Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

It’s a transition to a new way of life, and brands hoping to succeed through content creation need to adapt. Branded video views increased 73 percent from Q3 of 2013 to Q3 of 2014. To what do you attribute the tremendous growth in branded video? Product/plant demonstrations are very popular, particularly among B2B brands.

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Trends 120

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

That said, how do you transcend from a messy spreadsheet or sticky notes on a bulletin board to a comprehensive content marketing engine? Ensure consistency: One of the biggest keys to content marketing success is a consistent posting schedule—it helps your audience stay engaged.

How To 52

How To Content Marketing Analysis eBook 52

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Add to that all the content created across other platforms, and you’ve got a world saturated with content. Helping your brand stand out requires not just creativity but also strategic alignment. The disconnect can result in content that drifts aimlessly, failing to hit the mark regarding engagement and conversion.

How To 52

How To SEO Content Marketing Engineering 52

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 do you think is the biggest challenge facing brands today?

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

Contently - Strategy

JULY 21, 2021

But here’s the thing that’s troubled me ever since I saw my first brand persona document at the tender age of 22: Most of them are kind of useless—at least from a creative perspective. Most brand personas fall short because they don’t help you develop empathy for the audience. The problem with personas.

How To 145

How To Creativity Storytelling Writing 145

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Every major trend in tech PR revolves around the collection and application of data, from cyber-security to account-based marketing (ABM). Artificial intelligence.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Critical Mention

JULY 31, 2019

Part of the reason for this personnel strategy is that research shows the most effective methods of marketing involve storytelling; a PR pro’s specialty. can create more conversions, the ultimate goal of all marketing and PR efforts. A Clear Brand Message and Identity. Here are three reasons why: 1.

Marketing 68

Marketing SEO Guidelines eBook 68

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

New additions to the new rules of marketing and PR. Future trends in marketing and PR. How real-time marketing and PR works. Storytelling success stories. The one marketing lesson you need to learn from the Grateful Dead [hint: it’s free]. What We Talked About on Growing Social New. Facebook [link].

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

We are the original content marketers – digital, print and visual. When in-person touchpoints were suddenly at a minimum, the strategic communicators stepped up and helped brands break-through the Zoom screen with the right word and at the right time to keep brands top-of-mind. PR is the storyteller of the organization.

Industry 79

Industry Print Ethics Internal 79

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Over the years, I’ve seen hundreds of companies poison their marketing, sales, and internal comms with jargon. The storytelling solution. Neanderthals were actually much stronger than humans and had bigger brains, but the reason we became the dominant human species is because we had an incredible storytelling superpower.

Marketing 111

Marketing Storytelling Travel Corporate 111

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 150

Employee Print Writing Survey 150

PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Cision is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. It’s that last aspect — who they talk and listen to — that’s important for brands who want to build relationships with influencers. Are you looking to track your earned media in a way that’s easier and more efficient?

Media 102

Media Storytelling System Technology 102

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Many businesses use a mix of email marketing, paid search, SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing to create prospects and turn them into customers. It’s the role of the PR agency or internal team to create relevant news in the absence of a new product announcement or tech update.

B2C 120

B2C Product Launch SEO Storytelling 120

PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

Online life can be addictive and endless, with perpetual anticipation of the next big thing and every brands’ reputation on the line. By moving to briefer, personalised, and authentic comms to engage distracted audiences and create content that is evergreen that won’t be caught up in the trend cycle. Positive content is more viral.

Wikipedia 62

Wikipedia Viral Reputation Internal 62

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

“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. Brands are going to need to rethink how they approach influencer marketing in the coming year.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Eighty-one percent of people have been convinced to buy a product or service by watching a brand’s video. Eighty-five percent of people say they’d like to see more video from brands. Video not only adds context and tells an engaging visual story, but it also can help to humanize a brand and company leadership.

Video 117

Video Communications Strategy Product Launch 117

Critical Mention

JUNE 24, 2018

When brands want to work with influencers, they look at how they get people to act. But brands have to be careful. Currently, there’s a company in Europe who watched my Go-To-Market LinkedIn Learning video course and now they want me to consult on their G-T-M strategy. PR will always be the eyes and ears of the brand.

Storytelling 106

Storytelling Technology Course Privacy 106

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Graphic designer / visual storyteller. Data analyst.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Media and journalism. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

With increased competition arrives extra scrutiny as to those companies practicing internally what they promote and sell externally as a service or product. According to INC , being digital friendly is the new norm in any kind of business; inclusive of local search, to test strategies and the overall brand message traction.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Brands have the opportunity to do better marketing at scale, and in doing so, make the world a better place. The future of marketing is more intelligent and more human. Nearly two-thirds of global consumers (64%) will buy from or boycott a brand solely based on its position on a social or political issue. Take a stand.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

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. Although corporate storytelling has been under fire a bit lately, I continue to be a strong supporter of such efforts–and this one, in particular, looked interesting.

Blogging 68

Blogging Pinterest SEO Examples 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

The Hoffman Agency

JUNE 4, 2019

And public relations agencies have been forced to rethink the way they work with their partners and clients to help them find the best way to generate and proliferate their content. There are many layers of storytelling, but it is so much more than just writing content.

Media 34

Media Content Marketing Company Agency 34

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. There are several platforms out there to simplify and manage B2C influencer marketing, such as Paladin, Heepsy, HypeAuditor, and InBeat. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. How Dubin pulled it off is the stuff of marketing legend. It established Dollar Shave Club as a funny, irreverent, bold, and most importantly, helpful brand. Brands love to talk about going viral; Dubin actually did it. In 2010, Michael Dubin used to work at Time Inc.,

Leadership 111

Leadership Brand Branding How To 111

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. B2B marketers that outperform peers are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals, according to a survey of 450 respondents. The most in-demand marketing skills.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Get our brand on TV? Over the years, I learned about marketing tactics that I implemented to augment my PR efforts. I learned about social media, about search engine optimization, about email marketing, about remarketing, about lead generation and funnels and demand generation and content marketing and events and graphic design.

Communications 40

Communications Tools Analytics Television 40

PR in High Definition

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s about providing value and engaging a prospect over time – by answering questions and providing interesting content, in a logical sequence – until the person is ready to make a purchase. How much internal dialogue happens between the sales team and marketing? Feed insights to the sales team.

Google 48

Google Leadership Social Media Reputation 48

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. PR is now being fueled by the omnipresence of digital content.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. We’re used to seeing communications and interactions with brands that are personalized. Similar to the algorithms which drive many of our online purchases, brands will begin to communicate with their customers as if they have personal connections with them.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

72% of communications professionals say partisan politics makes their job harder, according to third annual JOTW Communications Survey for 2020 The majority of professional communicators say partisan politics has complicated communications for brands and businesses. The complete survey is freely available for download as a PDF on SlideShare.

Survey 121

Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 121

Cision

MARCH 28, 2016

Traditional marketing functions are no longer set up to win. Content can no longer be the product of one single department. Brands that coordinate across business functions are more likely to achieve the success they need to achieve,” says Bernie Borges. what they think about your brand. I look at it like a game of Go.

Enterprise 120

Enterprise Strategy Storytelling Content Marketing 120