Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Data analysis of millions of articles and surveys thousands of bloggers find long-form content outperforms short form. Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form.

Content Marketing 78

Content Marketing Study Analysis Marketing 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Every entry links to both the article I originally wrote – and to the underlying source, report or survey. The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Marketing Statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

If you blog about marketing – especially with any semblance of frequency – you are in fact among a fair small group. That’s one surprising conclusion I drew from a survey of 850 bloggers by ConvertKit. There are more blogs focused on personal development than any other topic, according to the survey.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

Corporate communications and PR can be a lonely business of sorts. As communicators, we are sometimes holed up in self-imposed exile creating content for others to deliver on ever-shrinking budgets. Marketing efforts are being automated, increasing the volume of messages and content being pushed out. Or are we?

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer is an annual survey that examines the “volatility of trust in social institutions” around the world. This year the survey was conducted in 28 countries and obtained 1,150 respondents per country. In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial 69

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

For the purpose of satisfying curiosity, marketing surveys are a useful vehicle for research. To that end, this post summarizes five recent market research surveys worth of a purposeful poke and pry. Marketing skills the CMO needs on the team. Corporate marketing types shouldn’t take the latter statistics too hard.

Survey 60

Survey Marketing B2B Infographics 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

In July 2015, the CMO Council released a report based on a content survey conducted with syndication platform Netline. Content marketing is maturing slowly and steadily. About half of all respondents label their content marketing maturity as either “high performance engine” (12%) or “steadily paced and planned (34%).

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Report Corporate 60

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. This will contribute to even more noise, and it will make high-quality corporate content both more appreciated and harder to find.”.

Marketing 190

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 190

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 16, 2016

In this case, market research has consistently demonstrated people favor recommendations from peers over brands. So while content marketing is the new branding , it’s becoming more evident that PR is the best kept secret in content marketing. No easier opportunity exists than in repurposing content.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Infographics Pitching 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

The surveys have started. There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. 2) You don’t treat content marketing is its own channel.

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 64

Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2015

Janet Fouts , who founded Tatu Digital Media , read this post – Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret – and invited me to a Google Hangout to discuss it (She previously produced The Friday Hangout , a regular weekly show with Steve Farnsworth and Adam Helweh ). How to Energize the Enterprise for Content Marketing.

Enterprise 60

Enterprise Content Marketing Engineering Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 Again, this year I dived into the survey data again, provided the findings first, followed by my own analysis.

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Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 107

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. It’s the fourth consecutive year the agency has conducted the survey. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy.

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Study B2B Marketing Survey 81

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. This weekend, I had a chance to go back and review a few of them.

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Media Relations Report Industry SEO 100

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

If you peruse enough surveys covering the challenges of marketing , you begin to see that three common themes among the findings: budget, ROI and production. Marketing Budget Predictability. Here are three data intensive and thought-provoking pieces on B2B content marketing. John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 2) Words matter in marketing strategies.

Writing 62

Writing B2B Analytics Reputation 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. It’s something of a readout on the year in PR and marketing. How long does it take to write the average blog post? Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML].

Marketing 78

Marketing Publicity Survey Study 78

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

How long should it take to write a blog post? In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple. Blog posts in 2017 are taking longer to write and are longer in length. In other words, bloggers are spending more time promoting fewer, but more in-depth, content pieces.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

For example, the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey posed this question to 223 PR and communications pros…and we received a wide variety of answers from respondents. The survey received 177 answers in total to this question. 1) “Make sure that employees, customers and the market understand our company, its services and goals.”.

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Employee Print Writing Survey 150

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 5, 2015

It may go without saying that content marketing is one of the most discussed topics among public relations professional and marketers this year, a practice which centers on really great, high-quality content. Here at MaccaPR, we've blogged about content marketing a number of times (e.g."

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Content Marketing How To Marketing Infographics 48

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

While we have only just scratched the surface when it comes to the potential of generative AI , this certainly does not mean that the human element of writing is dead. Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. Plus, eight out of 10 report that the quality of their content has improved.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

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.

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Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is largely a reflection of what PR professionals say they measure, according to The JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022. You can find the survey answers from 483 communicators here: PR measurement. ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

For B2B companies, earned media and branded content ranked the highest. The survey found 30% of B2B respondents cited news coverage as the way they “people learn about new products online that they can use for their day jobs.” So, given the results which one is better – PR or content marketing ?

Study 61

Study Survey B2B Advertising 61

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. AI is not going away Linda cited two interesting statistics from Muck Rack’s State of AI in PR 2023 report that surveyed 1,000 PR pros: 61% said they are currently using or planning to use AI, with 57% saying they’re using it to craft pitches.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

The exercise of getting a release through reviews and approvals can take longer than does the process of writing one. Those results echoed views expressed about press releases on the same survey last year. Even so, these survey results raise an eyebrow. Surveys of the PR community or reporters ( like this one ).

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Survey Technology Corporate Financial 72

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

1) Breaking Down the Results from the 2018 PR Salary Survey; Are You Earning What you are Worth? The median salary for a PR professional in early 2018 was $95,000, according to an annual salary survey by PR Week. Across segments, the median for 2018 came in like this: corporate: $132,000; agency $88,000; non-profit: $78,300.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

Pearlstein is a long-time reporter and editor turned professor says he was looking to write about “well-run company.” He found Clorox appealing because it has won some awards recently and he was “intrigued by the challenge of writing about a company in a ‘boring’ industry like consumer-packaged goods rather than tech or finance.”.

Media Relations 74

Media Relations Media Content Marketing Corporate 74

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

90% of comms pros surveyed say their work has changed some, and of those, 50% say communications work has changed significantly. That’s according to The 5th Annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey for 2022 , which polled 483 communications professionals – mostly in the US. Dynamic content and regulations. Jack of all trades.

Communications 124

Communications Crisis Internal International 124

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2016

Search is a form of a question…which is why answering customer questions is a sound strategy for content marketing. By contrast, we share content on social media when it’s convenient for us, says to Steve Plunkett. So social media marketers that want to foster more sharing on Facebook, ought to use hashtags there too.

Marketing 64

Marketing Viral Survey Infographics 64

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 79

Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 79

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2017

In other words, the stories he writes must appeal to as many people as possible. An editor at another trade publication covering the business of law explained he’d have to check with his corporate chain of command before covering a story. Don’t miss these related posts: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster.

Journalism 65

Journalism Brand Branding Advertising 65

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“Marketers will begin to more fully embrace concerns about sustainability and will show more courage in implementing changes across their marketing strategies and their organizations.”. Note: Professor Moorman also champions The CMO Survey. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In Greg Galant | Muck Rack.

Marketing 101

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 101

Sword and the Script

APRIL 29, 2017

To that end, it’s really hard to sell more if you stop talking to your market. Instead of taking a hatchet to the budget, I’d suggest P&G re-allocate some of that ridiculous spend in display and programmatic ads into content marketing and PR. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Marketing Measurement Content Marketing Survey 68

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 14, 2017

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. That’s my take both before and after reading the survey research reviewed by the Bulldog Reporter. Trust Economy: Summaries to 4 Content Marketing Studies.

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B2B Pitching Survey Study 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In fact, the top result is more than six years old at the time of this writing ( see this screenshot with the markup ). That leaves us with opinions or a tally of opinions through a survey. A couple of days ago, I posted this survey question to Twitter. blogs #bloggers #publicrelations #contentmarketing #content.

Blogging 121

Blogging Survey Google Engineering 121

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. Ask your customers for interviews on your corporate blog – soft interviews. Make it safe and easy: they talk – you write – they edit and approve (this would work for a podcast too).

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B2B Media eBook Interviews 79