Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to a study by McKinsey, 68% want prices published online without negotiation. Read more: The Top Complaints B2B Sales and Marketing Have about Each Other. The cost of B2B marketing content. Prices have inflated the cost of content in B2B is no exception. Video may be the most trusted content in B2B .

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Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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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.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

What must also be kept in mind is that creativity and innovation don’t come in a vacuum. If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Case Study in Innovation Outside a Niche. How did Movoto do it?

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away. What is the content marketing sales funnel? They also know Contently gave that information to them.

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The Stalwart Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

A few months ago, our agency learned that more of our clients and prospects were in need of greater content marketing assistance. While we’ve always been a PR and Marketing agency, the majority of our work has primarily been focused on media relations. However, things are changing and that is no longer the case.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. 67% said thought leadership.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Here are the seven tasks to focus on before you start creating content. A few years ago, athenahealth debuted athenaInsight, its data-driven news publication, to make a serious investment in content marketing. Study your audience. In content chaos , the first mistake marketers make is leaning too heavily on intuition.

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Cision

OCTOBER 12, 2015

But if your brand is using the same content marketing strategy as it did in 2014, you’re probably not seeing any results. Because only one to four percent of your audience is actually seeing your content! According to a Buzzsumo study based on 500 million Facebook posts , Sunday is now the day to post.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 9, 2019

For GE, however, it’s the culmination of a decade-long commitment to content marketing. As a result, the brief brims with journalistic rigor, pulling in stories from GE Reports , the brand’s main content hub, where employees across the globe explain new research and innovations by focusing on ideas instead of products.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The numbers don’t lie when it comes to visual content in communications. A 2014 study of more than 72,000 Facebook pages shows that visuals, including video and photos, generate the highest levels of engagement among users. Visuals are vital for all types of communication, whether they’re still shots, videos, infographics or slides.

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Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I worked at a content marketing agency, Siege Media , for six years, and with every successful and failed campaign, I learned a new lesson. And each time, I came away more prepared and excited for the next piece of content. And by using search volume, they get eyeballs on their content without pitching. Roasty Coffee.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. CSR Is a Popular Use Case That Often Lacks Creativity.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. This number includes content creation, distribution, technology, and talent. To help marketers be more efficient and effective, Contently created this new report that examines the state of financial services content marketing.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. CSR Is a Popular Use Case That Often Lacks Creativity.

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Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2016

. “Cheap metrics lead to cheap content.” “Before you have a ‘content marketing strategy,’ have a ‘content’ strategy.” “We need more courage, creativity, and we need to compete more aggressively.” HOW-TO: Sponsored content campaign: 1.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

What must also be kept in mind is that creativity and innovation don’t come in a vacuum. “I If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Case Study in Innovation Outside a Niche. How did Movoto do it?

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 11, 2017

In a recent case study , we describe how National Safety Council (NSC) faced that challenge with their #CallsKill campaign. Here are some tips to keep in mind when planning a content marketing strategy that revolves around challenging misconception. Keep in mind which channels you will use to distribute your content.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Time and again, we see and hear countless online video marketing statistics like these: Consumers spend 5.5 Video is the most popular content marketing format for 2015, ahead of case studies, blogs and infographics ( 2015 State of Digital Marketing , a report featuring insights from over 600 marketers from Web Marketing 123).

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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. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 1) The average blog post is 1,236 words.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 12, 2015

Content is the coin of our information economy. And any content-marketing organization must answer the critical question: Does it work? Here are the four important content metrics a business involved with content marketing must consider and lessons we’ve learned at CommPRO.biz : 1. Consumption metrics .

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

The firm took the data and published a pretty incredible and interactive infographic that looks at the data by stage in the buying process and cross-tabbed by generation. Analyst content (Gartner, Forrester, etc.): Case studies, customer testimonials: 23%. Also see: Qualify Hard; Close Easy: Leads in Unscripted Marketing Links.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Emily is a dual major studying Public Relations at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as well as Marketing Management in the Martin J. New technology is being introduced in the marketing world every day, and the demand for top talent is greater than ever before. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.

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PR 20/20

AUGUST 11, 2016

Emily is a dual major studying Public Relations at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as well as Marketing Management in the Martin J. New technology is being introduced in the marketing world every day, and the demand for top talent is greater than ever before. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Luckett says marketers should stop focusing on outdated tactics - such as banner ads - and instead look at what attracts a non-cognitive response, such as infographics, videos or art. Marketers and PR pros should make sure our content induces the right emotions and resonates with our target audience.

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Besides learning from client work, I also received pointers from teammates at lunches, coffee chats and sharing sessions regarding case studies of other accounts, social media knowledge, the overall U.S. In particular, I was intrigued by the China team’s creative cartoon infographics that tell interesting B2B tech stories.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Whether it’s web or social media or mobile apps, it’s still the content that dominates every digital space. With the proliferation of digital channels, there’s been an increased demand for content marketing. Simultaneous to this growth in demand, marketers also have made a lot of mistakes that pull down content marketing output.

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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. Infographics.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. Get key stakeholders on board.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Josh Rose, Chief Creative Officer, Weber Shandwick. Robert Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Content Marketing Institute. Our moderator was Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of Public Relations Studies, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. You can download the full infographic of the 15 skills here.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 29, 2015

In either case, it’s important to strive to understand both, and some of the blogs I follow get creative with the year-end wrap up: The Best Business Storytelling Posts of the Year (Part I) via @louhoffman. 12 Content Marketing Lessons Learned in 12 Years of Blogging via @toprank. Content marketing is PR.

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Beyond PR

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. Infographics.

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ISEBOX

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Needless to say, selecting the right digital solution, whether it’s a traditional website, multimedia news release (MNR), content capsule or media center is extremely important. The integration of multimedia content (images, infographics, video, studies) has been a major boon to pharmaceutical media relation’s efforts.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

From native advertising to content marketing , the dynamic web is about the blurry and blurring lines in marketing. Lines blurred to the extent that marketing looks more like PR. More importantly, the dynamic web is fluid: What was true in digital marketing yesterday, is not necessarily true today.

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