Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Data and analytics capabilities will mature to allow companies to predict the best possible experience and communication touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey. 3) Brands blur the lines between company and friend. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. Cori Pearce | ChurnZero.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2017

And that’s why messaging is the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. In a world where every company is a self-proclaimed “leading provider” saying your product is #1 is not a winning marketing or sales strategy. Trust Economy: Summaries to 4 Content Marketing Studies.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. Digital communications attracts and engages customers: What is the New PR?

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Look at companies that disrupt. See how they market online. How do they drive traffic, create engaging content, make content get shared, and capture leads?

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. This information helps digital PR teams understand the media landscape and craft targeted pitches or campaigns.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

PRs can then reach out to pitch “thought leaders,” authors and other spokespeople to any number of shows looking for talent or topic-specific expertise. Think again, you may need Scoop.it, a content marketing automation SaaS platform that uses AI to help grow traffic and lead generation through content.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, it’s not at all unusual to see a company announcement first posted on their own blog or newsroom (including being optimized for search engines), promoted on social media and pitched to the media with an accompanying release. Breaking news and trending topics can also be leveraged to generate interest. No ‘spray-and-pray’ allowed

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. Data-driven pitches win points with journalists. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Yet, B2B software companies are resistant to publishing pricing online because they feel it removes leverage. Read more: 15 CX Action Items B2B Companies “Must Do” According to McKinsey Research. 97% of respondents said video content and communication were useful after making a purchase. B2B prospects want published pricing.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. An infographic: The design team has taken the most tweet-worthy stats and created a tantalizing infographic to accompany the eBook and drive social shares. Amplify the content.

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Cision

APRIL 13, 2017

Companies issue a news release when they have a job to do: to spread the message of a product launch, an exciting corporate expansion, or the addition of a new executive. Companies have a story to tell, and the media needs to tell a story. But it’s important to keep in mind that their audience, the media, also has a job to do.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

My friend is a web engineer for a large media company, and whenever we talk shop, I’m always surprised at how big of an impact his tinkering can have on the content we read. From my perspective, he noodles around in some code for an hour, and then the next time I see him, his company’s traffic reaches a new high.

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Buzzstream

MAY 9, 2018

Still, despite the fact that almost every company that cares about promoting their site or content sends outreach, there are tons of questions. This is dramatically higher than the median reply rate for companies we researched (12%). Some of the ones we hear most often are: What level of response rates should we expect?

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It’s a basic concept to guide companies as they think about building relationships with potential customers. When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away.

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Landis PR

MAY 8, 2023

Thought leaders provide timely, relevant content in useful forms. This can include white papers, speeches, webinars, infographics, videos, blogs or social media posts. What do you want the company to stand for? Identify your in-house experts and brainstorm ideas for content they can deliver.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 31, 2017

Every person in your company is a representative of the brand and now that we’re all online, that’s truer than ever. Anyone considering doing business with your company moves along a particular path, often referred to as the customer journey. It could be to buy the product, join the company as an employee or invest in the business.

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Engineering Interviews Infographics Social Media 188

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Tip 4: Utilize content marketing for PR On a budget, content marketing is a potent tool for enhancing PR efforts. For maximum impact on engagement metrics across target audiences-groups, consider crafting top-tier educational content explicitly tailored to resonate with their interests and unique challenges.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Check out the “PR Starter Kit” for pitching tips and more! Think about how many times you’ve seen a text-based article go viral – and compare that to cute kitten photos, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or infographics. Want to learn more ways to build relationships with influencers? Images inspire sharing.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 3, 2019

This post includes nine quick ways to amplify your existing content. 5 Lessons Learned from Content Marketing World 2018 #CMWorld. The largest content event there is, our team always sends a lucky few to Content Marketing World. 6 Expert Marketers Share Their Top Secret to Get Executive Buy-In.

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ISEBOX

APRIL 23, 2015

Thousands of press releases are sent to journalists who are often pitched more than 100 stories weekly. You HAVE to ensure your press release stands out from the dozens of other stories they are pitched every day. If you are using email to pitch your story, is your subject line professional, descriptive and enticing?

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

To translate this for communications purposes, if the brand is using billboards or other outdoor signage, try finding local bloggers in that neighborhood and pitch them a story or some custom content. B2B Content Marketing + Pinterest – Surprisingly, Pinterest is a huge traffic builder for my B2B client sites.

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PR Fuel

JULY 5, 2020

It first helps to know the difference between a press release and a regular piece of content marketing. Press releases aren’t meant to act as marketing material for your company. You’ll want to make sure that the company you hire to write your press releases knows how to write them properly.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Look at companies that disrupt. See how they market online. How do they drive traffic, create engaging content, make content get shared, and capture leads?

Real Estate 57

Real Estate How To Web Case Study 57

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The company said in an impressive report earlier this year, that more registrants will view recorded content days after the actual webinar. Given advertising deadlines, buying ad inventory is usually much smoother if you plan both content and budget for it in advance. Are Facebook Ads Any Good for B2B Marketing?

B2B 60

B2B Infographics Interviews eBook 60

Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In other words, decide what values you stand for and stay relentlessly true to them; in our case, Maccabee has turned down hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of client revenue from liquor companies, because we felt it would conflict with our PR work for alcoholism treatment.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

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Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

Critical Mention

JANUARY 15, 2019

In other words, you get a backlink every time a website directs users to your content. To get a backlink, once you submit a pitch, publications review whether your content can supplement and/or augment their site. Once you see the targeted sources, kindly request for them to credit your company with a link to your site.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Promoting a company event on social? Is the graphic calling out the accomplishments of a speaker at a company event? Use their headshot from their company bio. Images for promotions, such as ads or social media images, are generally more like pitches than other types of writing. Use Contrast Strategically.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 19, 2015

Gone are the days when entry-level PR job seekers would blindly pitch hundreds of reporters. Your cover letter is "your best shot at being singular," according to Slate editor Katherine Goldstein in this Fast Company article. The company might not be hiring now, but could be two weeks from now.

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Following comprehensive internal briefings of the clients that I would support (including Nokia and NXP), I was soon developing media lists, pitching different media for attending a major event and making byline contributions. I found that one of the key takeaways of media pitching is whether you work in the U.S.

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MaccaPR

MAY 3, 2019

How can marketers like you get your CEO or brand spokesperson interviewed on a podcast that’s heard by tens of thousands, or even millions, of listeners? And, just as challenging, how can you convince your CEO that securing a podcast interview could be as valuable for your company as an interview in "Bloomberg Businessweek?".

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

And this process might look very different for multiple pieces of content surrounding a significant product launch versus a one-off blog post. Key stakeholders to notify may include (but aren’t limited to): Social media specialists who can share the content asset on channels like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Remember when public relations required you to persuade gatekeepers – news editors, TV and radio producers and reporters – to carry your company or client''s content to their audiences? Brian Enderlein , Digital Media, Interactive Marketing & Analytics, 3M. But, definitions vary by marketer. It''s been done for years.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. million in content costs.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though she says writing has always been part of her career, her “first ‘real’ PR job landed me out in the Bay Area working for a tech company.” It’s harder as far as pitching the media. With 4-5 PR pros for every journalist and shrinking newsrooms, getting your pitch seen by a reporter can be very challenging.

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