Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Prospects.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Marketing Employee Pinterest 126

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 17, 2019

Aesop wasn’t a marketer. Most of his lessons concern life in general, but some apply neatly to business and marketing. It sounds like an off-brand Dilbert that Xerox created in the ’90s to connect with Gen X. (It’s Marketers care about growth. Most marketing tasks start with “how” questions.

Content Marketing 84

Content Marketing How To Marketing Banking 84

Cision

MAY 5, 2015

The same holds true with your B2B brand. Don’t share that message with the same, old content marketing tactics. Visit with the CEO and long-time employees. It determines the shape that other content marketing pieces take. Choose content channels. Base content channels on those answers.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Instagram 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns. We’ll delve more in-depth into PR and marketing.

Video 109

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 109

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 29, 2020

It used to be that when things got tough, the tough cut marketing and PR budgets. ” But that conventional wisdom was from a time when PR and marketing worked through one-way channels. Today, brand communications is much more of a two-way street. A pause in ordinary, pre-COVID marketing has frozen many brands in place.

Marketing 225

Marketing Leadership Crisis Healthcare 225

Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

“Over time all marketing strategies have click through rates that drop.” “Content never dies, it just sort of fades away.” “It’s difficult for someone to be truly committed to a brand unless they give money or time.” “Brand voice is not just what you say, it’s how you say it.”

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Education 120

Communications Conversations

MARCH 25, 2020

So much of social media marketing, and marketing in general, for that fact, seems like it’s almost in the background right now. That’s why a lot of these creative content marketing opportunities we’ve seen the last week just seem to fall flat (see Chipotle’s attempt to use Zoom in a creative way, for example).

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. Click Here to Subscribe to Sword and the Script by Email.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Marketing B2B 60

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When considering how to make a brand stronger, business leaders often look to operational influences. Yet, public relations (PR) and communications efforts have significant potential to bolster a brand. One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing.

Community 91

Community How To Marketing Data 91

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are Onclusive’s predictions for what to expect in 2021: Corporate reputation as a key success metric During this era of disruption and uncertainty, corporate values and brand activism have become more important than ever. That’s why content marketing needs PR.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Every day, countless brands compete for attention on popular digital channels , yet only a few leave a lasting mark in people’s memories. After all, by creating short yet meaningful content, you can capture your audience’s attention and nurture brand recall in one fell swoop.

Video 86

Video Brand Branding Energy 86

Communications Conversations

MAY 20, 2020

The term “brand journalism” is a bit of a lightning rod term in the social media marketing business. For some, it conjures up imagery of “advertorials” and “sponsored content.” But, for the most part, brand journalism wins have been tough to come by. Many starts and stops.

Journalism 148

Journalism Brand Branding Interviews 148

Beyond PR

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Prospects.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Marketing Employee Pinterest 69

Cision

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Do you know what customers think about your brand? With brand journalism, you can increase customer loyalty and satisfaction. In fact, data from Content Marketing Institute reveals that 82 percent of consumers think more highly of a brand and are more likely to purchase after reading custom content.

Telecommunications 120

Telecommunications Brand Branding Journalism 120

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

Cision

JANUARY 5, 2016

The answer is brand journalism. Brand journalism combines journalistic storytelling tactics with brand strategy to engage audiences and increase brand reputation. So what will your brand get out of brand journalism? Your brand should have a similar mindset, though your motives may be different.

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Storytelling 120

5W PR

MARCH 18, 2023

Corporate communication is essential for effective branding and securing external funding. Values and mission To secure third-party funding, it’s essential to define a brand’s mission and values. Sharing accomplishments, such as product launches and expansion into new markets.

Company 88

Company Corporate Product Launch Internal 88

5W PR

AUGUST 23, 2023

They handle employee communications, manage press releases, coordinate public announcements, and maintain the company’s public image. These managers are responsible for developing and executing social media campaigns, engaging with the audience, monitoring brand mentions, and analyzing data to optimize social media performance.

Publicity 78

Publicity Public Affairs Crisis Communications Policies 78

Cision

AUGUST 4, 2016

Every day, your audience decides what content to read and what to ignore. How many eyes are on your content? Approximately 82 percent of consumers actually enjoy reading branded content, if it’s relevant to what they’re looking to learn about. Uncover what already exists by revisiting your brand’s mission and goals.

Brand 120

Brand Branding Guidelines Storytelling 120

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These numbers may not be surprising, but they serve as an important reminder for marketing and PR professionals. Communications teams have come a long way in their ability to surface and leverage data that demonstrates the value of media relations, content marketing, social media and influencer outreach.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

As a marketing agency, how should we respond? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? One of our core tenets is the belief that marketing can make brands “more human.”. On your brand (the relationship your audience has come to know and trust with your company). Is there one?

Crisis 92

Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

Prohibition

AUGUST 4, 2021

A brand’s reputation can be described as how the general public perceives your organisation. Your reputation as a brand reflects the level of trust your target market has in you. Online Brand Reputation Management is used to help build relationships with customers and increase sales conversions. How does it work?

Reputation 62

Reputation Brand Branding SEO 62

Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Recent research from The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs found the top two factors in increased content marketing effectiveness are doing a better job with content creation (85%) and developing or adjusting their content marketing strategy (72%). Defining Brand Personas.

Strategy 298

Strategy Measurement Content Marketing Meeting 298

Cision

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Last week, I attended MarketingProfs B2B Forum, a place specifically geared to educate business-to-business marketers. I decided to compile five of the best quotes from the forum for some B2B marketing inspiration. Many times we do ‘much of the same’ in our marketing campaigns. Photo via Lee Odden ‏@leeodden.

B2B 120

B2B Marketing Content Marketing Technology 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

PRSay

MAY 10, 2022

DON’T lead with the features: Doodley Doo is an innovative and fun way for your employees to upskill in data visualization and data storytelling. DO lead with the benefits: Help your employees boost their data visualization and storytelling skills with Doodley Doo. Lead with the benefits; substantiate with the features.

Case Study 192

Case Study Writing Training Storytelling 192

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. If you decide to use video in your marketing, do it because you’ve tested it at your organization, you are repurposing it across many channels, and most important of all, it produces results for you.

Social Media 116

Social Media Brand Branding Media 116

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Artificial intelligence is forecast to have trillions of dollars in annual impact, yet most marketers still struggle to understand what AI is and how to pilot it in their organizations. As a marketing agency, we realized our business and our clients were going to be affected by AI, as would the marketing industry.

Case Study 92

Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Kerel Cooper is not your average SVP of Marketing. In 2018, he and his good friend Erik Requidan started The Minority Report Podcast to create a platform where people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals in marketing could tell their stories and have candid conversations. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.).

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

Your target audience trusts their inner circle of friends, family and social network more than the content you produce. How can you break into or improve your word-of-mouth marketing? How to Build & Evangelize Your Community With Word-of-Mouth Marketing. How can you turn your audience into loyal brand advocates?

Marketing 120

Marketing Customer Service Employee Mobile 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In a contributed article for PRNewser – Amazon Case Marks an Employee Takeover of the Communications Machine – Irina Efremova nailed it: While PR experts and the CEO were working on a formal response to the negative coverage, an employee allegedly decided to post a strong opinion before giving the company a chance to react.

Employee 60

Employee Crisis Crisis Communications LinkedIn 60

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. 1) Access to influential people.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. So how can you set your brand apart? Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. What’s the biggest lesson about marketing you’ve learned throughout your career?

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Content Marketing World or as others may know it, #CMWorld , is an incredible event for marketers, journalists and techies from across the globe to gather and share niche content knowledge. We have to get people to take action, and break through the immense volume of content. Long Form Content for the Win at REI.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Video 40

Cision

JUNE 10, 2016

This holds true for new employees and post-college graduates entering the workforce. Feature senior leaders from your target industry in your content marketing to build awareness of your brand and association to respected influencers. This opens the door for any brand to position itself as a thought leader.

How To 120

How To Marketing YouTube Study 120

Stern + Associates

MAY 8, 2023

Social media has become an essential integrated marketing channel for B2B companies. According to a survey by Content Marketing Institute, 95% of B2B marketers use social media to distribute content. Avoid hashtags like #sternmarketingstrategy2023. It’s too specific and not discoverable.

B2B 111

B2B Social Media Company SMB 111

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Business also scored well among those who know it best: their employees. 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. Did you know?

Government 138

Government Survey Ethics Media 138