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The Pros Weigh In: The Best Books for the Marketer on Your List

Polaris

There were always lots of presents under the tree (yes, I was spoiled), especially my favourite gift of all: books. When I was very young, there were picture books and children’s poetry (Robert Louis Stevenson and A. Today, books continue to be one of my favourite gifts—for giving and receiving. 2 Kathi Kruse. Here, here!

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The bedtime test of content marketing and PR

Shift Communications

Oh, and the storytelling graphic above is available in poster-size , if you’d like to print it out and hang it in your office as a reminder. Vice President, Marketing Technology. The post The bedtime test of content marketing and PR appeared first on SHIFT Communications PR Agency | Boston | New York | San Francisco.

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6 Pragmatic Content Marketing Predictions for 2015

Sword and the Script

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) is out with its annual list of content marketing predictions. The organization published its list in a blog post yesterday titled 60 Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. 60 Content Predictions for 2015 by Content Marketing Institute from Content Marketing Institute.

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

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. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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Content Marketing: Chipotle Cultivates Thought with Celebrated Authors

Polaris

The Mexican fast food chain hatched the idea last May with a series of original essays printed on its cups and bags. Not as any kind of marketing tool. The LA Review of Books published a critical and hilarious review of the series called “ The Los Angeles Review of Cups, ” surely a first in literary criticism.

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Compounding Returns: 5 Financial Analogies that Explain Good Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

This compounding effect is analogous to some aspects of content marketing , especially in audience growth. It’s important to note in this context, content marketing means something very specific : developing useful and relevant content consistently over time, on an owned media platform, in order to attract and grow an audience.

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Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other

Sword and the Script

This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Media Changes mean PR needs Content Marketing. Today, those sources go far beyond pricing guides like Kelley Blue Book or reviews like Consumer Reports. Credibility: Why Content Marketing also needs PR .