Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market.

Technology 169

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 169

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Lack of buy-in.

B2B 137

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 137

Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

New social media platforms will launch while existing platforms evolve and change—likely in a way that’s disadvantageous to marketers unless they invest in paid media. The lines between public relations, social media, content marketing—and every other marketing discipline—will continue to blur. How do we measure results?

Trends 135

Trends Marketing Pinterest Social Media 135

Cision

MAY 29, 2015

And when measuring PR, even if your metrics are primarily output metrics, you’re doing math. PR measurement guru, Shonali Burke, sums it up nicely: “I think many [PR] pros think ‘differential calculus’ or other complicated functions when they hear ‘Math’. Want to do PR measurement better? Think PR doesn’t “do math”?

Engineering 120

Engineering Measurement Analytics Sports 120

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

What topics and content formats that relate to your business will they find meaningful? You can find content related to your business, such as industry trends and statistics, tips and how-tos, informational or entertaining videos, or community-related sources to curate.” Measure your content curation.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

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.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

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.

Crisis 92

Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

It breaks the market it into two segments PR, marketing and communications ($26b) and lead generation, risk management and customer relations ($14b). The research firm Burson Taylor puts the PR software market at $4 billion , but it’s an educated guess. iSentia is an all-in-one PR software tool based in Australia.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Is your organization missing key pieces of the marketing tech stack that could impact performance? For example, online chat software is ideal for engaging with site visitors, answering questions, and capturing leads. Have we created a content marketing editorial calendar that defines our strategy on content production and publishing?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

PR 20/20

JULY 6, 2020

From certifications, to professional association memberships, to events, and to using our strengths to give back to the community — pouring time and resources into our team comes back to the agency tenfold. And we’re constantly learning and evolving when it comes to the ever-changing world of business and marketing.

Training 72

Training How To Course Software 72

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. Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer – A tool developed by the Advanced Marketing Institute that evaluates the language in a headline primarily by its emotional appeal to the reader.

Tools 120

Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight. This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future. Corporate Communications is Taking More PR Work In-House, finds Survey.

Agency 93

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 93

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 Marketing turns to creative to stand out from the clutter . I see a few things.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

Engineering 62

Engineering Content Marketing Marketing Analytics 62

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Today, the company is perhaps the largest of its kind, and I think understanding how it got to the place it is now, offers an interesting window into the world of PR and the evolution of technology for the digital PR community. Vocus , a provider of cloud-based PR software announces it will be acquired by GTCR for $447 million.

Technology 12

Technology Software Company Marketing 12

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Read more: Communications Influence with C-Suite Grows [Gartner Survey]. Buyers of B2B software want published pricing. Yet, B2B software companies are resistant to publishing pricing online because they feel it removes leverage. Read more: The 6 Top B2B Content Formats Buyers Find Most Valuable. PR measurement.

B2B 116

B2B Marketing Survey Software 116

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

The challenge is that these teams frequently continue to be siloed and need a roadmap for continuous storytelling and story marketing. With social media, marketers have more (and cheaper) access to their communities and customers than ever, but it’s hard to keep up with the demand for quality content.

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Storytelling Media Infographics Advertising 281

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Understanding the risks, adopting best practices, and investing in robust cybersecurity measures are crucial for safeguarding our digital realm and ensuring a secure and prosperous future. Crisis communication preparedness: Preparing for cybersecurity incidents is as crucial as prevention.

Education 111

Education Employee Measurement Agency 111

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I asked Rebecca questions based on her recent research report for Altimeter Group about content, measurement and KPIs: Q1: Why are marketers finding measurement to be the single most formidable content marketing challenge? What is it about measurement that seems to stump them? and, of course, KPIs.

Measurement 100

Measurement Digital PR Tools Content Marketing 100

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. Consumption.

B2B 113

B2B Consumer Marketing Survey 113

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“It’s ridiculous, the constraints that most marketers are dealing with,” said Maureen Blandford , vice president of Marketing for Community Brands, in the report. “I I don’t think I can code better than the software developers or do F&I better than the CFO; that’s not a thing.

B2B 142

B2B Marketing Survey Case Study 142

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

Healthcare 136

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Organisations such as Edelman and BOLDT have turned their tool stack into a competitive marketing advantage. Platforms include Google Docs (office and messaging), Hubspot (content marketing and pipeline development), and Prowly (influencer relations and press office). That must change. It’s not a scalable or robust approach.

Tools 175

Tools How To Agency SEO 175

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 59

Journalistics

MARCH 24, 2015

What’s a digital content strategy? Is a digital content strategy something you need for social media? Content marketing? Influence marketing? What outcomes will you measure? – what do you want to measure? Leads and sales directly attributed to the performance of your content?

Strategy 72

Strategy How To Measurement Analytics 72

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Ceralytics is a content intelligence platform that identifies and predicts the topics, themes and positioning that provides the most value to your audience, giving you the insights you need to develop content and campaigns that engage and convert. We officially launched in September of 2016 at Content Marketing World.

Film 40

Film Software Measurement Data 40

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

That’s why we’ve created a platform uniting software, education, and community to help businesses grow better every day. Our take on HubSpot: HubSpot delivers wonderful content, infographics and templates to help guide your marketing techniques. PRNEWS Blog.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Data is the lynchpin of marketing success. It’s required for successful and measurable outbound efforts, and it’s generated from inbound efforts. How you run, analyze, and utilize data is critical to marketing, sales, and revenue. Marketing technology doesn’t exist without data. We have to start with data.

Marketing 64

Marketing System Data Tools 64

Beyond PR

MARCH 17, 2016

Approach social media as a long-term resource for building customer loyalty, gathering a community around your brand, and then driving eyes to your owned channels. Content Marketing. Content marketing can be a cost-effective and high-impact tactic to strengthen your online presence and generate new leads.

Marketing 40

Marketing Small Business Web Nonprofit 40

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

He's also a world-leading web strategist, content marketer, author, and speaker. 10: Doug Kessler (London, UK) Doug is co-founder of B2B content marketing agency Velocity Partners. I measure my productivity and outputs in many different ways. An all round nice guy. Email is killing me. It's your choice. #10:

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Frederik Vincx

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The issues we face in practice are well documented: measurement, media, paid, planning, and workflow. The highest skills gaps were reported as measurement (53%), budget management (44%), crisis management (37%), and digital communications/social media (35%). You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Where do you start?

How To 60

How To Software System Employee 60

Contently - Strategy

MAY 10, 2024

In content marketing, becoming a thought leader involves more than just sharing information. Video content, and its ability to share ideas, innovations, and solutions in an engaging way has made it a valuable tool for organizations looking to stand out from competitors.

Leadership 96

Leadership Video B2C Interviews 96

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Content marketing projects thrive or languish based on the creative brief. When we prime our creators with a compelling idea, a clear purpose, and a defined audience, they are far more likely to develop an outstanding piece of content than when we have a fuzzy concept poorly articulated.

Creativity 132

Creativity Enterprise Tools Training 132

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Below are 15 takeaways I offer you from Killing Marketing; I hope these encourage you and your organization to both get a copy of the book and embrace content marketing. 1) Challenge your marketing beliefs. Also see these related book reviews: 8 Epic Takeaways from Joe Pulizzi’s Epic Content Marketing.

Marketing 65

Marketing Content Marketing Insurance Insurance 65

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 19, 2018

Join.me : No registration or software download required for this one and probably the best screen sharing available, along with simple video conferencing and unlimited audio. Endless templates, images, fonts, layouts and ideas, the free version of Canva will make you feel like a visual content pro. Think again.

Nonprofit 76

Nonprofit Tools Marketing Skype 76

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing predictions. Efficient marketing execution and measurement. Too often marketers become enamored with the latest trends and tools. More and more prospects are seeking counsel of friends and peers in making buying decisions for software and other products. Jennifer Tomlinson | Qorus Software.

Marketing 168

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 168