Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018: Do you know where your marketing campaigns are focused? Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Launching Reputation Shapers was most definitely a highlight for us – more on that below! With every crisis comes creativity, new thinking and differing outlooks on life, and so I wanted to share some of our best pieces of content. Unrestricted creative thinking in an ever more restricted world.

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. But what exactly constitutes a PR stunt, and how does it differ from standard marketing tactics? The key is synergy.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2017

Game Theory: Content Marketing as an Infinite Game. Art or Science: Creative Marketing and PR. Creative Storytelling as the Soul of B2B Marketing [UML]. This is instructive for business marketing too. Is your PR agency bring creative ideas to the table? See these related posts: . Talk to Us!

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2015

But it struck me that the Batman franchise offers some great takeaways for content marketing. And like many writers, he’s a loner who believes the world needs nothing more than his textually-active method of bringing a creative problem to its knees. What can other comic franchises teach us about content marketing?

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s time to bid farewell to the dark ages of keyword stuffing and create a content marketing strategy that feels like a digital treasure chest for your target customer. Here’s how to create SEO-driven content that stands out from the competition. For enterprise B2B companies, the math gets even worse. So, go back to basics.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2016

It’s the fourth point that stands out in my mind because the email marketing industry is riddled with lessons for PR. News by definition defies expectations. And so email is the focus for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links (UML). 1) Email Remains a Top Marketing Channel. Don’t miss these related posts: .

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Prohibition

MAY 6, 2021

The world of social media is constantly changing and evolving – keeping social media managers and marketers on their toes! Here’s five of them that all marketers should know about. The update will also provide different ways to encourage engagement on specific content and competitions.

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PRSay

MAY 29, 2019

Although commercials still rule when it comes to disseminating a message, we’ve definitely come a long way from the “Mad Men” days of advertising and marketing. People want to believe the marketing they see is authentic, while also relating to the influencers and platforms doing the amplifying. The reason?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Agile is one of those phrases everyone in marketing seems to be talking about, but with very different ideas about what precisely constitutes “agile.”. This isn’t unusual for a profession where both creativity and data are important. Definitions of PR often count words like credibility, reputation and third-party validation.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

There is more than one way to view tools of the marketing or PR trade. Technology is by definition the application of science for practical use. While there are certainly some advantages to early adoption, in a broad sense, B2B marketers all have access to the same general set of tools.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Kerel Cooper is not your average SVP of Marketing. In 2018, he and his good friend Erik Requidan started The Minority Report Podcast to create a platform where people of color, women, and LGBTQ individuals in marketing could tell their stories and have candid conversations. Disclosure: LiveIntent is a Contently customer.).

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Critical Mention

DECEMBER 6, 2019

An increased focus on visual social content will continue in 2020, because it remains relevant to this generation’s internet users. Start prepping your emails as soon as possible, and make sure all of your email marketing strategies for 2020 have those three key components. Personalize Your Marketing Efforts.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 28, 2018

Nostalgia is not a new trick in our marketing toolbox. And we know that trends are cyclical, so what is it about the recent uptick in nostalgia-based marketing that has been particularly effective? By definition, nostalgia is a wistful or sentimental yearning to return to some past period or a simpler time. Millennials.

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The movie features entities that have an unsettling smile, causing harm to those who see it, so the marketing team behind the movie hired actors to stare into the camera at the games while donning their creepiest smiles. What is content marketing and how can it help your business? Watch out for the smiles! ??

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? They know that content powers the customer journey.

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Cision

MARCH 10, 2016

Here, he discusses the keys to successful content marketing, the importance of integration and what brands need to communicate to their customers. Definitely our focus on strategy. Manifest has received praise for its content division. What do you see as the essential ingredients for successful content?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. How is public relations different from marketing? Public relations (PR) and marketing are related, but they are not the same thing. It’s not a bad take.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. That’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links [UML]. Funding is a form of validation and acquisitions signal a strategy – those things impact the market.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So, if TikTok and other video platforms' users actually represent a huge amount of buying power, why are many brands hesitant to take the plunge into creating video content for them? Many marketing departments are intimidated by the rapidly changing video landscape and are afraid to invest in creating content there.

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Landis PR

JUNE 27, 2022

I then moved in-house and spent several decades at major cultural institutions on both coasts in roles that spanned the full MarComm spectrum – advertising, content marketing, special events, audience development, sales collateral, B2B lead generation, etc. You name it, and I’ve probably done it!

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

These changes are forcing marketers to reconsider how we optimize and create content. Why Creator-Led Content Marketing Is More Important Than Ever Okay, enough about food. What does all this mean for marketers and their SEO strategies? Creative content marketers already understand this.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So, if TikTok and other video platforms' users actually represent a huge amount of buying power, why are many brands hesitant to take the plunge into creating video content for them? Many marketing departments are intimidated by the rapidly changing video landscape and are afraid to invest in creating content there.

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PR 20/20

JULY 24, 2019

As marketers, we’re obsessed with trends and technologies that make us more efficient, drive better campaign results and simplify performance reporting. The majority of marketers wear multiple hats—juggling strategy, implementation and performance (among the nitty gritty details between each stage)—for our companies or clients.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

Media references tend to take a back seat to the mad pace that is often B2B marketing. In addition, the account management model many B2B shops follow means marketing has to lobby an enterprise account manager (AM) who would really prefer not to spend a favor asking for something that doesn’t advance a specific deal.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

The organization published a well-written press release that drew me in and pointed to one overarching conclusion: Most view their content marketing process as ad hoc, decentralized and driven by internal stakeholder interests. Content marketing is maturing slowly and steadily. The most created content?

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 11, 2024

However, this explosion of resources presents a mounting challenge for financial services companies that have relied on tried-and-true content marketing playbooks for years. So, what should content marketing for financial services look like in 2024? Here are her top insights. How do you get past them?

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Across marketing, communications and PR, these are 10 conferences all solo PR pros need to know about. *Be You’d definitely be in good company — AMEC is the world’s largest media intelligence and insights professional organization for professionals who provide media evaluation and communication research. Content Marketing World.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 31, 2019

After working on Welcome to the Machine: A Primer on AI for Marketers (coming later this year), for almost a year now, I can offer you some quick insights that may help. AI is not inherently creative, nor is it good at crafting messages. Further, it promises to do this on a much faster definitive level. Will people (e.g.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It’s important for readers to keep in mind my world view is heavily filtered from the perspective of B2B marketing and PR. There are a whole bunch of marketers that are convinced short content is best. They are not wrong since people are distracted, however, there is a place for thoughtful long-form content. Probably not.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The video has definitely been a hit in the media and on social media, with users praising its funniness and festiveness. At Prohibition, we’ve worked on a range of exciting campaigns where we’ve produced engaging and creative video content for brands across all sectors. A very heart-warming advert.

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Prohibition

JULY 9, 2018

So that involves lots of exciting things like online community building, social media listening, brand audits, online crisis management, content marketing and video creation and seeding. Here’s what we’re after: We’re looking for someone with at least 2 year’s PR experience, with a definite interest in all things social media.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 14, 2014

As more companies join the content marketing arena, one of the bigger issues these companies face is this: How do we source all this content? Many organizations just aren’t set up to create an ongoing dribble (let alone a firehose) of online content. Yes, these companies have smart marketers. Big difference.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

I wrote about this fabulous piece of content marketing yesterday. But, I thought it was a creative approach to a common challenge for many brands sponsoring the Big Game this week. Caribou Coffee – User-Generated Content/Best of the North Cups. Probably the best social media tactic I’ve seen this week.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We have to agree, food is definitely up there with some of the best parts of Christmas. At Prohibition, we’ve worked on a range of exciting campaigns where we’ve produced engaging and creative video content for brands across all sectors.

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