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3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]

Sword and the Script

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Can B2B Build Credibility with Content Marketing?

Sword and the Script

One of the occasional critiques of content marketing I hear from PR professionals is that content lacks credibility. The 2021 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends Report by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs is an example. I don’t agree. It’s their audience, not yours.

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The New PR: The Intersection of Positioning and Content Marketing

Onclusive

To be successful in the New PR is to identify the intersection of positioning and content marketing. The branding agency goes off and comes back with something really creative, but it is disconnected from your customers, your board and your employees. Building the Narrative & Content Marketing.

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Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret

Sword and the Script

The top challenges and goals identified in the survey – producing quality content consumers find engaging – are consistent with other content marketing studies. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing. The Secret to Scale is Employees. Drop “going viral” as a goal.

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Content Marketing Secrets of General Mills and Land O’ Lakes

MaccaPR

Major brands across America – from Spotify, Wells Fargo and Ikea to Chobani, Mayo Clinic and HBO – are embracing the power of content marketing. At the same time, many CMOs and Content Marketing Directors are also asking the same questions: where does content go from here, in 2022? How do we leverage our employees?

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Interview Series: CMO of UL Discusses How PR & Content Marketing Are Evolving in 2018

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Kathy: In my opinion, Integrated Marketing as a function has morphed into Content Operations and Campaign Management. AirPR: Does the UL marketing team combine content marketing, PR & communications, social & digital marketing and direct marketing efforts?

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This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Most of these come from registering for one-off gated content like white papers and webinars – these assets are expensive to create and promote. And I have a massive library of SEO and content marketing material.”.

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