Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Today I share Deborah Weinstein’s answers to questions about the challenges confronting social media marketing and digital communications. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? The thing about marketing is that to fill your net you have to fish where the fish are. Be Helpful.

Marketing 244

Marketing Facebook Social Media Community 244

Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Increased focus on internal communications As companies transition to the “new normal,” remote work is here to stay and everything we do will become increasingly digital. Fusion of PR and content marketing Content marketing is a proven way to break through the noise, as long as the content is highly visible.

Industry 221

Industry Content Marketing Corporate Analytics 221

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

No marketing and public relations executive is immune from the educational curve of bringing their client up to speed on the latest in search, bridging the digital and SEO divide on an hourly basis. Insights provided by the agency practitioner client-side include the importance of mobile, from both a creative and business standpoint.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Christopher S.

Creativity 96

Creativity Product Launch Examples Energy 96

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

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. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Exercises 63

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

JULY 30, 2019

Marketing technology (martech) is not marketing. Or consider these comparisons: Graphic design software is not creativity. So, where did this idea – that martech is marketing – originate. Because if martech is marketing, then businesses merely need to buy some technology. Martech is not marketing.

Marketing 104

Marketing Comparison Enterprise Technology 104

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In 1926, psychologist Graham Wallas outlined the basic creative process, which has been the overall framework for understanding and fostering creativity for almost a century. The Wallas process has four general stages: Preparation : loading up your mind to be creative. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Christopher S.

Creativity 76

Creativity Product Launch Examples Energy 76

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.”. That sea of sameness is how the Cindy Klein Roche , the CMO for Cybereason, describe the competitive landscape in cybersecurity during an interview with the Marketing Smarts podcast.

B2B 64

B2B Creativity Film Trade Shows 64

Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

She works for a B2B tech company that “doesn’t believe marketing” but she knows they need it desperately. And I don’t think any competent marketing expert that’s being honest can. If I threw all my effort and attention solely in her marketing problem, I could move the needle move a bit, but it would all be for naught.

B2B 106

B2B Leadership Marketing Blogging 106

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 29, 2019

I began to realize there are many good reasons for PR and HR to work together beyond internal communications. While the rate has been trending down since 2010, it’s still largely been an employer’s market since the housing market popped a couple years before then. 2) Think creatively: guerilla recruiting tactics.

Resources 77

Resources Creativity Publicity Local 77

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. Content and social media capabilities followed close behind. First, let’s discuss creativity.

Agency 223

Agency Survey SEO Social Media 223

Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

The strength of this relationship depends on products that make customers’ lives easier and content that shows them how. And accomplishing both of these things hangs on the strength of another relationship: The relationship between marketers and product managers. Feedback about an internal process not working.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Product Launch Analytics 40

Prohibition

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As an integrated PR consultancy based in Leeds, we advise big brands on how to use public relations, social media, and content marketing effectively helping them to increase online engagement, raise their profiles and in turn improve their overall business performance. Creativity and imagination. What will I get at Prohibition?

B2C 133

B2C Healthcare Training Agency 133

Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

But B2B businesses aren’t changing the way they plan and shape their marketing strategy quickly enough, and are left feeling the effects of staying behind the times. In fact, 47 percent of B2B marketers close less than four percent of marketing-generated leads. Images: Sharon Sinclair , Simply CVR ( Creative Commons ).

Nonprofit 120

Nonprofit Marketing B2B Crisis 120

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

As a marketing agency, how should we respond? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? One of our core tenets is the belief that marketing can make brands “more human.”. Those companies you’re marketing to are all run by people. Internal and External Communications. Is there one?

Crisis 92

Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Social media is making marketing lazy. It’s created a “ cut and paste ” content marketing culture. So said Simms Jenkins speaking on a panel in Atlanta hosted by the team from the Oracle Marketing Cloud. That problem is an enormous gap in knowledge of strategic marketing including positioning and messaging.

Strategy 117

Strategy Crisis Marketing B2B 117

Polaris

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A company issues a 24-page Request for Proposal (aka RFP) to 52 marketing companies that may (or may not) have the expertise to fulfill the request. The marketing and communications group can’t make a hire unless it obtains several proposals from different vendors. Ah, the dreaded cattle call. 1: What services do you require?

Marketing 168

Marketing Policies Agency eBook 168

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

It’s an elegant idea and a nice balance to a marketing world where today, many vie for expert status. It’s a way to internalize and reflect more deeply on a topic. It’s a way to internalize and reflect more deeply on a topic. We run so fast and so hard in marketing, we have to make time for reflection.

Marketing 62

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Survey 62

Cision

APRIL 2, 2015

Inbound or content marketing became a top priority for Internet marketing. Because content and the incredible amount of social media posts used to promoted suffer from over-messaged sales pitches. Want to create standout content? Read our free “How to Beat Content Marketing Overload” white paper now!

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Corporate Social Media Internal 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.

How To 177

How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

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. The Covid marketing brain: How marketers are thinking and acting in new ways. The COVID-19 casebook.

Reputation 133

Reputation Creativity Crisis Employee 133

Critical Mention

JULY 13, 2021

The Earned Media Suite also includes a Media Contact Database, Podcast Monitoring, Online News Tracking and access to Licensed Content, making it the most complete PR and Communications solution on the market. I also can’t say enough about the work that our engineering, product and DevOps have done.

Instagram 156

Instagram Industry Media Analytics 156

Contently - Strategy

JULY 21, 2021

If you work in marketing long enough, you’re bound to encounter a buyer persona. ” Besides supplying the info we need to target Sally with Instagram ads for crap she’ll regret buying, personas are designed to help the creative process. .” The idea is to teach us about the ideal customer. Pictured: Happiness.

How To 137

How To Creativity Storytelling Writing 137

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. Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. It’s not a bad take.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Onclusive

MARCH 19, 2019

The challenge with the PR industry has always been a lack of understanding of how the investments made in this function of marketing maps to quantifiable business outcomes. We are fully committed to empowering our customers to drive more business value from their owned, earned, sponsored, and amplified content. Social Amplification.

Measurement 150

Measurement Engineering Data Content Marketing 150

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Marketing content should be a key component in our ideation processes — especially during quiet periods. . With that in mind here is a refresher on ways that PR teams can use content marketing assets to drive PR results and ideas. Short-form content. Data and research. Whitepapers and tip sheets.

Content Marketing 309

Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Data 309

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. What’s the open rate in email marketing? 5) Share your content in the real world too.

Content Marketing 110

Content Marketing Pitching Social Media Internal 110

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In the ideation phase, you’ll want to develop a plan for cross-channel content marketing that will drive exposure and reach your target audience. When it comes to creating your video content, your team needs to focus on content for multi-channel media. At the PRSA 2019 International Conference , Oct.

Storytelling 137

Storytelling Video Strategy Analytics 137

Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, digital PR has become significantly more important for brands and now goes way beyond ‘building links’ It includes increased brand awareness, brand positioning, SEO ranking, marketing share, share of voice, social media performance, organic traffic, sales and more – all encompassed in one.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Brand Branding SEO 62

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. The report identifies seven barriers to agile marketing. 1) What is Agile Marketing Again?

Marketing 60

Marketing B2B Content Marketing Training 60

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

In marketing, generating content is a lot like running on a hamster wheel. Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Internal resources can quickly be tapped. Image by Ivana Kohoutová from Pixabay.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

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. The guys at Burger & Lobster liked the fact we’d spent time getting under the skin of the brand and why it’s here in the first place before embarking on the creative process.

Creativity 120

Creativity Agency Content Marketing Internal 120

Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

creative agency. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Forbe s and Fast Company both wrote about Caine’s determination and creativity. Later that year he launched The Imagination Foundation with a mission to find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids.

Storytelling 199

Storytelling Reddit Video Creativity 199

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.).

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71