Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? b) Integrated marketing. b) Integrated marketing.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 29, 2021

That was surely the case when our public relations agency hosted Joe Pulizzi, the Amazon best-selling author of “Killing Marketing,” “Content Inc.” ” and “Epic Content Marketing” and founder of the Content Marketing Institute, in our almost-monthly Sharper Angle webinar series.

Content Marketing 62

Content Marketing Marketing Energy Internal 62

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

A quick check of my Twitter feed on Tuesday morning told me it’s that time of year: the end of December when bloggers write about their most popular posts from the last year. It’s definitely a useful exercise to discover what’s working (and what isn’t). Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely.

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Cision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Content marketing has the power to turn your brand into a driving force in your industry, but with so much competition in the marketplace, how can you ensure that your content makes an impact? What other challenges do you see brands facing in terms of content? Q: How has content marketing changed in recent years?

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Content Marketing Strategy Marketing How To 120

Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 11, 2023

There are clear applications for artificial intelligence (AI) content generation tools in marketing and public relations but make sure that you fact check. It generated a plausible definition of public relations from the 600 or more in research literature on the click of a button. The shiny new toy is an ethical minefield.

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Publicity Wikipedia Marketing Training 98

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats? Solid storytelling, writing and editing skills are still very much in demand. The post Is AI a threat or benefit to marketers and communicators?

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Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Content marketing is blending the functions of marketing and sales to the extent, marketing has lost its focus on creating demand. That’s my take after listening to Tom Webster evolve a concept over couple of podcasts on The Marketing Companion and finally rendered in a more polished format on Mark W. I sure have.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. No matter what content you write or what stories your brand tells, there’s a good chance a machine can help you do it better.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. This is a new illustration of the classic example of how high-quality marketing is far less expensive than the cheap stuff. Relationships?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The top problem in content creation probably comes from the fact that too many B2B marketers haven’t had a single conversation with a customer Most B2B marketers (57%) say creating the right content for their audience is their top content creation challenge in content marketing.

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PR Fuel

MARCH 8, 2021

And how do you encourage journalists to write about your products or services? You write effective and attention-grabbing press releases. To write the perfect press release you need to understand what elements to include and the best pest practices to follow. Every organization has a different way of writing press releases.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

If there’s one thing you take away from today’s post on content marketing, please let it be this: just because you build it, doesn’t mean they’ll come. Content Marketing: a scenario. You’re super-excited too – content, new client, money… what’s not to love?

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 24, 2015

But it struck me that the Batman franchise offers some great takeaways for content marketing. Then along comes Batman, who’s definitely closer to the edge than our venerable Commissioner. What can other comic franchises teach us about content marketing? Or that I’ve never really outgrown comics and cartoons.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Energy Media Training 40

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

To be sure, America definitely has a problem trusting the media. Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Write with journalistic ideals.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. 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. But let’s be real — it’s not sexy.

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Critical Mention

MARCH 17, 2022

Influencer marketing is increasingly prevalent in marketing strategies across the globe now that social networks like Instagram and Twitter continue to rise in popularity. The key to influencer marketing is to find influencers that align with your brand and its message. Senior Marketing Manager, Critical Mention.

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Social Media Media SEO Instagram 144

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The data brands have collected from these interactions has allowed marketers to fine-tune their marketing tactics, and how they talk to their customers. But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

‘Tis the season when brands release heart-warming Christmas videos and marketing bloggers write about the best holiday gift ideas , new year’s resolutions and marketing trends for 2015. In addition, many are predicting the marketing developments we witnessed in 2014 will continue: 1. Wishful thinking? I hope not.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 28, 2018

Recently I was invited to give a presentation to the PR class at the Nova Scotia Community college on the different aspects of blogging—from personal blogs as a way to practice your craft, to professional blogs to grow your profile, to blogs as an integral part of a solid content strategy. Here it goes! Millennials.

Marketing 68

Marketing Sports Blogging Writing 68

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. The Covid marketing brain: How marketers are thinking and acting in new ways. Bring it on!

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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.”. For example, if you ask 10 different people to define marketing or PR, there’s a good chance you’ll get 10 different answers. The report identifies seven barriers to agile marketing.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2021

Ask a marketer to describe the ideal brand voice, and you’re bound to hear one word: conversational. It makes content accessible and helps audiences understand what you’re trying to convey. But marketers may be conflating conversational and agreeable, which is leading to blander stories that lack in-depth advice.

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Polaris

MAY 14, 2015

Rid Your Writing of These Annoying Grammar Mistakes. I’ve been working hard to eliminate the passive voice from my writing. My goal is to write more clearly and avoid overly complicated sentences. Then, I had to learn how to write more actively. 1: The Passive versus the Active Voice. It hasn’t been an easy thing to do.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I also learned about Lin’s agency work at Strategic Communications ; and that she teaches, and has written quite a few books on PR and marketing. I definitely think that it is. In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available.

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Methodology After compiling our list based on the sites’ guest post lists, we also added our own sites by using Ahref’s Content Explorer. We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.”

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Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I’m wont to do at year’s end, I ask many brilliant marketing and PR types for their take on what might transpire over the next twelve months. This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking.

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Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

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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Strategy Communications Marketing Social Media 83

Critical Mention

AUGUST 20, 2020

With that said, if you’re looking to grow your brand, brush up on media ethics and improve your writing skills, PRSSA Webinars are the perfect fit for your learning needs. The New Rules of Marketing & PR. The New Rules of Marketing and PR” provides great tips on how to confidently market your brand. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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Resources Communications Education Guidelines 136

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.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 15, 2018

When it comes to PR professionals, writing and editing content is the most important task. In order to help you achieve that, here are some of the best copy editing tips for PR professionals you should definitely know. Know your target audience.

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Tools Writing Study Agency 235

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The world of marketing looks very different from what it once was. We’re now seeing investment in digital marketing overtaking investment in traditional marketing at a rapidly increasing rate, with Britain being the largest online advertising market in Europe, and predictions that almost two-thirds of UK ad spend will be online by 2020.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 15, 2014

On the bright side, I now have tons of evergreen content I can return to and share down the road. As I write this post on Dec. 10th, the most viewed title during the 30-day binge blogging challenge was “ Blogger Outreach Versus Media Relations: What Marketers Need To Know ”. The most viewed post. Business Blogging'

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Blogging B2C Social Media Storytelling 156

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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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

This post originally appeared on the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute's blog. The Marketing AI Institute was created and is powered by PR 20/20. Can we automate content creation using artificial intelligence? More specifically, can we use machines to write blog posts at scale?”. What Is Artificial Intelligence?

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Marketing Software eBook Technology 53