Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 6, 2020

In my previous article on marketing ventriloquism , I made the case for marketers talking through voices other than their own and explained that most marketers tend to rely on advertising because of a need for perceived control. Doing so would be as close to a free lunch in marketing as there is.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 28, 2021

How well does your executive team understand how to leverage PR? How do you use data and measurement to inform and shape your earned media strategy? Using data and measurement for earned media strategy is a topic we’re always interested in exploring.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. Measuring thought leadership results Nearly one in five (19%) of the producers surveyed for this report “said they do not have any process in place for measuring effectiveness.” Tying it back on the sales pipeline is crucial.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. 27% said they don’t know how.

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Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 65

The Resolution Blog

MAY 17, 2017

PR, influencer outreach, content marketing, link-builders, social and digital marketing set-ups are all winning communications briefs. How can PR agencies compete? With better measurement. New communication lines Marketing directors put their budget where they can see a return.

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Download the PDF of the Social Media Strategy Template here. 92% of marketers claim that social media marketing is important for their business. No wonder then that there is so much discussion about how to measure results and reluctance on the part of the CFO to fund programs that have no strategy or defined metrics.

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Beyond PR

MAY 17, 2016

In the PR and marketing industry, we can witness kaizen being practiced more and more often. As we explore in the white paper Defining the Metrics that Will Demonstrate ROI , new tools have made it easier to measure the precise impact of our efforts and optimize content creation and promotion. Content optimization.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 17, 2023

From CMS Wire : "Instead of pushing them through a cascading sequence that metaphorically resembles movement through a funnel, Forrester said, businesses must now figure out how to entice them down the road.". Find out what they do and don't like on your site and how they interact with current content offerings.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

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. It’s incredibly difficult to measure a direct return-on-investment from most traditional media relations efforts.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). Read on to see how Cathy navigates the digital landscape to cultivate change at CMI. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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Cision

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Or maybe email marketing is still strong and steady, while your online ads are stumbling. “The more your teams can measure, the more you can see where to invest,” writes Laurie Smith in Aligning Strategic Communications with Business Goals. But start out with one change so you can measure the impact that tweak had.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The first measure came from a business with a marketing automation system implemented. The second measure was largely a manual effort: going back through the deals closed at the end of the year and identifying which ones had downloaded gated for content featured on the blog. 1) Measures of Visibility.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Gone are the days of LinkedIn as merely a networking site, it is now a content platform bursting with professionals and brands eager to share their thoughts and insights. But when using LinkedIn for a B2B marketing campaign, where do you start? How to choose the right LinkedIn approach for your business?

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2015

Want to stand out with standout content? Get our free “Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR” white paper now! Measure your results. Measurement can often be the toughest part of any content marketing campaign. How many people downloaded the podcast?

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. She always explains clearly how to demonstrate organisational impact from your PR work. Could just one metric measure PR?

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Measured on clicks, quick hits.” When you know them, you’ll naturally know how to be relevant. It’s a metric that tells you how many views a given article actually had. It doesn’t take a lot of money, but it does take making the case for budget and learning how to use these advertising tools effectively.

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 3, 2016

There are times when product managers and content marketers don’t see eye to eye. So Alexa recently indulged my questions about the challenges product managers face and how we can work better together. When a brand offers a range of products, some may get lost in the marketing shuffle. “To Step 4: Collaborate on content.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer – A tool developed by the Advanced Marketing Institute that evaluates the language in a headline primarily by its emotional appeal to the reader. As with any tech tool, it’s important to make sure that how it’s guiding you to write passes a “common sense” test.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We recently spoke with Jerrid Grimm , co-founder of Pressboard , a company that brings paid and editorial PR together, about how the lines between PR and paid activity are blurring. However, Jerrid claims the less obvious difference (and a major advantage) of paid media is the ability to measure it.

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Advertising Advertising Measurement Storytelling 120

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Watch our video to find out how to make your PR coverage more visible on Google. 72Point’s Jess Macdonald shares tips on how to gain more news coverage using surveys in a new way. Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement?

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 24, 2019

We know that not every content marketer begins their program from scratch. If you’re a content marketer focused on growth rather than creation, you could be in any number of situations. You might have inherited a content program when you started a new job. Analyze your benchmarks and set new goals.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 28, 2022

Or, the sales team’s quarterly report might influence your content repurposing To-Do list since you know what middle-of-funnel content aligns with their sales metrics. The C-suite is always looking for the bottom line when it comes to marketing, as they want to see how marketing connects to the company’s financial reality.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML]. 1) How to choose influencers. That’s according to Aaron Brooks , in a contributed article for The Drum , titled Think big, go small: why influencer marketing isn’t about reach. 3) Measuring an influencer marketing program.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Then, download the Moz toolbar (if you don’t already have it) and turn it on. Finally, for each subtopic, think about a specific piece of content you could create. As an example, if my topic was “blog posts,” I’d create a headline for my first piece of content in the main circle. Image source: Spin Sucks).

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 2, 2016

A traditional boilerplate paragraph may not be necessary in a content marketing press release, but make sure you’re providing a link back to the content you’re promoting so that readers can verify and learn more about your message. Give the media options on how to follow up.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This audit is a key piece of the puzzle when we start working with new partners to build long-term, custom marketing plans that win executive buy-in and align with stakeholder goals. For the full 40+ questions, download our Comprehensive Marketing Audit Template. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 11, 2024

However, this explosion of resources presents a mounting challenge for financial services companies that have relied on tried-and-true content marketing playbooks for years. So, what should content marketing for financial services look like in 2024? In that regard, content is hugely important.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 14, 2016

New marketing technology, measurement platforms and other advances have greatly expanded the sources that marketers can sift through for nuggets of information. Conversely, insights from that same brand’s content marketing program can help its customer training team.

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Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

Take a look at the number of news stories per quarter, as measured by the Google News database of accredited news sources: It took from 1979 to 1995 to publish just over 18 million news stories. Learn how to get started, and what it will take to transcend the noisy media landscape we live in. Download your copy today: Christopher S.

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ZudePR

JANUARY 26, 2016

A searingly honest account of how to succeed in this artistic profession. How to be a graphic designer without losing your soul. In the meantime, thanks to Adrian, here’s a handy guide to: How to be a PR Without Losing Your Soul. #1: Which brings us back to content marketing. Similarities to PR. Conclusion.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. While lead generation specialists don’t like to spend money they can’t attribute to sales – investments in content marketing , education, awareness, and branding are inherently linked to finding prospects and cost of conversion. These are the metrics B2B lead gen measure.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

If you’re a marketer or business owner with limited experience working with marketing and PR agencies, or you’re unhappy with an existing partner, read on for 5 steps to help you hire the right marketing and PR firm to help build your business. Ask how they’re different from other shops. 1: What services do you require?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

You can download the hackathon worksheet templates (Excel file) to start working on your own. If you’re not familiar with the concept, read The Marketing Growth Hackathon: Spend Less Time Planning, More Time Doing for more details. smart, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely). Ready to host a Marketing Growth Hackathon?

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 15, 2019

Consider top personas, your company or service’s value proposition and how you’ll actually target them (personalized ads, reaching out via LinkedIn, targeted email nurturing campaigns). Software review site G2Crowd has done the work for you with an account-based marketing software review overview. Forbes: Benefit-Driven Content.

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