Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. Luciana Lima , Head of PR, Reserve Parks.

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Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies. And we’re all feeling the pressure to embrace these tools.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 16, 2024

The term “influencer” has become synonymous with consumer brands, lifestyle trends, and social media aesthetics. When most people think about influencer marketing, they usually picture interactions between businesses and consumers. Despite differing execution methods, the fundamental principles remain consistent.

B2B 93

B2B Marketing Measurement Social Media 93

5W PR

JUNE 27, 2022

Advertising technology is all of the tools and platforms that companies can use to create and distribute targeted digital ad campaigns to their audiences. They’re also able to help businesses improve their omnichannel marketing efforts by targeting audiences across every channel that’s available to reach their consumers.

Company 88

Company Strategy Publicity Advertising 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Building competitive advantage using PR programs comprised of media relations , reputation management , brand positioning , and content marketing can help a young tech company achieve prominence. For an early-stage technology business, differentiation can be everything. This consumer attachment is the envy of all brands.

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Storytelling Reputation Technology Content Marketing 226

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. According to a study by Edelman, “48% of decision-makers spend an hour or more reading thought leadership content each week.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 8, 2023

As AI continues to advance and permeate various industries, marketers and communicators must adapt their strategies to leverage its power effectively. Amidst this transformative era, one fundamental aspect remains unchanged: the critical role of content marketing. AI-driven technologies are no exception to this transformation.

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Communications Marketing Analytics Resources 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Thought leadership isn’t just for B2B brands.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 167

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. Yet it can yield real insights for inclusion in a thought leadership program for key executives. Whatever the case, B2B and technology-based businesses are in an excellent position to use data-driven storytelling as part of a PR strategy.

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Storytelling Data Data-Driven PR Infographics 189

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. It’s important, however, to ensure that employee content is aligned to the overall brand narrative.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Communications professionals are now responsible for producing videos and podcasts, hosting live stream events, playing photographer, designing graphics, learning the back end of websites and more to keep up with changes in the ways people consume information.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

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. increase brand awareness.

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How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

Contently - Strategy

JULY 12, 2021

“Investment banking is just glorified content marketing.” For many financial services companies, that meant not only switching their content strategy, but also adjusting their marketing compliance process to quickly address fast-changing challenges consumers were facing. Chen’s right.

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Financial Banking How To Marketing 109

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Content Marketing World or as others may know it, #CMWorld , is an incredible event for marketers, journalists and techies from across the globe to gather and share niche content knowledge. We have to get people to take action, and break through the immense volume of content. Long Form Content for the Win at REI.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

My impression is that he seems to be plugged into the market, open to market feedback and has experience growing and leading a technology company. I also welcome new competition to the market because we need it. Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology. PR tech news mentions.

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Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 118

Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When tech expert Katie Linendoll dishes on her favorite trends in technology, people pay attention. Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Contributor marketing. Executive Thought Leadership. Thought leadership” is one of those terms that makes marketers roll their eyes.

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Trends Leadership Small Business Analytics 120

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Modern PR heavily involves using social media, collaborating with influencers, showcasing thought leadership, managing blogs, and organizing community events. For a video campaign, PR can build a brand’s credibility through thought leadership opportunities and endorsements from influencers or industry experts.

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Video Marketing SEO Social Media 108

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. T he industries that generate the highest demand : Technology, financial services and higher education. Here are five benefits of doing so: Benefits of Marketing with LinkedIn Pulse.

LinkedIn 48

LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

PR Fuel

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Over 70% of marketers say content marketing has quantifiably improved prospect engagement. Meanwhile, 66% of customers agree that companies should make it easier to access their content. About 78% of content marketers use press releases as a part of their content marketing strategy.

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Brand Branding How To SEO 99

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The study’s participants named leadership attributes like “courage, innovation, managing through ambiguity, developing talent, and contributing to strategy” as critical to their positions, which are wielding greater clout among C-level executives within the organization. Thought leadership is more important than ever.

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Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What are the roles and responsibilities of the existing marketing team? Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends. Technology. Are gaps in technology affecting performance?

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Many businesses use a mix of email marketing, paid search, SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing to create prospects and turn them into customers. First, let’s address some common myths about public relations for technology and other startup companies.

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B2C Product Launch SEO Storytelling 120

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. 2) The marketing budget as a percentage of revenue. Most (59%) of U.S.-based

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. million words.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 9, 2014

Often I do perhaps the worst – especially from a leadership perspective – possible thing: I go make things happen myself. I’ve heard stats like this throughout my career and in business school; I’ve experienced it as a consumer. Marketing content marketing sales and marketing alignment weekend-share'

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. Consumers trust others of similar ilk. Driving growth with differentiation in mature markets is being led by sales and marketing.

Social Media 90

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Unpacking the Challenge: How to Help Marketers Understand & Apply AI. Regardless of whether marketers embrace AI, it is accelerating change in the industry: Consumers demand greater personalization, and want to control data and privacy. Career paths will evolve. The goal: Build an audience and nurture relationships.

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Case Study Study Brand Branding 92

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

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Now imagine what that number would be if it were not for the 600+ million devices that are equipped with ad-blocking technology. Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. But What Makes Content Marketers Successful?

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

Answered: unsure , brands should take a stand) Interestingly, the results mirror a 2018 survey that asked consumers if they wanted brands to take a stand on politics. >>> PR technology. (Answered: no , brands should not take a stand) “Totally depends on the client the issue and how the issue is in play. That is, yes.

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Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 117

Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

There’s nothing inherently wrong with such a perspective, but it ignores the influence of technology. Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. Speed is a staple value proposition of technology and tools clearly have an influence on a craft, whether carpentry or PR or something else.

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Tools Marketing Advertising Advertising 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. But technology isn’t the whole story.

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Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 22, 2017

An executive who buys enterprise technology, for example, has access to unprecedented amounts of information, including analyst reports, reviews, studies, and informal testimonials on LinkedIn discussion groups. This is what companies like SAP do to move influencer marketing from an awareness model to one focused on demand generation.

B2B 136

B2B Brand Branding Marketing 136

Sword and the Script

JULY 11, 2017

1) Product was divested from marketing. Classic marketing has four Ps – product, price, promotion and place – but in B2B technology, the management of a product has been all but divested from marketing. As a result, the strategy is two or three degrees removed from marketing execution.

Marketing 66

Marketing Leadership B2B Survey 66

Sword and the Script

JUNE 26, 2018

I’ve concluded the litmus test for this show is finding interviewees with a good idea about a trendy topic in marketing. She also has the occasional author too: Embrace Revenue Responsibility With ‘Full Funnel Marketing’: Author Matt Heinz. What Does It Take to Implement Content Marketing Effectively in B2B?

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Marketing B2B Interviews Content Marketing 84