Contently - Strategy

MAY 9, 2024

Writing a white paper is the heavyweight bout of content creation. And just like boxing, crafting a white paper requires strategy, finesse, and a game plan. Execute it well and your white paper can position your brand as an industry champion who’s adept at addressing your customers’ needs.

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Cision

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In a recent Wall Street Journal article (“What Celebrities Can Teach Companies About Social Media” published on October 14, 2015), “experts” offered some social media content advice: From singer Rihanna – Cultivate platform-specific content for a multitude of social platforms.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maximize media placements with a few simple steps. Socialize all coverage. . The minute a profile appears on your CEO, or a brand spokesperson kills it on a live broadcast interview, it’s time for the social media team to get involved. That edgy byline by the company CTO? This is a must! Say thank you.

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MaccaPR

AUGUST 20, 2014

I recently joined our agency’s VP Jean Hill in delivering a workshop on the data-driven science behind social media before more than 50 marketing executives for a Fortune 100 client. What specific actions do you want them to take once they connect with your company online? What’s the optimal length for a tweet?

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this article, 5W PR CEO Ronn Torossian and others share tips on how executives can use a blog and other social media avenues to spark conversations and conversions, establishing themselves as a leader within their industry. For this reason, PR professionals are converting their media publications into blogs and e-newsletters.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

Social monitoring and listening not only give us a heads up on customer service issues or negative PR, but they can illuminate industry trends and customer behavior. A PR campaign can include a general theme or direction found in social media data or patterns, or the social data can inform a content calendar.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 19, 2016

Most social media marketers share the same thoughts as they open up their mobile phone or computer each morning: Who am I going to reach today? However, your social media strategy must run deeper than that. When you think about social media for your brand, it’s not enough to consider what you put on your social channels.

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Now more than ever, companies need to be their own broadcaster. That content varies from writing to photos to video and can be shared on a blog, e-newsletter and social media channel. Newsletters, video, infographics and white papers were also named, along with case studies, webinars and tip sheets.

Content Marketing 60

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Presspage

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

You may consider tracking some or all of the following: Detailed reach of media coverage: circulation for print media, number of visitors or specific page views for online media. Social media: impressions and (new) followers, using tools like Twitter Analytics and Facebook Insights.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 11, 2018

White papers. But doesn’t most of this data we’re seeing imply that our customers and targets want to consume: videos, photos, infographics and short messages (via private messaging apps)? Tons of publishers and companies are pouring millions of dollars into producing more video in 2018. Blog posts.

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

It’s the well-known press release and media kit. It’s also tactics like content marketing, a broad umbrella that includes blogging, social media updates, email marketing, infographics, visuals and video. All that content points to an underlying mantra: “be the media.” Owned content is created content.

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Stuart Bruce

MARCH 16, 2017

However, many PR professionals are put off the idea of using gifs because their main knowledge and experience of them are the the humorous ones they see on social media with brief clips of characters from popular films or TV shows. Mobile friendly and work across platform including social media, web sites.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In marketing terms, this is known as “earned media,” which holds more weight than other types of media. Putting in the energy, however, it worth it at the end of the day and can put your business on equal footing with companies that have big marketing budgets. Highlight company achievements.

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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

Stern + Associates

AUGUST 13, 2014

Sales professionals who effectively participate in and leverage their company’s thought leadership are regarded for what they know, and recognized as go-to individuals with useful insights into their industry and understanding of their customers’ issues and needs. Sales Reps – Thought Leadership Rainmakers. Can Thought Leadership Be Measured?

Leadership 81

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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. Share your post liberally on social media. Any social media community manager worth their paycheck should already have a list of Twitter hashtags to use. Use this sparingly.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Having counseled clients, such as GNP Company, The National Theatre for Children (NTC), PeopleNet and RBA, through content marketing campaigns, and developed a few of our own for the Maccabee agency, my team often hears that big sigh of relief after a piece of content is marked "final." Here's how: 33 Content Marketing Promotion Ideas.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 7, 2016

When your brand is mapping its media outreach strategy, it’s easy to get hung up on the usual suspects: public relations, paid advertising, social media and content marketing. News,” “Press,” or “Media” for example) in the navigation bar, linked directly from the homepage and not hidden within another section of the site.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

I’m not sure why it works so well but for eBooks, white papers, infographics or anything related to cause marketing, get going with Pinterest. Commercial radio + Instagram – Commercial radio loves this social network. Of course, add posting to social media networks as a third part of this linked tactic set.

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Communications Pinterest Reddit Radio 79

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Additional trends or tactics where 50% or more of respondents said they’d be more or much more important included: alignment with marketing, influencer relations, organic social media, infographics, and executive speaking. Those were press releases (34%), white papers (35%) and award programs (39%).

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. The post gained traction in social media, which was the intended effect, but then something else happened: it earned links and mentions from several news outlets. Yet I knew it was a good story – a story with legs.

Content Marketing 60

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

That’s according to a data analysis by Brian Dean of Backlinko , who founded the company to provide SEO training. 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. Invisible Content. List posts earn more shares.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The basis of my recent presentation at the Social Media Rockstar event in southwest Minnesota, brought to life a question that might be at the tip of content marketers' tongues: How do we know what quality content really is and where to get started? market its recent content offer of a customer journey infographic. Sharing (e.g.

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Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

I started wondering what some B2B companies were doing marketing-wise outside of my personal high-tech centric world, which might slant progressive given their geolocations and business models. I n other words, when it comes to marketing, what are more “traditional” B2B companies doing these days?

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Beyond PR

JUNE 16, 2016

Including quotes from company representatives provides your audience with a more personal perspective on the topic at hand. On top of this, social media users are more likely to share something with rich visuals. Get creative with infographics, product demos, animation and other visuals to connect emotionally with readers.

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Shift Communications

APRIL 2, 2015

PR pros work hard to secure media hits, and a stellar feature in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times deserves to have a longer life than the hot minute it gets post-publication. Many companies will tell you a hit like this can drive a spike in traffic, but it’s often times short lived before traffic returns back to normal.

Marketing 60

Marketing Data-Driven PR Analytics Training 60

Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Quite rightly the PRCA says: “Now more than ever, in-house teams surveyed see themselves as the owners of digital/social media strategy and execution, with agencies providing supporting roles.” Companies and brands can only be truly social if they do it themselves.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Meanwhile leading GOP candidates Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson and (until recently) Carly Fiorina, were running few if any TV ads and garnering huge poll numbers by focusing on social media and old-school PR. They don’t block amplified social content. They don’t block influencer blog posts, or emails, or sponsored white papers.

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Beyond PR

MAY 12, 2016

Consider, for instance, the company “explainer line” that some organizations want to include in the first paragraph of their press release. Photos, short infographics, videos and other visuals create a stronger emotional connection than words alone. Lead with the why, then move onto the rest of the 5Ws.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 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. Twitter is still a journalist’s favorite social media site. B2B prospects want published pricing. He wrote, “So 9.5

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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. Twitter is still a journalist’s favorite social media site. B2B prospects want published pricing. He wrote, “So 9.5

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Spiceworks is a nice forum and social network for the IT community which has been the source for a range of reports the company has published over several years. Yet the latter is much better suited to the consultative sales cycle many B2B tech companies espouse to employ. It works too. million.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 7, 2019

White papers. Infographics. Moreover, companies need to build a level of trust to boost loyalty. The result is that companies have a chance at improving SERP rankings. On top of everything, businesses also need to incorporate SEO and a social media marketing campaign. Common ones include: Blogs.

Content Marketing 93

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Consumer 93

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Whether it’s web or social media or mobile apps, it’s still the content that dominates every digital space. This can be achieved by curating content on social media channels and by curating content that can trigger further content. White papers. Infographics. Social media posts.

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