Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML]. A new study by eMarketer demonstrates just how distracted we are becoming: US Adults Now Spend 12 Hours 7 Minutes a Day Consuming Media. One-half of every day consuming media sounds like a lot, right? 3) Context in measurements. 2) Context in mediums.

Measurement 66

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 66

Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. Click Here to Subscribe to Sword and the Script by Email.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Marketing B2B 60

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Challenge #4: Disconnect Between Content and Real-World Behavior.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 3, 2021

It’s a question the folks at Sprout Social set out to ask more than 1,000 marketers and consumers earlier this year. When they asked marketers, unsurprisingly, the top answers were engagement and content-based. Three of the top four answers hone in on content marketing or engagement.

Customer Service 158

Customer Service Social Media Marketing Media 158

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Consumers might operate it in a totally different way than you imagined. Customer research involves gathering data about your ideal consumers—who they are, what they want, and how you can help them. Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Lack of buy-in. The reason?

B2B 137

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 137

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

How To 0

How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 0

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. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Eventually, and thankfully, DEI will be expected and not a marketing point.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . For example, a study – data analysis from one adtech company puts the CTR rate of LinkedIn ads at.67%.

B2B 90

B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 90

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Seth Godin would argue that content marketing is the “ only marketing left.” Michael Brenner said , “It is the hottest trend in marketing because it is the biggest gap between what buyers want and brands produce.”. Changing consumer behavior. Turning action into measurable outcomes. Don’t believe me?

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing How To Leadership 40

5W PR

MAY 6, 2020

For many marketers, the product, pricing and order pages are critical and indeed they are. But the About Us page is also important because that’s where more than half the respondents to a recent survey by KoMarketing, a social/content marketing firm, said they visit. The key focus should always be about the consumer.

Survey 88

Survey Storytelling Consumer Analysis 88

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. During the next few months (assuming Cision will have me back! The Earned Media Domino Effect.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Only 5% of all branded content online content gets 90% of consumer engagements, so standing out from the crowd and ensuring campaigns and convert has never been more important – or more difficult. Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Landis PR

MARCH 14, 2022

Five Key Steps to Introducing Your Consumer Brand to a New Social Media Platform. Having a social media strategy can boost your brand and expand your market, but that doesn’t all happen overnight. After identifying trends and consumer priorities, begin to create relevant content to engage a new audience.

Social Media 52

Social Media Consumer Brand Branding 52

PR 20/20

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to Marcus Sheridan in his book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , it’s key to create a content strategy based on what your customers are thinking. So why not help them?

Analytics 81

Analytics Comparison Google Interviews 81

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

There’s only so much time to spend on routine work like monitoring and measuring, yet these tasks are extremely important to any ongoing PR agency-client relationship. Mail-merge for journalist emails is a great example (and one that’s unfortunately misused in PR), but there’s more. Show your work with metrics.

Pitching 136

Pitching Agency Tools Resources 136

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. The less time you need to spend editing content and following up with contributors, the more time you have for strategy and optimization. Want to write for Cision®?

How To 177

How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

Cision

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Marketers are starting to realize the power of video in today’s noisy landscape and are incorporating video into their content marketing strategies at a steadily increasing rate. Worldwide 52 percent of marketing professionals think video content provides the best ROI and is the best way to reach millennials.

Video 120

Video Strategy Marketing YouTube 120

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 28, 2022

For example, that new product feature you’re releasing next month might add a new workstream to the calendar as you create a set of content assets to support the launch. By aligning the goals with the content assets, it’s easier for executives to see how marketing will affect overall business goals.

Product Launch 142

Product Launch Measurement Marketing Meeting 142

PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Enter earned media management — the system we use to think about, track and measure earned media at Cision. The key is determining not only who your target audience finds influential, but also how much of that content they’re actually consuming. Step 3: Measure. You need to know your audience, inside and out.

Media 102

Media Storytelling System Technology 102

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Once upon a time, Facebook, Google, and Apple were viewed as shining examples of U.S. Internally, data can inform our PR strategy and make our branded content better and more engaging.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 It’s also known for helping increase consumers’ engagement with brands, given Facebook’s 183 million daily users. There are no shortcuts to engaging today’s consumers.

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

Contently - Strategy

MARCH 25, 2024

By weaving these images into their marketing, brands forge deeper emotional connections , ensuring their messages are not only seen but profoundly felt. Personalization is another benefit of AI, enabling content to be customized to individual preferences or demographics.

Trends 52

Trends Strategy Marketing Brand 52

Cision

OCTOBER 29, 2015

A r eport issued by PageFair (which produces tools to measure the impact of ad blocking and develops unobtrusive advertising) states that ad blocking use grew 41 percent in the last 12 months and that publishers lost an estimated $22 billion in 2015. The issue is a battle of perceptions. Alternatives to advertising.

Trends 120

Trends Software Advertising Advertising 120

Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2016

In the PR and marketing industry, we can witness kaizen being practiced more and more often. As we explore in the white paper Defining the Metrics that Will Demonstrate ROI , new tools have made it easier to measure the precise impact of our efforts and optimize content creation and promotion.

Content Marketing 74

Content Marketing How To Marketing Analytics 74

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 7, 2015

If you’ve bought into that, then how do you find smarter ways to measure authoritative content? So when the nature of authoritative content is changing so dramatically, how you measure the success of your content has to change as well. So how do you now measure the validity of this content?

Measurement 40

Measurement System Blogging Facebook 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 29, 2017

Consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble Co. is reportedly aiming to shave $2 billion from its marketing budget over the next five years. To that end, it’s really hard to sell more if you stop talking to your market. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

Marketing 68

Marketing Measurement Content Marketing Survey 68

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 136

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That is, they have unprecedented and seemingly unlimited access to the voice of the consumer. But even the most successful leaders are only beginning to understand how to leverage the consumer’s voice in this brave new world of nearly infinite market data.

Strategy 97

Strategy Ethics Social Media Data 97

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Emphasize projects where you had a measurable impact on your organization. Consider obtaining your MBA, or at the very least consume books and articles, watch videos, go to seminars, participate in webinars and meet with other communications professionals on a regular basis. Make sure it’s two pages or less. Promote your expertise.

Nonprofit 160

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 160

Cision

JULY 7, 2015

Do you know how to measure success? Click here for our free white paper that shows several methods for measuring PR! And remember—consumers are more informed than ever. Target , for example, has worked with top Pinterest users to curate “collections.”. Optimization works in conjunction with measurement.

Pinterest 120

Pinterest Measurement Exercises Travel 120

Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Brand journalism is found to be 92 percent more effective at increasing awareness and 168 percent more powerful when it comes to driving consumers to the buy button. A brand journalism program, like any marketing strategy, must include goals, metrics and outlined measurement tactics. Why Are You Writing? What Are You Writing?

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

Beyond PR

MARCH 1, 2018

The caveman example may be a bit of a stretch, but we can all agree that trying to get coverage for our news has been a business staple for at least a century. But today, consumers don’t think and move in packs any longer. There is no consumer mob these days. The people doing the measurement say it needs to get better.

Media 73

Media Measurement Enterprise Television 73

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Below is a roundup of the most common types of content today’s marketers need to produce. Content is more important than ever before. It’s a tall order.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For example, your brand can create a positive image by allowing your representative to become a speaker at an event. When media outlets, industry blogs, or influencers feature the brand or link to its content, it improves the brand’s domain authority. Related read: Why Combining Content Marketing and PR is a Smart Move #8.

Video 110

Video Marketing SEO Social Media 110

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Podcast monitoring.

Technology 170

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Reaching out to people that are more likely to be receptive to your brand is more cost efficient, less time consuming and more sustainable in the long run. Data drives marketing. To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. The possibilities are endless!

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108