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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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The best content marketing you’ll see during Super Bowl week is from a Minnesota brewpub

Communications Conversations

So, it surprised the hell out of me when one of the best digital and content marketing tactics I’ve seen so far during the Super Bowl came from one of the smaller companies in the grand scale of Super Bowl marketers: Surly Brewing. But, this most recent content marketing example puts them in a different class.

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Content marketing – it’s not just content for contents sake

Prohibition

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

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How to Leverage Emotions to Boost Digital PR

Cision

During #RestaurantWeek, Lendistry team members shared their favorite restaurants, mostly locally-owned eateries as the company’s clientele is local small businesses. This unique approach has enabled Lendistry to create an intimate bond with their consumer base and local community as well. Share Relatable Stories.

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Three Positive Earned Media Stories in the COVID-19 Era

Critical Mention

Of course, as with any crisis, there are also plenty of stories about organizations who have mishandled it in one way or another. Earlier in April, a story broke about Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua, a Massachusetts-based cardiologist who travels once a month to Minnesota to work at local hospitals.

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Don’t Model Your Content Strategy on This Famous ‘Field of Dreams’ Quote

PRSay

Despite its poignancy in the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” the phrase “If you build it, he will come” is actually a terrible piece of advice for a PR pro or content marketer. This used to come in the form of commercials on network TV or ads in local papers, but now it’s Facebook ads or YouTube ads.

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Why aren’t employers giving PR employees the benefits they want?

Communications Conversations

Want to up your content marketing chops by going to Cleveland to hit Content Marketing World? That’s usually met with “why don’t you find a local event instead?” Time will tell, of course, but that’s my thought–and hope. ” Really smart.