Cision

MAY 25, 2017

Once earned media can attribute value the way paid advertising and owned content does, then communicators will be in a prime position to pick up the billions of dollars being reallocated within the marketing mix. Owned Media Requires Great Storytelling. His advice to content marketers was to focus on authenticity above all else.

Advertising 272

Advertising Advertising Storytelling Media 272

PR 20/20

JULY 11, 2019

At the heart of what we do, all marketers are storytellers. Through content marketing, we work hard to design narratives that inspire, inform, explain, and even challenge what our buyers might already believe. Luckily, new technologies are enabling marketers to deliver on smarter content marketing strategies.

Storytelling 63

Storytelling B2B Content Marketing Data 63

wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Storytelling 52

Storytelling Brand Branding Marketing 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . Data-driven PR. One of the big headlines for 2022 is that a data-driven approach to PR will be a must. Data literacy is a prerequisite for PR.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. But can we say that for sponsored content ?

Advertising 334

Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

Cision

AUGUST 23, 2017

Over the last few years, particularly with the onset of social media, emotional reactions from consumers have changed the face of public relations. Emotional intelligence drives consumer culture which influences your business strategy. So, why not capitalize on this approach to forge a lifelong relationship with your consumers?

Digital PR 251

Digital PR How To Small Business Analysis 251

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. ” So why hasn’t there been more attention and investment in content?

Brand 145

Brand Branding Healthcare Enterprise 145

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

marketers so much, but in today’s digital environment, everyone is impacted. And it won’t be the last data protection or privacy regulation we’ll see. In July, the state of California passed its own data privacy regulations called CCPA , and other states are sure to follow. Data and more data.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Cision

AUGUST 4, 2016

Every day, your audience decides what content to read and what to ignore. How many eyes are on your content? Approximately 82 percent of consumers actually enjoy reading branded content, if it’s relevant to what they’re looking to learn about. Content will only be effective if it appeals to the target audience.

Brand 120

Brand Branding Guidelines Storytelling 120

Prohibition

AUGUST 25, 2023

The importance of digital marketing in retail success Digital marketing plays a vital role in the success of retail businesses. With the majority of consumers now relying on the internet for product research and purchasing decisions, having a strong online presence is essential.

Retail 62

Retail Marketing Analytics Social Media 62

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

What’s the biggest lesson about marketing you’ve learned throughout your career? Consumer adoption of technology is unpredictable, and social networking sites are dynamic and constantly innovating their products. With so much content saturating the marketplace, how can brands stand out? Employee storytelling. Paid media.

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

Beyond PR

AUGUST 25, 2016

Instead, it is about storytelling, using a narrative to add value to existing perceptions that can either be backed up by your current product or supported by your prospective plans. That storytelling is one reason why Amazon has been able to survive market crashes and make risky bets. Benefits for storytellers.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Brand Branding Wireless 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018. Most (59%) of U.S.-based

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketers need to] adapt. Marketing Land.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

We received tons of great info on content creation , storytelling and writing, so below we highlighted some of the best takeaways: 1. Content is habit. Anyone can write, but in order to be great at content, and have your content produce results, you have to make it a habit. Writing is appetite. You have to earn it.

Media 120

Media Storytelling Content Marketing Journalism 120

Cision

APRIL 28, 2016

Ray Hennessey, chief innovation officer at JConnelly, says to create good content you need to first understand what your audience needs and wants. In this interview, Ray discusses what makes good storytelling, why audiences are ignoring brand content and how to provide authenticity in your communication with your audience.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Community Mobile Storytelling 120

PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The key is determining not only who your target audience finds influential, but also how much of that content they’re actually consuming. Use tech with pixel tracking: You need to know which specific earned media articles audience members consumed. The mapping out of this process is called an influencer graph.

Media 80

Media Storytelling System Technology 80

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. Thought leadership is relevant not just to B2B organizations, but to consumer product companies. Everything is measurable and measured.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Contently - Strategy

JULY 28, 2021

After the team ran a small experiment with a few pieces of content, they were able to make a data-driven case for how content could drive valuable search traffic while also helping consumers make smarter decisions. Immediately, the leadership team bought in. Malissa MacKenzie, director of creative services at CarMax.

SEO 103

SEO Automotive YouTube Video 103

wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Content Marketing Examples 52

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The reason for this, it turns out, is super simple: Most marketers don’t ever talk to their prospects and clients. The empathy marketing problem. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2019 B2B Research report, just 42 percent of B2B marketers talk to clients as part of their research.

Marketing 82

Marketing How To B2B Exercises 82

PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

Positive content is more viral. Brandon Stanton, the creator of the viral storytelling account Humans of New York, emphasises when writing his personal profiles that he does not describe people in adjectives, but rather describes actions of their life. Positivity engages audiences, and shines your reputation.

Wikipedia 62

Wikipedia Viral Reputation Internal 62

MaccaPR

JUNE 1, 2016

This format is the result of an intersection of news and content marketing, a completely unprecedented space in the media landscape in which online users are perusing articles, sending snaps and sharing memes that often are riddled with brand messaging. See more details of the case study here.

Brand 48

Brand Branding Storytelling Healthcare 48

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Communications teams have come a long way in their ability to surface and leverage data that demonstrates the value of media relations, content marketing, social media and influencer outreach. In that spirit, our team has compiled the following predictions for trends that will shape PR and communications in the coming year.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. Social and content marketing edge out media relations A survey by Talkwalker says media relations has been supplanted by other functions as the top services provided by public relations.

Survey 94

Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 7, 2019

Once data has been placed in a block, it cannot be changed. Ragan.com outlines some methods PR pros will use to interpret and refine their data, propelling effective messaging. Our fellow Solo PR Pro Lisa Gerber of Big Leap Creative taught us how to set up a measurable campaign using our smarts and free data from Google Analytics.

Trends 45

Trends Google Crisis Management Data 45

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics. It’s no surprise, 70 percent of society wants to learn about products and services through content and not advertisements. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. But What Makes Content Marketers Successful?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Brands have the opportunity to do better marketing at scale, and in doing so, make the world a better place. The future of marketing is more intelligent and more human. Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. More Human Marketing Services.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. A successful tech PR strategy focuses on targeting the right media outlets, using engaging content, and creating relationships with key influencers in the industry.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 147

Employee Print Writing Survey 147

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. There are several platforms out there to simplify and manage B2C influencer marketing, such as Paladin, Heepsy, HypeAuditor, and InBeat. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently. “I

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer. Data analyst. Graphic designer / visual storyteller. To make any marketing campaign successful, you must understand the goals, pain points, influencers, and preferences of each target buyer persona your company is targeting. Content downloads.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Most businesses rely not only on their brand equity, but market reputation and repeat clients. We witness this proliferating with very young consumer-facing companies on platforms that include Instagram and Snap, to almost immediate success. Search dominates.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

Science – as in data science – is the section which the article spends the most depth. It points to the ability of a consumer company to collect survey feedback from 10,000 people in a month. Unstructured data too is being captured, from the sensors embedded in many products (like your mobile devices?!)

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. No one should underestimate the power of data for storytelling. The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit.

Storytelling 189

Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174