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. Here are the lessons I learned and how you can use them to create a linkable survey campaign.

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Survey How To Reddit Pitching 91

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.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. One study found that the optimal number of internal links pointing to a page on your site is seven or more. What should digital PRs know about internal linking?

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Internal International Insurance Insurance 118

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

.” Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge, There is a positive side to the findings of this report – in house marketers and agencies are moving towards strategies that integrate SEO, SEM, social media and content marketing. CONTENT STRATEGY AS A COMPETENCY. Get the Digital PR Tips News letter. Altimeter ).

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Strategy SEO B2C Engineering 149

Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

According to Accenture’s study on customer loyalty, brands that pursued customer loyalty by offering personalized discounts or offers retained more than half of their customers. Pratik Dholakiya is the Co-Founder of E2M , a full-service digital marketing agency and PRmention , a digital PR agency.

Brand 72

Brand Branding How To Web 72

ZudePR

MAY 20, 2015

#PRstack launched in March and today we publish My #PRstack: a practical guide to modern PR tools and workflow. The ebook comprises case studies by public relations practitioners exploring modern aspects of public relations practice. David Sawyer is the award-winning director and owner of Glasgow PR company Zude PR.

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eBook Tools How To Case Study 60

The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

.” Content has become an integral part of the success of your PR and marketing efforts and several studies show that the planning and implementation of a content strategy is high on the list of priorities for 2017. 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.(

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Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

Landis PR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Content creation is merely experiencing the next wave of its evolution. That means, as content marketers, we must learn how, and when, to effectively leverage AI-assisted content within our marketing strategies. All of that said, I’m not against the use of AI in content creation.

Marketing 59

Marketing Content Marketing Storytelling B2B 59

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

159064218 / gettyimages.com An SEO Mini Case Study I’m working with a large SEO client this month and I have to say that I’m extremely impressed with them. They wanted transformation from a mostly link building shop into a content marketing agency. Ahhh, if only it is that easy. It’s just not possible.

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Agency SEO Training Analysis 164

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Here’s a roundup of other news and links from the world of PR technology. Notified by Intrado added “coverage books” to its PR platform. Coverage books help…showcase earned media coverage in customizable, branded digital PR measurement reports,” according to the announcement. Content picks from around PR tech land.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to the new 2015 Edelman Trust Barometer Study posted just six days ago, we are more jaded than ever about news – trusting what we hear about on social media far more than from media sources. This study belittles the value of media, which ruffles my feathers a bit. And is a declining trust in media real?

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Agency Survey Customer Service Engineering 100

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. You own a business and want to increase sales.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Critical Mention

AUGUST 19, 2018

The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly. He explains that digital PR and marketing are an inexpensive way to build a community surrounding your company. by David Meerman Scott.

Pinterest 71

Pinterest Viral YouTube Mobile 71

The Proactive Report

APRIL 27, 2018

And the study shows that mobile searchers definitely expect to find what they’re looking for when they search. PR and the Future of Search. What’s that you say – your PR team doesn’t know how to write meta tags? They don’t understand how to improve the search result content?

SEO 100

SEO Mobile Engineering Google 100

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

In a piece for Ragan’s PR Daily – 3 ways media metrics can help you handle PR crises – she draws a distinction between “a snarky comment” and bona fide media crisis that “threaten to compromise an organization’s credibility.”. Don’t miss these posts: How to Get the B2B Marketing Persona Right [UML]. Talk to Us!

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 12, 2016

A Mini Self-Case Study. I thought I’d share a little bit of my thinking processes when it comes to repurposing content, in hopes of inspiring you to do the same. My goal, as always, is to create content that integrates all aspects of digital PR: traditional PR, content marketing, social media and SEO.

Infographics 100

Infographics SEO LinkedIn Pinterest 100

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

A site that doesn’t get found is like owning a Ferrari when you don’t know how to drive– nice to look at, but useless! At Studio98 we’ve just done a study on how many of the fastest growing businesses in America are mobile ready and surprisingly, almost one-quarter (22%) of the Inc. And they use it all the time.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

A site that doesn’t get found is like owning a Ferrari when you don’t know how to drive– nice to look at, but useless! At Studio98 we’ve just done a study on how many of the fastest growing businesses in America are mobile ready and surprisingly, almost one-quarter (22%) of the Inc. And they use it all the time.

Mobile 100

Mobile Google SEO Web 100

ZudePR

JUNE 10, 2015

You’re not relearning how to walk over and over again. When producing content for clients I always have a keyword phrase in mind. I benchmark and check the effect of my content marketing and SEO on clients’ Search rankings. My name’s David Sawyer and I founded a Glasgow PR company last year.

eBook 68

eBook Engineering Tools Case Study 68

ZudePR

JANUARY 21, 2016

I already knew where to look; I’d been doggedly increasing my digital knowledge for a few years, getting to know who were the experts. Content marketing had been mushrooming and seemed to explode as 2013 turned into 2014. Not just websites either; wider web marketing as well. Digital PR. Truthfully.

Digg 104

Digg SEO System Reddit 104

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I asked Rebecca questions based on her recent research report for Altimeter Group about content, measurement and KPIs: Q1: Why are marketers finding measurement to be the single most formidable content marketing challenge? Q3: How should brands be setting KPIs? Content and Digital PR can touch many areas.

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Measurement Digital PR Tools Content Marketing 100

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

The idea for this post came after I was experiencing a growing sense of frustration late last year due to the distractions inherent in my job as a digital PR (distractions I would wager the majority of people reading this post will be familiar with). He's also a world-leading web strategist, content marketer, author, and speaker.

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 31, 2017

While B2C brands have been hitting content marketing full-bore, B2B companies have been a little more circumspect. Many B2B marketers have discovered that creating effective content that gets results is not the easiest task. According to a study by DemadnWave whitepapers, case studies, videos and infographics work well.

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B2B Infographics B2C Case Study 100

The Proactive Report

JULY 31, 2017

So how do you reach them as they progress along this journey? It’s content that usually reaches them at Step One – Awareness. They’re looking for information about how to solve a problem or find out more about the brand or product. Just sending samples to mom bloggers is unlikely to get you 10X content.

Engineering 188

Engineering Interviews Infographics Social Media 188

The Proactive Report

AUGUST 5, 2016

And this way, the PR industry becomes a partner in communicating truthful and factual information.” How’s how to create SMART news content. but the content has to be interesting and useful to the reader in order to get their attention. If you consistently provide good quality content you can become that source.

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Reddit LinkedIn Social Media Pinterest 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 16, 2016

My guest was Victoria Lim, visual content expert and the Social Media and Content Editor for Walt Disney World. Q1: The Track Maven study showed that while content publication and distribution from brands and companies is up by 35% engagement is decreasing. How can visual content help with engagement?

Infographics 100

Infographics Video Case Study Print 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

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. Implication for PR practitioners: We need to learn new skills that previously were not part of our training.

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Content Marketing Groups Facebook Reputation 100

The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

A recent scan of 75000 job postings on LinkedIn found that digital marketing jobs being advertised required candidates with a wide range of skills, from SEO and social media to Google Analytics and content marketing. A quick look at the current PR jobs posted on LinkedIn shows that they require these skills too.

SEO 153

SEO Engineering LinkedIn Analytics 153