Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

In fact, they ranked third after retail and brand sites—well above online magazines and news sites. If you’re launching a new product or service, it therefore makes sense to include blogger outreach in the marketing mix. If your product falls into a niche, blogs are a terrific way to get the word out to your target market.

Media Relations 232

Media Relations Marketing Media Fashion 232

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I believe that empathy for your audience is the foundation of good marketing. If you don’t truly understand your customer and the challenges they face, there’s little chance your content or brand message will make a lasting impact. The empathy marketing problem.

Marketing 82

Marketing How To B2B Exercises 82

Prohibition

JULY 7, 2022

Social media has evolved yet again throughout June, with changes and new test features being introduced across multiple platforms – giving social media marketers more trends to keep an eye on. It will be interesting to see how this impacts post engagement and brand/influencer relations over the coming months.

Instagram 118

Instagram Video Twitter Facebook 118

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A young boy imagines himself Darth Vader and moves through his home attempting to use “The Force” on various objects – an exercise bike, a doll, and a dog, for example. This is instructive for one big reason: the brand isn’t the hero, the little boy (or perhaps arguably his father) is the hero. Give our services a try. Talk to Us!

Brand 70

Brand Branding B2B Exercises 70

Prohibition

MARCH 16, 2021

We don’t need to sell you on the benefits of content marketing. If you didn’t believe it can drive sales, amplify brand awareness, build brand credibility and supercharge your SEO, then you wouldn’t be reading this would you? And that results in you achieving your marketing goals. And that results in poor results.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Social Media Video 62

Mark My Words

DECEMBER 21, 2021

However, it also served as a stark reminder of the old vs. the new ways of building brand fame and raised questions about whether Adele’s decidedly traditionalist PR push for her album ‘30’ can compete with the rivals who were born out of and are native to the new media which dominate the internet. If it doesn’t?

Publicity 60

Publicity Exercises YouTube Engineering 60

Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

I remember thinking how wonderful it would be if there was a book that provided not only additional resources on how we can create assignments, exercises, or exercises, but really showed you what you need to know to teach social media. This class is unlike others in PR, Marketing, and even Advertising classes.

Social Media 150

Social Media Exercises Media Resources 150

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. ” Thought Leadership vs. Content Marketing At face value, thought leadership and content marketing look similar. It should work hand in hand with other content marketing initiatives.

Leadership 126

Leadership Content Marketing Healthcare Google 126

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

It also provides opportunity for those just starting out in the business to flex their writing muscles. That’s why we want to see junior staffers working hard to improve basic writing skills – expanding beyond press releases and pitches – to master blog posts, bylined articles, video scripts, speeches and more.

SEO 200

SEO Pitching Agency Exercises 200

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

A quick check of my Twitter feed on Tuesday morning told me it’s that time of year: the end of December when bloggers write about their most popular posts from the last year. It’s definitely a useful exercise to discover what’s working (and what isn’t). Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

PR teams know Cision from its “day job” – offering PR and marketers media databases and analytic tools – and those functions position it well to cover best practices in easy-reading posts. Check out ones like this for fixing your influencer marketing or this post on advances in PR measurement. The Wrike Blog.

Blogging 170

Blogging Writing Creativity Storytelling 170

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Whether a brand needs B2B or B2C PR next year, the steps to manage the process are similar. It’s best to begin by looking at the big picture to see where PR fits in the overall marketing scheme of things and then take a look at the following steps to help put together a successful 2018 PR plan. Talk through these goals first.

Exercises 136

Exercises Comparison Internal International 136

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? They were very skeptical that there was such a thing as a brand story.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Exercise control during the interview. The particularly adept will even lead the reporter to the topics they want to cover, often resulting in a terrific showcase for the brand. Odds are if there’s an article on the power of online marketing and social media, Gary Vaynerchuk will likely be quoted.

Media Training 282

Media Training Training Media Interviews 282

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 6, 2023

Love them or hate them, buyer personas are key to creating successful marketing strategies and effective content. Marketers base these personas on research and data about their actual consumers and use them to understand their needs, pain points, goals, and behaviors. What Is a Buyer Persona?

Survey 99

Survey Data Interviews Reddit 99

Beyond PR

MAY 10, 2016

From “What am I writing about again?” there are several questions that can go through the head of a PR or marketing pro tasked with writing and editing press releases. Each brand has multiple external audiences—such as investors, news media, influencers, customers and prospects—to consider when writing a press release.

Writing 40

Writing Local Exercises Internal 40

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Leaders should plan and execute comms around M&A with the same level of detail as any other marketing campaign or business initiative writes Dwayne Alicie in this guest post. Almost every marketing role I’ve ever had has involved leadership changes and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). click image for higher resolution).

Internal 93

Internal International Employee Leadership 93

Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2020

I won’t be learning Mandarin or writing a book during lockdown. People out and about taking their daily exercise have created hundreds of pebble stacks on our local beach in Whitley Bay. I’m writing on my blog more than ever. Amanda writes about recovery from the crisis. It plays tricks with the mind.

Transportation 84

Transportation Government Community Facebook 84

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In recognition of that influence, some of the biggest CPG brands in the world put cartoon characters on cereal boxes and pay retailers to stock these on shelves below the average adult’s waist height. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

Cision

MARCH 1, 2016

In the Journal of Marketing Management, a group of British researchers write that crisis communication has “implications for brand equity and consumers’ purchase intentions.” They write: “Facebook’s IPO is a flop.” Writing recently in Public Relations Tactics, John J. Monitoring.

Crisis 120

Crisis Crisis Communications Journalism YouTube 120

PR 20/20

APRIL 30, 2019

In the spirit of summer soon approaching, we’re starting this post off with a little exercise. As marketers and consumers, we see both sides of marketing. How does your company’s newsletter compare to the ones you were left thinking about in the exercise above? Gillespie said it best: “You can’t market until you brand.

B2B 79

B2B Exercises Report Analytics 79

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 2, 2014

Conversations, when initiated and managed well, can drive reputation, expand reach, and build brand loyalty. Exercises for Writing Conversationally. Why: Writing readable copy that simultaneously makes your point isn’t always easy. Why: Is your brand using multiple social media sites to converse with potential customers?

Exercises 82

Exercises Small Business Resources Writing 82

Cision

APRIL 14, 2017

Salzman and her team at Havas PR give a variety of insights including how to master the brand narrative, how to craft a story, and how make a client’s brand the story. Then I wrote a book on first jobs to avoid having to have one, and then began writing features for magazines. How can brands keep up?

Reputation 177

Reputation Measurement Exercises Pitching 177

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. CMOs and CEOs are starting to ask: Why can’t PR be measured and attributed the way that marketing efforts can? This simple, three question exercise can exponentially increase the probability of PR success.

Analytics 170

Analytics Measurement Data Technology 170

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 It’s important for readers to keep in mind my world view is heavily filtered from the perspective of B2B marketing and PR.

Blogging 106

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 106

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 6, 2013

Do you know how your favorite brands measure up on the issues that matter to you? We hear a lot these days about how brands are working hard to become more green; “sustainability” is the new black. But just how green – or black – are big food brands? Behind the Brands.

Brand 98

Brand Branding Policies System 98

Cision

AUGUST 9, 2016

Before you create any brand communication, you must ask yourself: Will my audience care? In this interview, Brandon shares why brands shouldn’t focus too much on competitors, how to streamline your pitches to journalists and how social media can help your brand in a crisis. What drew you to the field of public relations?

Crisis 0

Crisis Reputation Study Social Media 0

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. Comment: Content marketers should borrow this hint from reporters in their own work. No one wants to write a story few people read, and many people, fortunately, or unfortunately, get their news on social media.

Survey 102

Survey Report Media B2B 102

Action PR

MARCH 26, 2020

How brands are helping the public find purpose and stress-relief with kind acts amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Amidst all the devastating news, light comes in the form of kindness from individuals, communities and brands. In fact, this is the main contributor to good heart health outside of exercise. And with good reason too.

Exercises 52

Exercises Training Local Crisis 52

Cision

JULY 29, 2015

Podcasts are an ideal communication medium for brands hoping to build awareness and value. Kerry O’Shea Gorgone , host of MarketingProfs’ Marketing Smarts podcast , recently sat down with us to answer a few questions on how to build a podcasting strategy and give us a glimpse at what she’ll cover at her Cision webinar.

Interviews 120

Interviews Comparison Video Exercises 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

One exercise is to probe any innovative or provocative point of view, ideas that advance an industry or flip some previously held notions, or offer predictions for the future. We develop a content marketing strategy that encompasses: Expert commentary – weighing in on relevant news. Or it can be a complete overhaul.

Leadership 149

Leadership Trade Shows Healthcare Education 149

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 18, 2021

In social media, there is always the new shiny tool, app, or brand that captures the attention of marketing professionals all over the world. Offering extra credit to listen and write up takeaways from a Clubhouse Group session. We all thrive on getting the latest, greatest, and exciting new app to analyze and play around with.

Groups 96

Groups Social Media Ethics Meeting 96

Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

This stuff isn’t hard, and while I’m not a reporter, an exercise like this is a glimpse into their world. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Think about how much work that is – if you as a PR professional had to write 10 press releases or 10 blog posts per week. Give our services a try.

Survey 170

Survey Media Relations Pitching Media 170

The Resolution Blog

AUGUST 11, 2015

It works something like this (for the purpose of this exercise, I'm assuming you've already carried out your audience research and have plotted their decision flightpath to best understand the optimal keywords to rank for at the appropriate point in the audience journey). The hard part starts now.

SEO 120

SEO Comparison Handbook Google 120

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). In survey after survey about content marketing, it’s pretty consistent that 40-60% of organizations don’t have a written content strategy.

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 18, 2019

However, the students will be asked to create content to fulfill their media mix component of their personal brand. The students will be asked to create video content based on certain subjects this week – but it will allow them to be able to not just share and write the content, but speak on it with authority and confidence.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Video Course 52