Shift Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2014

This week I was reminded of a post I wrote back in March on jumpstarting your B2B content. MarketingProfs’ latest B2B Content Marketing 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report. The report provides some great insight into how B2B marketers are thinking about content and where they’re stuck. The reminder?

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Prohibition

MAY 6, 2021

The world of social media is constantly changing and evolving – keeping social media managers and marketers on their toes! Last month, we saw some really exciting updates to the world of social media across all platforms. Here’s five of them that all marketers should know about.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 17, 2019

Growing your content marketing program across the org is just as much about efficiency as it is about expansion. Producing more content without clear goals or objectives isn’t an accomplishment. If anything, it’ll give executives a reason to doubt your entire content program.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2017

What does it take to implement content marketing effectively in a B2B organization? It’s not an easy question to answer broadly because: a) every team has its own dynamics; b) every organization has constraints and limitations, and c) every vertical market has its own unique characteristics. Documented strategy.

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Content Marketing B2B Marketing Leadership 68

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Content Marketing Institute Research Director Lisa Beets ( @LisaBeets ), “Nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers—90%—put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message.”. Today, more B2B marketers than ever rely on a content marketing approach.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It’s an important process document for a PR team that sets priorities between different announcements and ensures there are no clashes. It’s a form of workflow borrowed from a media newsroom. Lots of organisations use an Excel or Word document shared via email or the intranet. These are content management systems.

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Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Sometimes, despite our very best efforts to write down our goals, we tend to skip over creating a documented PR content strategy. Why are these two factors so important in your content’s success? Why are these two factors so important in your content’s success? Who are you trying to reach with your content?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

If the B2B community feels overwhelmed by the volume of content, then B2B marketing might feel overwhelmed by the volume of content marketing studies. The trends suggest to me that content is still very much a form of currency bartered in exchange for attention. 1) Content Requirements at Every Stage of the Sale.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Attachments are automatically stripped from the email in order to protect journalists from viruses, so use services such as Google or Dropbox to send links to images or documents in your pitch. Include your phone number, email address, website and social media handles. Wait a month after the source request closes.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to Marcus Sheridan in his book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , it’s key to create a content strategy based on what your customers are thinking. Use that list to create content tied to answering those specific questions. ?

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 30, 2015

1 marketing objective supported by content marketing. Almost half (48%) felt that their content was not creating any customer engagement. Another study – the 2015 CMI Benchmark, Budgets and Trends report – found that just over half of the marketers they interviewed (52%) had no content strategy at all.

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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. Word document?

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Flack's Revenge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Who’s going to rise to defend our industry’s punching bag, documents that seem cookie cutter, useless, all too often written poorly with trite, overly cheerful quotes and obscure buzz words? ” But people have been saying press releases have been dead for years, since the advent of social media.

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PR 20/20

APRIL 29, 2023

Does your association have a documented content strategy? And while a documented content strategy is an amazing first step in achieving your traffic, reach, and lead generation goals, it’s certainly not your endpoint. Track the number of form submissions, purchases, and sign-ups generated by your content.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2020

Reports and long-form content would never see the light of day. Even the simplest of social media posts – the sharing of a neutral but informative news article – would take weeks. The social media marketer didn’t even have access to social media channels. Document content types.

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Cision

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to research from Content Marketing Institute, 65 percent of businesses using content marketing have experienced an increase in ROI compared to a year ago. For content marketers, this is good news — as it indicates that content marketing is still as effective as it has always been.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 18, 2016

will help audiences immediately identify your brand every time they encounter your content. Take the time to plan content that is authentic and memorable. Do it now: Statistics show that the most effective content marketers document their strategy. Keep this in mind the next time you’re creating content.

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MaccaPR

APRIL 2, 2015

Surrounded by podcasters, bloggers and marketers, I spent last week immersed in all things social at Social Media Marketing World. It began with an insightful keynote presentation on the top trends in social media in 2015 from Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner, the conference host.

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Polaris

APRIL 7, 2015

Marketers trying to get budgets approved to produce professional video sometimes face objections from CFOs (or even CEOs) who argue: “We all have iPhones. They worked with Fifth Story to develop and execute a national and bilingual content marketing campaign for their Galbani brand using video content.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 6, 2023

percent year-over-year decrease in negative tweets 800 million social media impressions of the campaign 17 percent increase in brand sentiment Achieving a deep understanding of your ideal customers requires significant time and effort. The message resonated with women, resulting in the following: 36.8

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PR 20/20

JUNE 6, 2023

Marketing Hub : Marketing Hub provides tools for inbound marketing and helps businesses attract, engage, and nurture leads. It includes features for content creation, social media management, email marketing, lead generation, marketing analytics, and more. More on CMS Hub below. ?

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Engage PR

JUNE 17, 2016

The oil and gas downturn has of course been well documented in recent months, and has had a brutal impact on thousands of families across our region. Of the seminars, Social media – how to make it work for you , was a highlight. Scott used an anecdotal reference to Star Wars in a series of social media posts.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JULY 11, 2023

In the age of social media, parenting narratives have expanded beyond the traditional portrayal of moms as the primary caregivers. Social media has provided dadfluencers a platform to connect with fellow dads, creating a supportive community that celebrates and encourages fatherhood. And we’re all better off for it!

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. A majority (78%) of U.S.-based

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 26, 2019

Muck Rack also deserves a mention – while it doesn’t have the list generation capabilities of Cision, it finds journalist’s information and ties it to their Twitter, offering real-time information on what that specific journalist is writing and talking about on social media. AI-generated content is picking up steam.

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The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

CMOs at the largest technology companies report that building out content marketing as an organizational competency is the second most important initiative, only behind measuring ROI. ( 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.( DivvyHQ Content Challenges Report).

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Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

This rule of thumb applies to all of your platforms–from your website and direct email campaigns to your blogs and social media channels. You need to incentivize your audience to engage with your content by providing educational, topical pieces that address their needs.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It doesn’t take much to provoke a crisis, sometimes just a simple mistake on social media can be enough. Because of this open narrative, often people take straight to social media to call brands out – when historically you may have just sent an email to complain. Invest in social listening and media monitoring tools.

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Prohibition

MAY 13, 2022

By creating newsworthy content in the form of a press release or product roundup you can form a strong, proactive press office and be in control of the narrative. Businesses should be on hand to approve any content, expert quotes, and supply imagery or samples in a timely fashion. Build better relationships with content marketing.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Today’s constant flow of content is creating a problem for Fortune 500 companies. Yet, only 37 percent of marketers say they have a documented content marketing strategy. With so many teams and platforms to manage, coordination is essential for success. Is your organization headed toward failure without one?

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

PR 20/20 ultimately built the Institute’s readership by applying a proprietary content approach to the HubSpot platform—what we call the Cognitive Content Hub. The Cognitive Content Hub is an in-depth, strategic framework that marries human and artificial intelligence to grow businesses through content marketing.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2016

. “Two significant things have already happened that we have not paid enough attention to: First, news publishers have lost control over distribution… Second, the inevitable outcome of this is the increase in power of social media companies.” No external style sheets and only one style tag in the document head.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this article, 5W PR CEO Ronn Torossian and others share tips on how executives can use a blog and other social media avenues to spark conversations and conversions, establishing themselves as a leader within their industry. Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 11, 2019

What you must do, then, is create set of brand guidelines: a document that clearly states everything from the fonts you use to the types of stock images you’ll allow to be associated with you. These guidelines should be shared with everyone in your company, as well as any business you partner with for PR or content marketing.

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PR Fuel

JULY 14, 2021

Over 80% of consumers feel more positive about a brand after reading customized content. Developing your content marketing strategy can help you boost brand visibility. Then, start developing a media list. Social media influencers. It can also add more depth to the written content. Share on Social.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

In 2017 we saw consumers gravitate toward the experiential with a desire to make unique memories – and document them all on social media, of course. When ideating larger campaigns, we will need to think more than ever about creating an integrated experience.

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