Stern + Associates

AUGUST 13, 2014

Thought leadership is critical to brand differentiation and business growth – and core to effective communications strategies, particularly in today’s complex, crowded and commoditized world. Sales Reps – Thought Leadership Rainmakers. But it’s also increasingly important to lead generation and sales. It’s education.

Leadership 81

Leadership Reputation Measurement Video 81

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

A great PR campaign can generate positive brand awareness, which is clearly desirable. The brand may play only a small role in the coverage that drives awareness. That doesn’t mean public relations can’t build brand awareness; it can. Or consider today’s innovators – brands like Casper, Uber, and Amazon.

Publicity 255

Publicity Storytelling Automotive Software 255

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike. And what can you do if your brand is affected by this activity? Read on for our tips to keep your brand’s content above board.

Social Media 126

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wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

In the features area, post a report or a white paper based on your LinkedIn community’s experience. Barbara Rozgonyi leads CoryWest Media, a creative marketing communication consultancy that attracts attention, builds brands, and connects communities. I only changed a few words here and there.

LinkedIn 52

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Here are seven ways to maximize the power of social media as a brand visibility and lead generation tool. Along with other thought leadership initiatives , sharing educational content on a consistent basis helps establish the company as an authority in its industry. Build a community. Offer useful information and insights.

B2B 170

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2018

The trick is how to create content that is “fire” and will fire up audiences about your brand. As with any PR or marketing campaign – leadership needs to know how it will impact the bottom line. For some brands, seeing content marketing as a way to reduce customer acquisition costs is a powerful motivator.

Strategy 159

Strategy Guidelines Content Marketing Small Business 159

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In fact, according to Edelman’s 2016 EARNED BRAND study , 86% of surveyed consumers rely on peer sources for learning about brands and 71% rely on peer sources for buying decisions. Meanwhile, brands have their own networks — both internally and externally. However, brand listening needs to go way past this.

Marketing 120

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Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

But if you don’t understand how your brand fits into its specific market, you won’t be able to stand out. Kim Spear, director at Newgate Communications, has helped her clients build brands in China and also worked with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. You’ve worked in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and more. If so, how?

Local 120

Local Retail Newspapers Sports 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The consulting community seized on this and published white papers, and reports, and diagrams all attempting to visualize the complexity of the buyer’s journey. Your Brand is Not the Hero…Your Customer is the Hero. If you enjoyed this post you might also like: B2B Underestimates Effects of Thought Leadership on Sales.

B2B 67

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It has contributed to research projects, and developed thought leadership content. It was deployed without any communication with the public partnering with Southampton Data Institute, led by Dame Wendy Hall on AIinPR 2020 is a pivotal year for AIinPR as if the profession does not upskill it will get left behind.

Data-Driven PR 79

Data-Driven PR Data Conference Tools 79

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

This is what I call going from hello-to-marriage-proposal in a white paper download. They wanted the white paper. If you’re going to just slap the introduction to a white paper up as a blog post with a lead form, save yourself the effort and forget the blog and just make the lead form.

Content Marketing 64

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 64

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Tell us about your new role and what being an “Employment Brand Manager” means? role in marketing and communications. In basic terms, employer brand is the reputation a company has as an employer. As Employment Brand Manager, I’m responsible for Room & Board’s employment brand strategy.

LinkedIn 88

LinkedIn Social Media Storytelling Agency 88

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

This policy encourages customers to try products without fear of commitment and builds trust with the brand. To create these “zombie loyalists,” Shankman recommends focusing on exceptional customer service, going above and beyond to ensure every customer has a positive experience with your brand. McGraw-Hill Education.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Beyond PR

MARCH 3, 2016

Thought leadership: it’s vital to brands big and small, established and new. For instance, PR Newswire members who subscribe to ProfNet use its free community site ProfNet Connect to create custom expert profiles and interact with other users. This can be a LinkedIn profile or something similar.

Pitching 75

Pitching Media Leadership Examples 75

Beyond PR

MARCH 17, 2016

As the best practices in Monitoring Your Brand Across the Web show, listening to conversations on social can help you identify which channels are the most popular with current and prospective customers and how to adapt your brand’s contributions, voice and style to each channel. Content Marketing.

Marketing 40

Marketing Small Business Web Nonprofit 40

Beyond PR

MARCH 25, 2016

“Advocacy marketing” and “advocate marketing” have become popular buzzwords in the marketing community over the past few years. In my previous blog posts about advocacy marketing, I looked at how advocacy content can benefit your brand and how to start sharing your customers’ love. They yearn for community. Immediately.

Marketing 40

Marketing B2B B2C Leadership 40

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). For myself, I wanted to show that the JOTW network was a valuable resource, and a way to engage with communication professionals.”. “For Anything is Easy if You Try Hard Enough.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

And as B2B brands prepare for the future, what does doing it “well” look like on the surface and how is “well” defined? In essence I wanted to know how they are using their most public face (their website) when marketing their brands. I combined that with a review of the newsroom portions of their sites and their social profiles.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For content marketers seeking to generate leads from that new blog post, white paper, case study, event, infographic, research report, or webinar, here are 33 ways to ensure that your content is found, downloaded, clicked-on and consumed. Here's how: 33 Content Marketing Promotion Ideas.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Sword and the Script

MARCH 5, 2019

Brands need to have a direct involvement with the influencer, rather than through an agency proxy, otherwise, the relationship is with the agency, not the brand. Make sure your marketing leadership has time to exchange pleasantries with the influencers you’ve hired. 3) What are the goals of influence marketing?

Survey 60

Survey Trends Marketing B2B 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Simply roundup a handful of the best news articles and blog posts from other credible sources – that are relevant to your community – and weave a promotion for your webinar into the content. Any social media community manager worth their paycheck should already have a list of Twitter hashtags to use. 1) Publish a monthly roundup post.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

From a communications standpoint, this means that brands must continue to be thoughtful and authentic in their words and, most importantly, actions.”. I predict that brands that are able to evoke comfort, reassurance, normalcy and authenticity will excel this year. In the U.S., And we advisers must guide them in that path.

Trends 52

Trends Trade Shows Agency Communications 52

PR Conversations

APRIL 21, 2016

To wit, including ethnic diversity and values, physical and mental health challenges and sensitivities, generational accommodation, and so on—embracing and respecting the human spectrum in its entirety within workplaces and communities at large, rather than marginalizing or patronizing with messaging and tokenism.

Employee 40

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

. “I could envision the benefits, as a Canadian and a female (the outsized-represented gender in the PR industry workforce, but under-represented and appreciated in terms of formal senior roles, both in-house and agency, as well as thought leadership) in joining this initiative at the front end. ” #28: Ted Rubin (New York, US).

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Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81