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Are Trade Shows still a Good Place for PR Launches?

Sword and the Script

That’s the number of pre-trade show pitches one blogger told me he had received in a side bar conversation last week. A Traditional Case for Trade Show Launches. The noise is deafening, and usually at a trade show, there’s one vendor announcement that sweeps attention because it defies expectations.

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Popcorn and a Movie: A Creative and Integrated B2B Marketing Campaign that Could Work in Any Vertical

Sword and the Script

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.

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The Evolution of Earned Media: Navigating Change

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Another recent report showed a full one-third (33%) of comms and PR pros said their overall media strategies rely on earned media the most — making it the highest PR priority over owned, paid and shared (in that order). This has led to less time for attending press events, trade shows, and covering stories, making B2B PR harder than ever.

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

Similarly, digital trends have forced marketing and PR to change how they do things. 7) How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows. 3) Basic, Advanced and Bridge Building: Boldness in Content Marketing [UML]. 4) Context in Marketing Campaigns, Mediums and Measurements [UML].

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How the Women of Game of Thrones Can Inspire Your Content Strategy

Cision

As the women of Game of Thrones continue to inspire us week after week, they can also give us guidance on everything from career moves to that creative spark we didn’t know our marketing campaign was missing. Below are 5 Game of Thrones women that can help articulate 5 crucial pillars of your content strategy.

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How B2B Marketing Can Get More out of Trade Shows

Sword and the Script

In person events like trade shows and conferences usually rank high on the list of priorities for B2B marketing organizations. For example, the most recent B2B lead generation report by Chief Marketer listed live events as the second top source of leads. Are Trade Shows still a Good Place for PR Launches?

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5 Proven Ways PR can Develop Client Media References in B2B Organizations

Sword and the Script

Marketing also has purse strings that can be creatively – and ethically – spent to appease a specific rep with the right reference. You certainly need the sales leadership on board with a reference program, but marketing has to drive it, or it will fade away. 1) Soft interviews on your company blog.

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