimes hourly – basis, it’s easy for your message to get lost among all the noise. It’s a noisy world out there.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Radio Print Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2016

These are still valid reasons, but content marketing affords all the more reason: Use the content the reporter doesn’t. A 20-minute call with a print reporter still might yield just one or two quotes in the final story. The Soft and Subtle PR Pitch of Content Marketing. Employ audience saturation.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Interviews Pitching 60

Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

Named Forbes top 50 social media influencer in 2013–among many other awards–Steve Farnsworth now heads his business, Demand Marketing which drives lead generation and content marketing for B2B in the tech industry. If you want breaking industry news instantaneously, he’s the one to follow. Gini Dietrich.

Twitter 77

Twitter Radio Social Media Print 77

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

Content Marketing 108

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 108

Sword and the Script

JUNE 14, 2016

Instead, what I mean by this question is, in addition to the profit from products and services, should marketing also earn money by virtue of marketing? Think: selling content, eBooks, sponsored content or banner ads on a corporate blog, or even tickets to an event. Conferences produced by businesses are assets.

Marketing 60

Marketing Conference Software B2B 60

Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. Digital and interactive media have largely displaced print. Video is now an integral part of marketing for all businesses. – Ashley Allman, Director of Content. An earlier version of this post originally appeared on the WTIA blog, January 8, 2019.

Strategy 78

Strategy Media Storytelling Pinterest 78

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

Blogs, social media, video, podcasts, presentations, etc.). Your brand story should be inherent in all of your message, from printed marketing materials to social media posts, and everywhere in between. What parts of your origin story would it highlight? What message would it try to convey? What voice? Click Here.

Brand 156

Brand Branding How To Storytelling 156

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Marketing and PR professionals invest time and money on increasing brand awareness across a variety of media channels including television, radio, social media, online news and licensed print. As such, a platform that has the ability to monitor all of these channels should be an integral part of any media plan.

How To 60

How To Media Analytics Television 60

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. But, if you fail to make an internal case for your content, your plan will never get the buy-in or budget it needs to succeed.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 126

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Here’s the budget data gleaned from the report: Marketing budgets have grown 6.3% in the last 12 months; Senior marketers expect marketing budgets to grow 8.7% While the Gartner survey above provides marketing budgets as a percentage of revenue – this study provides a benchmark as a percentage of the overall budget.

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 28, 2019

Not a “let me just check my work email” vacation, or a “finishing a blog post on the plane” vacation, but a real, no contact, no schedule, mimosas at 10 am kind of escape? For that, you’ll need some well-rendered travel content examples. A well-designed piece of branded print media is even more rare.

Travel 82

Travel Content Marketing Examples Airlines 82

Critical Mention

JANUARY 30, 2019

Marketing and PR professionals invest time and money on increasing brand awareness across a variety of media channels including television, radio, social media, online news and licensed print. As such, a platform that has the ability to monitor all of these channels should be an integral part of any media plan.

Media 60

Media Marketing Analytics Television 60

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. From print to digital. Through leadership and content. Much more emphasis on content creation and thought leadership via commentaries.”. Jack of all trades. More strategic questions arise due to changes in technology. Comms more valued.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120