Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong. The survey was conducted by yours truly and in collaboration with Ned Lundquist, an IABC Fellow , and the community of communicators he’s built over the last 18 years or so. Those were press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%).

Survey 73

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 73

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 13, 2014

Thought leadership is critical to brand differentiation and business growth – and core to effective communications strategies, particularly in today’s complex, crowded and commoditized world. Yet the sales community generally views thought leadership as a fancy name for marketing, outside their job to court new customers and close deals.

Leadership 81

Leadership Reputation Measurement Video 81

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For content marketers seeking to generate leads from that new blog post, white paper, case study, event, infographic, research report, or webinar, here are 33 ways to ensure that your content is found, downloaded, clicked-on and consumed. Here's how: 33 Content Marketing Promotion Ideas.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Backlinko found that “ list posts get an average of 218% more shares than how to’ posts and 203% more shares than infographics.” A difference between search and social. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Study Analysis Marketing 78

5W PR

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

However, a news story, well-written white paper, or a relevant infographic will remain posted on credible sites and circulated for many years, each time driving shoppers back to your business. It is also an opportunity to promote the press release on other avenues like your company blog and social media accounts.

Publicity 87

Publicity Case Study Infographics Energy 87

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Simply roundup a handful of the best news articles and blog posts from other credible sources – that are relevant to your community – and weave a promotion for your webinar into the content. Share your post liberally on social media. 7) Have graphics for social media prepared. 1) Publish a monthly roundup post.

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

The majority of these posts were company-centric – however every company did leverage visual content in some way to accompany the posts, be it video (which all three used in some way), infographics or associated white papers. Social was tied to most of these posts for two of the three companies.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60

Cision

JANUARY 6, 2016

These days a business does not have a choice to not be on social media. Or, how much to invest into social media marketing. Or even, what should one’s social media strategy be. Give your users content that they enjoy on social media. Multimedia Is The Way to Go. Don’t Be Afraid to Automate.

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Airlines Video 120

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 16, 2017

As public relations and corporate communications needs to become increasingly more visual gifs are one of the easiest and most effective ways to do it. Mobile friendly and work across platform including social media, web sites. Seven ways PR and corporate communications can use GIFs. Why use animated gifs?

Corporate 96

Corporate Communications Public Affairs Newspapers 96

Beyond PR

AUGUST 4, 2016

The fact is, social media allows us to reach countless people on a constant basis. It also opens the door to countless possibilities, as PR Newswire’s Victoria Harres covers in Identifying Opportunities & Issues: Keys to Monitoring Traditional & Social Media. Social media success is all about trial and error.

Social Media 40

Social Media Pinterest Media Marketing 40