ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this age of short attention spans, it may seem counter-intuitive to champion long-form content for PR and marketing. Although longer content like books, white papers, podcasts, eBooks, and video can take more time and effort than shorter bites, and it demands greater depth and creativity, it can prove very effective.

Case Study 178

Case Study SEO Film Video 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 18, 2019

“Strategy” is an overused word, but in public relations or marketing, it’s a key to success. Think in terms of measurable brand preference, increases in website traffic, lead generation, or even specific deliverables, like speaking opportunities generated for the CEO. They’re measurable.

Strategy 220

Strategy Measurement Advertising Advertising 220

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. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Do the marketing tools and tactics you use actually keep your brand top of mind? It may be time to say out with the old (traditional TV advertising) and in with the new (brand journalism). A brand journalism program, like any marketing strategy, must include goals, metrics and outlined measurement tactics.

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

Cision

MAY 19, 2015

This post was inspired by our free “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR ” white paper. Not long ago, we had a blog post that described five outside-the-box content marketing ideas. Many brands with successful apps focus on either fun or, as Jay Baer calls it, “ youtility.” Measure everything, too.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Apparel Mobile 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For B2B clients like those we represent, it can include the topics and suggested resources for bylined articles, blog posts, social media posts, digital video, and longer-form content like white papers, among other elements. A good content calendar is like a roadmap that helps a brand tell its story. Measure performance daily.

How To 259

How To Social Media Product Launch Construction 259

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Much has been talked about regarding the importance of marketing personalization and a 1:1 approach. We have used this philosophy in our own marketing efforts at Cision and PR Newswire, and it has significantly improved the effectiveness of our marketing programs. Let me explain. that have to be coordinated.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

Cision

JANUARY 28, 2016

Every brand knows the importance of social media. But not every brand knows how to create a structured social strategy that will help them meet their goals. In fact, only 15 percent of marketers know how to prove the impact of their social media efforts quantitatively. Read the free white paper today!

Enterprise 120

Enterprise Strategy Pinterest Social Media 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

But B2B businesses aren’t changing the way they plan and shape their marketing strategy quickly enough, and are left feeling the effects of staying behind the times. In fact, 47 percent of B2B marketers close less than four percent of marketing-generated leads. Get our recent white paper today! Measure to Learn.

Nonprofit 120

Nonprofit Marketing B2B Crisis 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Most of these come from registering for one-off gated content like white papers and webinars – these assets are expensive to create and promote. And I have a massive library of SEO and content marketing material.”.

SEO 130

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 130

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. With more and more businesses across verticals and industries creating content, people have become desensitized towards brand content. The answer is simple!

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Content marketing as a discipline is still relatively new, and it’s evolving into whatever we professional communicators and marketers say it is. How do you most effectively package your company’s unique value propositions and expertise, and deliver it to the market? What’s the right channel to use? Focus on the content.

Content Marketing 150

Content Marketing Marketing How To Leadership 150

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

Analytics 170

Analytics Measurement Data Technology 170

Cision

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In a recent AdAge profile , Laundry Service CEO Jason Stein describes the huge opportunity that influencers offer to marketers, communications professionals and brands: There is a major convergence between influencers, brands and publishers, and the ones who are really successful are all three of these things.”

Marketing 120

Marketing Groups Journalism Social Media 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As new markets keep reaching out and needing PR representation, her team is ready to jump in. At Crenshaw, you work with a variety of brands and businesses. How can brands keep up? Smart brands constantly ask their audiences for input and feedback– via social media engagement (mandatory these days!)

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Sword and the Script

JUNE 13, 2017

The recent commentary on content marketing by Gartner Research may have given B2B tech marketers motivation to reconsider the concept. Every B2B tech marketer is familiar with the analyst firm because of the implication the four corners of one certain magical graphical quad chart can have on a short list of vendors.

Content Marketing 77

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Analytics 77

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. Get our free “Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR” white paper now! Measure your results. Measurement can often be the toughest part of any content marketing campaign.

Film 120

Film Content Marketing Analytics Measurement 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Despite the maturation of digital marketing and web analytics, this remains a challenge. What did brands get for their money this year? B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success.

B2B 66

B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 66

Cision

JULY 7, 2015

Verified accounts , improved search and “buy” buttons are just a few of the changes making waves in the marketing and PR departments. More importantly, how can use them to your brand’s advantage? Why should your brand be on Pinterest? Do you know how to measure success? Optimization works in conjunction with measurement.

Pinterest 120

Pinterest Measurement Exercises Travel 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

“The biggest challenge is that we are moving from an industry that could create one amazing commercial to reach consumers to an ecosystem with a diversified channel structure,” according to Mike Scafidi , marketing operations with PepsiCo. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. Don’t mash case studies, white papers, webinars, press releases and blog posts together. survey respondents said the following: 61% trust business.

Government 136

Government Survey Ethics Media 136

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. A different study that Chief Marketer reported found B2B organizations are slow to follow up with leads. These are the metrics B2B lead gen measure. 25% say cost of new leads.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Cision

JULY 8, 2015

catches up with international card payment security measures, many U.S. consumers are frustrated with the decision to go with chip-and-signature security measures. Want to learn more about how EMV impacts financial brands? Check out our latest white paper today! Continued Vulnerability. As the U.S. Outside the U.S.,

Retail 120

Retail Travel Mobile Technology 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Influencer marketing is on the rise as 59 percent of professional communicators plan on increasing their budgets for this tactic over the next 12 months. In order to measure your success later down the line, you’ll need to determine your metrics before getting involved in an influencer program. Get our white paper today!

Guidelines 120

Guidelines Social Media Creativity Pitching 120

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

If done right, it enhances your branding and message. What I want to do in this piece is to share eight best practices to enhance your branding and messaging by curating content. ” The Content Marketing Institute has a great list of different content curation sources if you are looking for source ideas. Conclusion.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

You could develop a content marketing strategy , but that doesn’t mean that it will be a good strategy, or that it is related to the corporate goals in any meaningful way. What I want to do in this post is to identify 11 content marketing mistakes that you should avoid. Mistake #9: You aren’t measuring what matters.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2019

It commands about 90% of the market share. Since most websites get the vast majority of website traffic from organic searches, Google has an outsized role in how much visibility any brand gets on the web. Where those links are branded, as opposed to a keyword, the link inherently brings higher visibility. Do they subscribe?

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Google Banking Engineering Web 131

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It can be a struggle to justify extra expenses, especially for public relations and marketing. Increase Brand Awareness. As you develop your press release distribution strategy, it’s important to know how to monitor and measure the success of these individual press releases and overall campaigns.

Nonprofit 103

Nonprofit Measurement Writing LinkedIn 103

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Emphasize projects where you had a measurable impact on your organization. Learn more about a specific area such as content marketing or big data by attending a local Meetup If you don’t see a Meetup meeting on a topic that you’d like to know more about, then start one yourself. Make sure it’s two pages or less. Promote your expertise.

Nonprofit 159

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 159

Cision

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Covey , author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” This panel included three speakers who brought unique perspectives on how brands could use social intelligence. Measurement. Pauline attributed their continuously growing influence to the brand’s: Strong editorial content. Use of high-quality images.

Media 120

Media Social Media Community Measurement 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. by Frank Strong.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Writing 60

wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

In the features area, post a report or a white paper based on your LinkedIn community’s experience. Talk about your LinkedIn networking experiences on your blog and in your marketing communications and make your LinkedIn site [www.linkedin.com/in/yourname] as prominent as your home page URL in all communications.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn How To B2B Social Media 52

Shift Communications

MARCH 17, 2015

In my last post , I covered what for me was a particularly egregious misuse of marketing technology, when a bot promoted a white paper with “Fear and Loathing” in the title on the 10 th anniversary of the suicide of Hunter S. Most of all, for me, lazy marketing, is, at the end of the day, lazy PR. Why not just hire a bot?

Data-Driven PR 60

Data-Driven PR Data Technology Print 60

Cision

AUGUST 19, 2015

Streaming, or live, video is the hot new tool in PR and marketing, but what does it take to be successful with the medium? Check out our “Video Streaming Best Practices for PR” white paper! For B2B brands, the title may be more educational in nature: “Tune in to Learn about [Blank].” Write a script.

Video 120

Video Education Mobile B2B 120

Cision

MAY 20, 2015

In 2014, the use of video content among B2Bs jumped 8 percent , meaning nearly three in five businesses have integrated video into their content marketing strategy. Is there a preference for one or for the other and how does the non-professional vid affect brand? Brand building is big picture type stuff. Why wouldn’t they?

Video 120

Video YouTube Content Marketing Film 120

Beyond PR

JULY 7, 2016

Thanks to a trifecta of trends, local marketing strategies offer today’s entrepreneur more opportunities than ever. More consumers are mobile, more brands are re-focusing on relationship marketing and more location-based technology is making it easier to connect the two. It’s where the money is, too.

Small Business 74

Small Business Local Marketing Guidelines 74

Cision

MARCH 17, 2016

So how do you know what the right strategy is for your brand? Ed James, president/PR at Anthemic Agency, stresses the importance of understanding a brand’s needs to create a successful PR strategy. Learn how with Cision’s free white paper! What constitutes a successful brand communication strategy?

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Employee Agency Meeting Strategy 120