Cision

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

With just one statistic, Joe Pulizzi delivered a stark wake-up call to this year’s Content Marketing World attendees. When we asked global enterprise marketers how committed they are to their content marketing approach, 20 percent said they’re fully committed,” said Joe during Day 1’s welcome address.

Content Marketing 84

Content Marketing Marketing Skype Enterprise 84

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. Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

Leadership 129

Leadership B2B Study Survey 129

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

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

ReimaginePR

MAY 30, 2016

“Over 70% of respondents claim that video performs better than other content for producing conversions,” according to a recent report published in Vidyard. Videos give your customers an insider’s look at who’s really behind your brand. They also showcase your brand’s personality in an easily-digestible format. Click Here.

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Writing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Content marketing is blending the functions of marketing and sales to the extent, marketing has lost its focus on creating demand. That’s my take after listening to Tom Webster evolve a concept over couple of podcasts on The Marketing Companion and finally rendered in a more polished format on Mark W. I sure have.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Writing 60

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 1, 2019

I write reminders on the backs of my hands. And of course, I use a content calendar while working at Contently, using our very own platform. But the dirty secret of content marketing is that creating a content calendar is much harder than it seems. All my life, no one has ever called me organized or neat.

Content Marketing 84

Content Marketing Course Leadership Strategy 84

Beyond PR

AUGUST 9, 2016

As a content marketer, I’m always on the lookout for whatever edge will improve my content’s reach. But with so many other brands also using content marketing, the task can seem Sisyphean at times. And the benefits go beyond building awareness for your content. Full-Text Syndication.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Web 40

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you’re looking for an easy, but sure way, to define yourself as an expert in your field, here’s my advice: write an ebook. That doesn’t seem like a guaranteed path to brand authority. Let’s talk about why an ebook is an essential element for your content marketing strategy, and how to create and promote one for maximum effect.

eBook 219

eBook How To Writing Community 219

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. Shared Media. Shared media is also known as social media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company has raised over $65 million to help brands personalize their marketing and thrive in the pending cookie apocalypse. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.). We weren’t sitting there thinking like, “Okay, we need to get a million downloads or a million subscribers in the first year.”

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Customer Service Airlines 40

Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Then set up a series of emails that will follow that initial download email. Once you create the copy for these, use your automation software to set up the emailing schedule, such as “Email one is sent four days after Download Email.”. Share her content. Writing Press Releases. Content Creation. their value.

Marketing 120

Marketing Comparison eBook Social Media 120

Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Communications is one of those disciplines that touches pretty much all aspects of a business: thought-leadership, branding, media relations, reputation management, earned media, social media, content marketing, lead generation and so much more. Audience: You’re not writing a content press release for journalists.

Writing 40

Writing SEO Web Content Marketing 40

Beyond PR

MARCH 18, 2016

Every brand has an identity. It’s up to brand managers and marketers to pinpoint what makes that identity unique and play to those strengths. Depending on your brand’s expertise, planning content around the holidays and other seasonal events can be a great way to newsjack topics that naturally align with your vision.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing How To Marketing Case Study 40

Cision

APRIL 25, 2015

Your brand or a client has a great new product that your audience will want to know about, and you want to make sure they do. You can, and should, write a press release and send it to your targeted media group to drum up publicity. Want to stand out with standout content? How many people downloaded the podcast?

Film 120

Film Content Marketing Analytics Measurement 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Only 5% of all branded content online content gets 90% of consumer engagements, so standing out from the crowd and ensuring campaigns and convert has never been more important – or more difficult. Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

What’s even more astounding is a Nielsen survey says 92 percent of us trust recommendations from individuals we may not personally know—if they’re perceived as a “social media star” in the industry—over what brands communicate. This means, if you don’t have a strong influencer marketing program set for 2017, you will be way behind.

Trends 120

Trends Leadership Small Business Analytics 120

PR 20/20

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We all should think of old blog posts like aged wine—the older it is, the more satisfying and valuable it becomes—and it takes a lot less time than writing a brand-new post. Content edits provide the perfect time to update the CTA section with a more relevant conversion opportunity. How to write an effective content edit.

SEO 52

SEO Google Engineering eBook 52

Cision

JULY 6, 2017

Leads help you better understand how many people are interested in your information, and tell you some specifics that may help you produce better future content for your engaged audience. Many good content marketing strategies — whether for a blog or company brand — include a lead generation form.

Blogging 168

Blogging How To Privacy Mobile 168

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2018

As an example, he used the goal of producing 2,000 downloads that equate to marketing soft leads for sales. He said, “This goal should be shared across the entire marketing/communications department. It’s not a content marketing goal or a PR goal. Content marketing, yes. Influencer relations, yes.

Media Relations 85

Media Relations Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 85

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. . Digital marketing success is fueled by creating great content and building a targeted audience, but there’s a third piece missing from that equation—ignition. It comes from the transmission of content. Not anymore.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

PR 20/20

JANUARY 17, 2023

Find out what they do and don't like on your site and how they interact with current content offerings. Most downloaded content pieces. Most shared posts / content pieces. These touch points (web pages) should provide the most substantial content pieces. Create Purposeful Content For Each Stage.

Strategy 52

Strategy How To Technology B2B 52

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Content marketing is no longer optional for your brand. As a massively effective strategy, with conversion rates that are six times higher than and driving three times as many leads as traditional marketing, it’s no secret that your brand should be using content marketing. There are typos.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Writing Tools Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

Program effectiveness depends on so many variables such as the context , content, cost, industry, reach, return, trust and the more subjective attributes of quality and value. FTC warning letters aside , can brands really buy influence? In other words, what is it a brand wants an influencer to achieve?

Strategy 76

Strategy Marketing Measurement B2B 76

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

They spend more time on your site and take the actions you want them to take – download content, watch a video, fill in a form or purchase your product. 57% of internet users say they won’t recommend a brand with a bad mobile site and 40% say they turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

They spend more time on your site and take the actions you want them to take – download content, watch a video, fill in a form or purchase your product. 57% of internet users say they won’t recommend a brand with a bad mobile site and 40% say they turned to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Interactive campaign content made easy Integrating social content is key to most campaigns but often we’re challenged by getting content built and on site. Brand social activity into site content in real-time. Great free tool:Who else is bored with making brand logo wall images? Don’t miss out download now.

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. They pay journalists, writers and filmmakers to research, write, report, film, and transmit content.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. They pay journalists, writers and filmmakers to research, write, report, film, and transmit content.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Critical Mention

MARCH 13, 2019

I started writing the blog in 2009, and the speaking and books followed on not too much later. Q: Sales and marketing have become increasingly intertwined in the past few years. They were thrilled that two of their dream clients had downloaded a white paper, giving them access to their email address.

Interviews 65

Interviews B2B Measurement Blogging 65

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

registrations, subscriptions and downloads) and these sessions lasted 33% longer. Consider your audience – you know them better than anyone else – and write quality announcements about the things your company does that matter to them. Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market.

Study 139

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 139

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

And while holiday content opens up earned media and revenue opportunities, planning all of those PR and marketing campaigns can be overwhelming. To compete with big name brands, you need to get creative. Credible content will help build audience confidence and loyalty towards your brand. Stick to quick tips.

Banking 62

Banking Retail B2B Writing 62

ReimaginePR

JUNE 13, 2016

So you’ve got a brand new product that’s about to launch. You’ve done your market research, narrowed down the specs and features based on suggestions from your focus group, created a standout product, and pieced together a social media plan to help your product gain traction once it’s launched. When Marketing is Not Your Forte.

Product Launch 120

Product Launch Storytelling Social Media Comparison 120

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Later this week, that legend will take the stage as Content Marketing World’s closing keynote speaker, a fitting choice for this year’s theme Content Strikes Back. As a huge fan of Hamill, I can’t wait for the content inspiration he’ll unleash during his keynote. Look beyond your content universe.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40