Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

As such, podcasts are an old tool with a new twist. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Talk to Us!

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wiredPRworks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Selling Secrets Masterclass was created for anyone who wants to be more creative, persuasive, and influential. Taught in a quick-start format, this masterclass is ideal for creative professionals who want to advance digital branding, content marketing and social media skills as they accelerate success.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 8, 2023

As AI continues to advance and permeate various industries, marketers and communicators must adapt their strategies to leverage its power effectively. Amidst this transformative era, one fundamental aspect remains unchanged: the critical role of content marketing.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Here are a few ways PR agencies should be using tech tools and other resources. Needless to say, we couldn’t live without simple tools like Google Alerts and services like Cision. But much of it can be automated, allowing more time for developing the creative subject line or the new launch idea.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns.

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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.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. Connect with David Meerman Scott. Facebook [link]. Instagram [link].

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

New tool ‘Automated Insights’ could be a game-changer for our future PR work-flows. That’s an hour back a week for creative! Use this tool to take any PDF and make it editable in powerpoint. Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Swarmwise eBook: Building a community.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

In breaking this down by stage 40% said its “most helpful during exploratory conversations”; 20% said during a presentation phase; 17% said “decision-making phase”; 6% said during “pricing negotiations phase” and 17% said “media coverage is a helpful sales enablement tool at all phases of the B2B buying process.”.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Content Marketing World Conference and Expo.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 is still uneven in communities across the country and around the world. Brands are showing up in unprecedented ways to support their employees, customers and communities. They posted this cute animal vid yesterday (in line with their brand on Insta), and asked people to comment with the content they want to see.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 30, 2023

Diversity of content can be a particularly effective route to take here. More creative content marketing methods help you reach a variety of audiences while also meeting the various accessibility needs of your demographics. This should include providing subtitles for video content and transcripts for podcasts.

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wiredPRworks

JUNE 5, 2018

Thanks to Matt Chiera, the lead author, for the opportunity to contribute to a new book called Digital Marketers Sound Off. In my chapter, I share tips, tools and strategies to optimize digital marketing PR efforts. What's your biggest question about how to infuse your digital marketing and PR with storytelling?

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 6, 2016

In a recent article Joe Pulizzi of CMI offered 5 reasons why content marketing efforts fail to hit the mark. If anyone understands why content should be aiming at creating ongoing conversations, it’s PR folk. Great content must be meet the needs of your audience. How do you figure out what content that is?

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 6, 2016

In a recent article Joe Pulizzi of CMI offered 5 reasons why content marketing efforts fail to hit the mark. If anyone understands why content should be aiming at creating ongoing conversations, it’s PR folk. Great content must be meet the needs of your audience. How do you figure out what content that is?

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Digital PR Corporate Groups Training 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 6, 2016

In a recent article Joe Pulizzi of CMI offered 5 reasons why content marketing efforts fail to hit the mark. If anyone understands why content should be aiming at creating ongoing conversations, it’s PR folk. Great content must be meet the needs of your audience. How do you figure out what content that is?

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Cision

MAY 26, 2017

There’s no time to be wasted in unifying your business, marketing and community with a content management system. Present day ecommerce platforms like Shopify will let you start publishing content directly on your site or app, categorize posts, moderate discussions and comments, and tie the goodwill you get to your brand.

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PRSay

AUGUST 3, 2016

To really see results you need to build a community. Taking it a step further, organizers handed the official @Sweden Twitter handle off to those residents, giving them complete creative control over the channel. These people imbued the official communications with personality,” said Burke.

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Prohibition

MAY 10, 2023

UGC tends to generate more likes, comments, and shares than branded content because it feels more authentic and relatable. This increased engagement can help you build a stronger online community and can ultimately lead to more conversions and sales.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 17, 2017

Twitter has long been a marketing favorite, but its growth prospects have been questioned. The company has swapped out leadership, it’s bleeding talent (and institutional knowledge) and the CEO has asked the community for improvement suggestions. I have concluded this is a tool that will make us better marketers.

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PR 20/20

JULY 11, 2019

At the heart of what we do, all marketers are storytellers. Through content marketing, we work hard to design narratives that inspire, inform, explain, and even challenge what our buyers might already believe. Luckily, new technologies are enabling marketers to deliver on smarter content marketing strategies.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Strategies used in tech PR include thought leadership, social media management, strategic partnerships and community engagement, content marketing, media relations , and influencer marketing. Tech PR is an essential tool for tech companies to stand out from the competition and achieve maximum impact and results.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I AI-written content adds more noise. “PR My own predictions are listed at the very bottom.

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Wildfire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

However, the media landscape has changed drastically over the years and businesses can’t just rely on a press release to communicate their message. The PR industry has been tainted with a number of myths and misconceptions since its inception in the 1900s , with the public underestimating it as a trusted communications tool.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources. The event is designed for marketing change agents and leaders of agencies, enterprises and higher-education institutions.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

These findings are from a new report called Humans still needed: An analysis of skills and tools in public relations , published today by the CIPR’s #AIinPR panel. AI tools in PR? The market for tools in PR is exploding. Each tool has been labelled by function and AI sophistication using a five point scale.

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wiredPRworks

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Immediately upgrade your skills and achieve a much greater understanding of your personal branding, digital marketing and social selling potential. Taught in a quick-start format online at Ascend Training, this class is ideal for those who want to advance their branding, content marketing and social media skills.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 18, 2019

In advance of the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Conference (MAICON) , I interviewed a number of experts (i.e. They offered a sneak peak into what to expect from their topics (spanning disciplines like content marketing, email, sales, strategy, social and more), plus a bit of insight into their own trials with AI.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 22, 2015

But with so much “stuff” out there, how can you make sure you’re producing innovative content rather than same old, same old? Purina’s “Dear Kitten” Video Series Proves BuzzFeed Is The Cat’s Pajamas For Content Marketers. The Evolution of Public Relations Through Content Marketing. ” 5.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

This makes sense to me since WordPress is surrounded by a community of developers that created plugins that assist with design, organization, and content distribution – for search and social. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss. Content Marketing: Don’t Make Home Improvements to Rental Property.

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Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

For example, if your audience is the retirement-aged community, TikTok wouldn’t be the most advantageous way to achieve growth. While your messaging is limited to 280 characters, you can develop succinct, creative content for your brand that adds to an existing conversation.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The role of communicators – whether it implicitly states it in our job descriptions or not – is to keep on top of societal and industry trends so we can ensure our organizations keep pace with or stay ahead of the competition. Creative Commons CC0. The newsletter is available online at www.nedsjotw.com.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. Strategize AI: Access processes, best practices, tools, templates and resources. The event is designed for marketing change agents and leaders of agencies, enterprises and higher-education institutions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 1, 2015

The Art of Repurposing Content – 5 Creative Tips for Content Marketers. Why: “Repurposing content in a way that creates value works great. ” asks Kimberly Grimms in this post for Jeff Bullas , as she discusses how to evaluate your content and gear it towards Gen Y. ” 3. ” 6.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Their mission is singular: Our marketing industry will thrive only if it absorbs the creativity of people with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, so that marketers are more representative of the country’s multicultural, multiracial audiences. Tell us what inspired John’s interest?

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