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This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Second, these weren’t just emails lists from downloaded content – but communities of engaged readers. Case in point?

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

Sword and the Script

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten.

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Less publicized but more interesting takeaways from 3 reports on marketing and PR

Sword and the Script

The vendor community that serves PR has published a handful of reports over the last few months. Top metrics for marcom and PR vary The top metric for marketing communication (marcom) leaders is leads generated while the top metric for PR is stories placed. The breakdown for the top metrics for each segment follows below.

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Consumers Want to Travel, Here are PR Strategies that Will Make Them Book The Trip

5W PR

Conduct surveys, analyze website data, and start tracking social media conversations to uncover their pain points, desires, and hidden travel dreams. SEO In an overwhelming online landscape, don’t let your destination end up buried in pages of search results. Retargeting can remind interested users to book their trip.

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2024’s Top 5 PR Trends: What to Watch

Newsfile

AI Integration in Daily Tasks According to the latest annual McKinsey Global Survey on the State of AI , the most commonly reported uses of generative AI tools are in marketing and sales, product and service development and service operations. Writing copy for social media is the most popular use for AI, according to 64% of PR pros.

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Controlled Chaos: 86 Comms Pros Explain How Communications Work Has Changed

Sword and the Script

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. Most communicators say the volume of work has grown, but so too has the variety of work. I’ve found that employers expect not just one skill like writing, but design skills as well.”.

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The Best 15+ Link Building Tools for 2024 (Free and Paid)

Buzzstream

While it may be tempting to cut costs using shady SEO tactics to take advantage of Google’s algorithm, Google eventually catches up and penalizes many sites over time. With the powerful SEO tool SEMRush , you can discover link reclamation opportunities using their Backlink Audit Tool. Building links is a time-intensive process.

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