Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

We will have a Twittersphere of bots talking to bots and thanking each other for being top engaged members of the community this week. Perhaps time-on-page is a better digital analytical measure than the volume of sessions or visitors. Why then, does marketing need more white papers, landing pages and registrations?

Content Marketing 71

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 71

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

While no answer option ranked below 50% for “less important” or “much less important,” the tactics or trends which saw their popularity or usage slipping among respondents for the upcoming year were press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%). Measurement is always tricky and always has been.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Beyond PR

JULY 7, 2016

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. With 88% of consumers trusting online reviews as much as personal recommendations , monitoring what’s being said about you on review sites and in local media is very important.

Small Business 74

Small Business Local Marketing Guidelines 74

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. I’d caveat using these tools by saying that (from personal experience) you can manipulate your headlines so thoroughly that you score high by their measures and completely obfuscate the topic of your post.

Tools 120

Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Click here for our free content marketing white paper! . The FCC is investing in providing access to communities that do not have broadband. Once it becomes part of mainstream manufacturing and fulfillment, 3D printing will change medicine, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods in ways we can only roughly glimpse now.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Web System 120

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. Also, it wasn’t clear if there are community managers in place, but if so they should be empowered to engage more readily with external audiences in conversation vs. only publishing.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

She has never published a blog post, or an article for a leading association of business communicators , or given a formal presentation. Yet people like her influence consumer spending to the tune of $1.2 The answer – and the title for a white paper accompanying the study – Influencer Grudge Match: Lady Gaga versus Bono! –

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 5, 2019

Posting product pictures to Instagram might work in a consumer world, but that doesn’t work well in B2B. If the influencer you are working with is cerebral, have them dive into a deep white paper with you. The four bullet points, I’ve listed above support goals for both awareness and lead generation – and can be measured.

Survey 60

Survey Trends Marketing B2B 60

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Do buyers really consume 50 pieces of content?

B2B 113

B2B Consumer Marketing Survey 113

Cision

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Get our free “Video Streaming Best Practices for PR” white paper today! Facebook Professional Services recently did a soft-launch and the resulting product is currently more akin to Google reviews than to the robust reviewing community of Yelp. Take PR to the next level. Facebook Professional Services.

Facebook 48

Facebook Nonprofit Enterprise Google 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of B2B buyers say they consume three or more pieces of content before engaging a salesperson, according to a survey by Demand Gen Report. Some 70% reported video has a greater impact “over other content formats such as infographics, e-books and white papers” in raising awareness of a business problem.

B2B 122

B2B Marketing Survey Software 122

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

“Value is subjective: it’s impossible to measure the value of a public relations programme until it’s been running for a while (and even then it’s still hard). “Almost 10 years later, what are some measurable outcomes from participating in PR Conversations? “I share to be part of a community.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81