5W PR

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Now would be the ideal time for brands to check out and test TikTok, according to Al Zaccaria, co-founder of Linktree, an Instagram bio link personalization platform. Zaccaria’s rationale is that many brands are still thinking about checking out this increasingly popular platform. TikTok for your Brand.

Marketing 120

Marketing Instagram Analytics YouTube 120

The Proactive Report

APRIL 17, 2017

Brands large and small are scrambling to keep up with the rapid convergence of the physical and the digital world. They use digital devices to find information and to make their lives easier. “The disappointment indicates a deep divide between corporate expectations and consumer appetite for digital applications.”

Brand 133

Brand Branding Digital PR Consumer 133

The Proactive Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Influencer marketing is no longer some edgy new technique.According to an eMarketer study 86 percent of marketers used this strategy in the last year and most marketers are looking to double their investment in 2017. for every $1 invested in influencer marketing. Turn them into a true Brand Ambassador.

Marketing 138

Marketing Social Media LinkedIn Interviews 138

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

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media. Contrary to idea that attention spans on the web are shrinking and you should keep your content short, this study revealed that people are reading longer news content – even on a mobile phone.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

PR lesson: If your client or brand is a major enterprise, look for newsworthy topics to pitch to the media. Contrary to idea that attention spans on the web are shrinking and you should keep your content short, this study revealed that people are reading longer news content – even on a mobile phone.

Analytics 100

Analytics Digital PR Measurement Enterprise 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Companies and brands are discovering a PR secret: working with influencers is cost-effective and delivers excellent ROI. A recent Tomoson study shows that businesses are making $6.50 A recent Tomoson study shows that businesses are making $6.50 Influence is a Core PR Strategy. What is Influence?

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Groups Radio 100

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Companies and brands are discovering a PR secret: working with influencers is cost-effective and delivers excellent ROI. A recent Tomoson study shows that businesses are making $6.50 A recent Tomoson study shows that businesses are making $6.50 Influence is a Core PR Strategy. What is Influence?

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Groups Radio 100

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Closer link between PR and Marketing. Everyone knows that PR and Marketing have always been considered cousins of one another. While marketing is the force that drives someone to buy or engage in a product or service, PR is the force that gets the message across in an informative yet persuasive manner.

Trends 0

Trends Storytelling Creativity Reputation 0

The Proactive Report

MAY 16, 2017

According to a new BCG report on Digital Transformation released today digital marketing presents a tremendous opportunity to engage consumers because the ways in which consumers engage with media have shifted dramatically in recent years—and marketing approaches must be reinvented accordingly. Call 888 243 3470.

Marketing 150

Marketing Analytics Data Consumer 150

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Top stories in today’s summary of PR news: Cision shutters the HARO brand; Agility adds “Intelligent Insights”; PR tech company replaces employees with AI On the first Tuesday of every month, I sort through all the news I can find on PR technology or comms tech and present it in a summary post like this one.

Reddit 174

Reddit Software B2B Technology 174

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Media coverage PR earns can drive searches for branded terms which technical SEO experts say is more powerful than even links or keywords. We’ve long known that PR can have a significant impact on search rankings, but some of the industry’s leading search experts are suggesting the effects may be even greater. Did you know?

SEO 129

SEO Engineering Google Study 129

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. With this shift in the media landscape to digital platforms, digital PR needs to catch up to the trend.

Digital PR 79

Digital PR Newspapers Advertising Advertising 79

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? This ties in with the figures from the US Financial Literacy Study.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 20, 2015

In today’s digital PR landscape, if you want your brand to stand out and gain traction you have to be social. What I call “social PR” goes far beyond traditional PR, adding in a strong dose of community, as well as atypical influence. How can you bring some social to your next PR campaign?

Case Study 40

Case Study Study Community Social Media 40

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2016

For your brand to penetrate that noise and actually make any meaningful contact with your intended audience, you have to be ahead of the pack these days. It’s no wonder then that visual content is the top marketing trend for 2016. Especially when you’re talking about marketing and digital PR. BE ORIGINAL.

Real Estate 100

Real Estate Brand Branding Survey 100

Rock the Status Quo

DECEMBER 21, 2015

If you’re interested in building trust and reputation online (including two GREAT case studies from two of my very favorite pet brands), reserve your copy today. Join conversations that fit your audience/brand. My book page is up on Amazon for pre-sales, with a publication date of January 27th. I’m so excited!!

Reputation 100

Reputation Digital PR Case Study SEO 100

The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Back in the 1980s research showed that when someone had a bad experience with your brand they were likely to tell 35 people. Hats off to investment research and rating firm Morningstar and their marketing and PR staff for doing just that today. WSJ is promoting the article with a Google ad on the brand search for Morningstar.

Brand 100

Brand Branding System Google 100

5W PR

AUGUST 10, 2020

These facts, along with the findings of a study into how the customer experience will be evolving by 2030 give a hint as to how brands might begin preparing to meet these upcoming challenges. Analytics software firm SAS partnered with Futurum Research in May 2019 to survey more than 4,000 consumers, tech professionals, and marketers.

Consumer 97

Consumer Meeting Mobile Study 97

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Back in 1999 The Cluetrain Manifesto stated that markets are conversations, and that the Internet is enabling conversations that were simply not possible in the era of mass media. These are the people who shape the narrative around your brand. use that old PR skill called content analysis. Mining conversations.

Social Media 162

Social Media Media Analysis Data 162

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

There is more than one way to view tools of the marketing or PR trade. While there are certainly some advantages to early adoption, in a broad sense, B2B marketers all have access to the same general set of tools. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

Tools 67

Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 67

5W PR

AUGUST 28, 2020

Today, media coverage is an important metric in assessing the success of marketing and communication initiatives. Regardless of the social media platform on which content is relayed, getting the right media coverage brings satisfaction and pride to marketers. Employ Hashtags. Know the Target Audience.

Media 103

Media Exercises Study Social Media 103

The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Visual content has been an important part of any brand, marketing or promotional campaign since cave dwellers etched stories of their conquests on the walls of their homes. That applies to everything from your branding look and feel, all the way to seemingly insignificant things like an image that accompanies a blog post.

Trends 147

Trends Instagram Creativity Small Business 147

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 8, 2016

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

Corporate 100

Corporate Digital PR Social Media Study 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 8, 2016

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

Corporate 100

Corporate Digital PR Social Media Study 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 8, 2016

It would appear that the corporate pendulum is swinging away from marketing as the place for social media to PR. More than half (51%) of marketing and advertising execs polled in November 2015 said the PR team is best suited to handle social media activity. Only 28% picked the marketing department.

Corporate 100

Corporate Digital PR Social Media Study 100

Prohibition

JULY 7, 2023

The importance of PR for food and beverage businesses In the competitive food and beverage industry, having a strong public relations strategy is essential for building brand awareness, attracting customers, and ultimately driving sales. It’s also essential to evaluate the agency’s communication style and approach.

Agency 62

Agency Case Study How To Crisis 62

PR in High Definition

AUGUST 21, 2018

Consumers are more intrigued by the concept of HQ Trivia, rather than the brand itself and frankly, the game became more of a trend than a sustainable brand. So, why are marketers so resistant to prioritise it? But some of these actually have a very minimal effect on the relationship between the brand and consumer.

Brand 54

Brand Branding Trends Social Media 54

5W PR

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Direct to customer marketing and PR has become increasingly popular in recent years. According to a recent study by IAB, named the rise of the brand economy in the 21 st century, the future of retail will be painted by direct to consumer relationships. Work with the Professionals.

Consumer 74

Consumer Publicity Marketing How To 74

The Proactive Report

JUNE 30, 2015

Two recent studies show that brand engagement is the No. 1 marketing objective supported by content marketing. of UK and US agency and brand professionals put this at the top of their list. These ten steps will help you create and document your content marketing strategy. Could there be a correlation here?

Tools 100

Tools Strategy Content Marketing Measurement 100

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

A new report from BrightEdge reveals that although marketers at B2C and B2B Fortune 500 brands recognize the AI, voice and hyper-local revolution is here, most are not yet planning to adapt their marketing strategies to these new ideas. Get the Digital PR Tips News letter. Altimeter ). 888 243 3470.

Strategy 149

Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With online buying and pickup in-store options higher than ever, CMO attention must also accelerate digital and omnichannel content marketing strategies. The annual study was started five years ago, and the latest discovery revealed that best practices were only being used by 66% to 73% of the top ten, a decline from 2018.

Retail 88

Retail Mobile Study Web 88

The Proactive Report

JUNE 20, 2018

In January the Content Marketing Association laid out 10 trends they predicted would be big this year. Brands become content companies. Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) will come to content marketing. Diversification of content channels. Diversification and expansion of content teams. Social issues play a larger role in content.

Trends 149

Trends Small Business Content Marketing Training 149

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

Marketing and PR are two important components of growing a business. As marketing and branding expert Al Ries said, “PR starts the fire, marketing fans the flames.” 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.( LinkedIn B2B content Report ).

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

The way I see it there are two key challenges with measurement in marketing – and both are human. Asks any digital savvy marketer to drive more clicks or more webinar registrants and they certainly can. The second problem is that the things marketing wants to definitively measure tend to be asymmetric and intangible.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60