Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We have heard the drumbeat of the importance of content marketing for years. Long before it was labeled “content marketing,” communications pros were utilizing the tactic in client work. Content Marketing is a valuable tool in the communications arsenal. How does content marketing fit into that plan?

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ReimaginePR

JUNE 6, 2016

So I like to think that this same situation occurs—on a much less extreme level—anytime you’re promoting on social media without a plan. You can’t just post content, hope it reaches your target audience, and wait around while you come out on top with lots of adoring followers. 1: What do you hope to achieve with social media?

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Prohibition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The ultimate content marketing goal. Ultimately, through great content marketing, your brand will be seen as the expert in its field, increase social media reach and grow the business through attracting new customers. Make your content stand and engage your audience with our content marketing hacks.

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Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With so many moving pieces and parts in your content and social media marketing strategy, it can be challenging to stay on top of it all. But with one key tool, you can not only plan your marketing approach far in advance but also take advantage of specific times of year when certain campaigns will thrive.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. Paid Media. Earned Media. Shared Media. Owned Media.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 30, 2015

1 marketing objective supported by content marketing. The biggest challenges to achieving this goal were maintaining a two0way dialog and measuring results. Almost half (48%) felt that their content was not creating any customer engagement. A good social media dashboard is essential.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In addition, consider the different avenues through which you can share your message (video, social media, etc.), Measure, measure, measure. Finally, there’s only one way to determine if your efforts are working: Continuously test and measure your campaigns to see what content resonates best with your audience.

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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 ). This includes all PR, video, audience development, and social and community management that my team handles. Q: How would you describe your inbound approach with CMI?

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

If you know where to put your efforts, it’s completely possible to handle the essential marketing tactics in five hours or less a week. Social Media. Managing your social media accounts is a breeze once you streamline the process. You can also follow journalists or bloggers whose content you like to read.

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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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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

Many of the open-ended comments from the survey point to underlying causes such as the rise of social media and self-publishing, disruption of the advertising-heavy business model in news, subsequent cuts to editorial staff, growth among the ranks of PR, and the deluge of pitches reporters receive. Measured on clicks, quick hits.”

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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. Measure your success You’re pumping out content, but are you seeing a return on investment?

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The Ability to Measure Sets Paid and Editorial Apart On paper, the glaring difference between paid and editorial PR is that one is paid, which means that placement is guaranteed. However, Jerrid claims the less obvious difference (and a major advantage) of paid media is the ability to measure it.

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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. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

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? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain. We’re all given so many measurement metrics it’s tricky to work out what it all tells us. Download #prStack now.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 29, 2017

To that end, it’s really hard to sell more if you stop talking to your market. Instead of taking a hatchet to the budget, I’d suggest P&G re-allocate some of that ridiculous spend in display and programmatic ads into content marketing and PR. And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing links [UML].

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

43% of respondents said growing brand awareness was their top concern; measurement followed next at a distant 24%. Content production to grow 25%. “58% 58% of those surveyed planning to increase their content production in 2020 by at least 25%, relative to 2019.”. Most effective marketing channels. P&L responsibility.

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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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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

And you should have a way to track and measure progress and success, so if things are not working you can make adjustments. Figure out which social channels are sending the most traffic and adjust your social media programs based on what you find. Your website is not just a pretty brochure online. Need help? .

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

With so many moving pieces and parts in your content and social media marketing strategy, it can be challenging to stay on top of it all. But with one key tool, you can not only plan your marketing approach far in advance but also take advantage of specific times of year when certain campaigns will thrive.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

3) Measuring an influencer marketing program. In B2B circles, PR, content marketing, social media and influencer relations all face the same measurement challenge: it’s non-linear. that she penned for Simply Measured : “A prospect might attend a webinar, watch videos, or download more content.

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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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Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

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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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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

APRIL 28, 2022

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. Nearly 80 percent of executives don’t trust their marketing team and believe that marketing misses opportunities to increase company revenues in measurable ways.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 30, 2018

On top of this, LinkedIn is the most-used social media platform amongst Fortune 500 companies , making it the go-to site to target businesses and professionals. What are sponsored content ads on LinkedIn? LinkedIn’s metrics allow you to measure real, tangible business results. When to use Text Ads on LinkedIn?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 11, 2017

These are strange times for those in the news business, as public trust and confidence in the news media has eroded. By a measure of their own assessment , “journalists perceive they are now struggling to maintain the public’s trust.” How to Generate Media Referenceable B2B Customers with a Blog. Give our services a try.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 15, 2019

Once the framework for your ABM program is established, including your target accounts and how you’ll measure success, consider a technology to help with some of the legwork. 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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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. Question them on the approach they take to measuring results.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

Be sure to invest in strategic programs and marketing motions that are consistent, sustainable and build compounding returns. 2) Social media spending high and rising. B2B marketers say they spend 9.3% of the marketing budget on social media and expect to see this grow to 17.6%

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2015

For example, the true-crime podcast Serial was downloaded 68 million times and was popular enough to be parodied on Saturday Night Live. Don’t use listens to measure success. You need to promote your podcast in the same manner that you would amplify content that’s written or visual. ’” – Bill Simmons.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 22, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. The Internet makes it super-simple to use content with just a click. Under the U.S.

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Critical Mention

JUNE 21, 2017

As PR pros, our jobs revolve around content. We pitch traditional media and social media influencers to create content favorable to our names, brands, and reputations. We create and market our own content. The Internet makes it super-simple to use content with just a click. Under the U.S.

Film 60

Film Print Creativity Internal 60

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2015

One study reveals that the largest group within the estimated 40 million users who have downloaded the app is those who are ages 18-20. Do you like to measure? Vine has some interesting statistics to measure engagement that are different from other social media platforms.

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