Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. based reporters said, “ensuring content is 100 percent accurate is the most important” in their organization. A good place to start is with your own content.

Survey 102

Survey Report Media B2B 102

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 6, 2015

After decades of media relations and pitching, everything is suddenly changing. Today’s stronger focus on social media and content marketing is also bridging the gap between digital experts and traditionalists, link builders and content creators, community managers and customer service. It’s refreshing.

Digital PR 100

Digital PR Publicity Pitching Social Media 100

Cision

MARCH 31, 2016

What was behind your decision to switch from journalism to PR? Instead, they pitched me on a position they had open. How will your background in journalism help you in this new position? How has content marketing changed over the years? Want to improve your media relations? ” I hope I haven’t switched!

Newspapers 120

Newspapers Reddit Journalism Technology 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. Another constant is the number of times creative gets uselessly shredded by clients trying to prove something.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). The best publicists in the business do their homework to get to know the outlets and journalists they are pitching.

Blogging 69

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 69

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Talk to Us!

Tools 60

Tools Pinterest Marketing Media 60

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Later this week, that legend will take the stage as Content Marketing World’s closing keynote speaker, a fitting choice for this year’s theme Content Strikes Back. As a huge fan of Hamill, I can’t wait for the content inspiration he’ll unleash during his keynote. Look beyond your content universe.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

Co-creativity, a PR ecosystem. “We We are moving more and more to a co-creative environment, and as such, our ability to understand audiences and bring them together for shared purposes of doing good is going to be a critical feature of an evolving PR industry in the coming year.”. Related Content Worth Checking Out.

Banking 60

Banking Marketing Wireless Advertising 60

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2015

Here’s my secret for managing this: take that edited press release – with mediocre prose stuffed with excessive adjectives and laced with industry jargon that last raged in 1999 – here’s what you do: Use your first draft as your pitch anyway. Content Marketing *is* PR. I didn’t know who to send this to.”. Related Posts.

Publicity 60

Publicity Journalism Writing Education 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. Audiences know the difference.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” As I’ve pointed out over and over, this has, in part, contributed the need for PR to get serious about *true* content marketing. new research from staffing firm The Creative Group shows.

Trends 60

Trends Media Report Technology 60

Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Pitching PR In this podcast, host Lesley Luce “cuts through the jargon and puts a new spin on the PR industry.” Copyblogger FM Copyblogger FM is a weekly broadcast hosted by Sonia Simone that analyzes the week’s biggest changes and industry trends in the world of content marketing, copywriting, email marketing and more.

Pitching 100

Pitching Interviews Trends Journalism 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

A golden rule of PR is to treat every reporter as if they work for the Wall Street Journal because new reporters at (seemingly) small publications tend to move onwards and upwards. Repurpose Does Not Mean Regurgitate in Content Marketing. Ahrefs pitched me on content after spotting this post , and I countered with a review.

SEO 65

SEO Tools Engineering Web 65

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some journalists love to get pitched great stories. But they are so bombarded with irrelevant stories and weak pitches that they don’t put their email addresses front and center. This post isn’t about writing a media pitch because we’ve already done that.

Digital PR 62

Digital PR Report How To Pitching 62

Journalistics

JANUARY 24, 2016

In this age of content marketing we’re living in, it seems like every organization is blogging in hopes of capturing some inbound marketing magic (you can thank HubSpot for that). The best publicists in the business do their homework to get to know the outlets and journalists they are pitching.

Blogging 40

Blogging Strategy How To Writing 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Bob Geller | Fusion PR.

Marketing 100

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 100

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 31, 2018

Let’s hear from four former media people–Vineeta Sawkar (formerly of KSTP-TV), Jay Olstad (formerly of KARE-11), Lynn Melling (former anchor in the Des Moines market), and Dan DeBaun (formerly of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal). I had a non-compete clause so I couldn’t work in this market in TV.

Media 112

Media Journalism Report Video 112

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The survey doesn’t get into how that budget would be broken out, which means it could include entail headcount, creative or design, social media management tools, and paid social. It helps cut through the clutter with creative targeting. 1) Use paid social to support media pitching. 1) Use paid social to support media pitching.

B2B 78

B2B Facebook Advertising Advertising 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 23, 2018

Though he worked “in marketing” he had never taken a writing class. Even so, he was inspired to pursue writing and creative work in his efforts to persuade. While he later promoted to creative director, among other marketing leadership roles, he says an appearance in AdAge was his first big break.

Marketing 69

Marketing Content Marketing Sports B2C 69

Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From pitches to landing coverage and everything in between, Digital PR can be done without a single tool. This tool has myriad features and uses, but I predominantly use it for both ideation and to assist with pitch-writing. David White , Director of Content Marketing at Connective3 , has found multiple other uses for the tool.

Digital PR 161

Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And if you want to absorb marketing news and insight from industry leaders during your commute with a new podcast, we’ve got you covered with 12 of our team’s favorites. This Old Marketing. and Epic Content Marketing. Overview: First started in 2013, This Old Marketing is THE podcast for content marketers.

Marketing 74

Marketing Conference Content Marketing Agency 74

ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company. So I jotted down a list of PR/digital/SEO/content marketing influencers. Enlightened Self-Interest: The Pitch Email. I think so. I wrote: 1.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

He's also a world-leading web strategist, content marketer, author, and speaker. As an editor, I commiserate with other journalists and editors by getting too many spammy pitches and follow-up messages. On distraction-fighting habits) Writing my goals in my journal daily. An all round nice guy. Email is killing me.

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Sword and the Script

APRIL 8, 2017

Why would any publication accept a story pitch, aside from respecting its readership, if they know another brand will pay for the same space? Add in the trends of fake news, the erosion of trust in journalism , and rampant ad fraud and this has the makings of a perfect storm. 1) Marketing content vs. content marketing.

Content Marketing 71

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 71

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. So quite a line up. So yes, there is a blurring of the lines.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

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.

Content Marketing 88

Content Marketing Infographics Insurance Insurance 88

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We’ll never forget the panic in the PR world as tens of thousands of journalists (aka our PR pitch targets) at newspapers, TV stations and magazines were laid off. Without paid advertising to support publishers and broadcasters, PR professionals would have no media outlets to pitch stories to.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising 48