Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

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Employee Print Writing Survey 148

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The top problem in content creation probably comes from the fact that too many B2B marketers haven’t had a single conversation with a customer Most B2B marketers (57%) say creating the right content for their audience is their top content creation challenge in content marketing. How do you fix this?

Content Marketing 182

Content Marketing B2B Marketing How To 182

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The role has required expansion of the previous need to be a generalist who is knowledgeable on business topics, to being one who can effectively take on a business leadership role where needed.”. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. Dynamic content and regulations. Jack of all trades.

Communications 122

Communications Crisis Internal International 122

Rock the Status Quo

OCTOBER 27, 2014

It may not be sexy or glamorous – but if you are integrating digital tactics into your PR, a simple solution to gain visibility for your CEO ( or other leadership executive ) is this: use LinkedIn’s publisher platform. Create a quarterly trends post showcasing their thought leadership ideas or forecasts in the post.

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LinkedIn Leadership Interviews Digital PR 167

PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Employee communications after sudden transformation. In this playbook , Charlotte explores the challenges that leadership have faced throughout COVID-19 when it comes to communicating to employees and what organisations can do to unify the workforce following a period of sudden change.A Bring it on!

Reputation 133

Reputation Creativity Crisis Employee 133

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Thought leadership is a common term in most B2B public relations programs. We examine these questions on behalf of clients and have a blueprint of sorts for developing and supporting thought leadership in a company executive or expert. But what does it really mean, and which qualities make a successful thought leader?

Leadership 149

Leadership Trade Shows Healthcare Education 149

Cision

AUGUST 5, 2015

Sometimes writing fabulous blog posts on your business blog isn’t enough to drive the traffic you really want. One of my favorite content marketing strategies is guest blogging. When you write a guest blog post, you get it published on another well-established blog that caters to your target market.

Blogging 120

Blogging Pitching Writing Content Marketing 120

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. LinkedIn Pulse takes your ability to promote your company’s content to a new level by sharing your knowledge in highly targeted way s. Be authentic and let your voice show when writing.

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi. Joe Pulizzi, the godfather of content marketing, wrote this book in 2014. It’s an instant classic that helps us achieve improved results while marketing less by doing “epic content marketing.” 2 Kathi Kruse.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

While the playbook for customer marketing is similar to demand-gen, teams will need to create new content and touchpoints focused on the post-sale customer journey.” ~ Cori Webb , Marketing Director, ChurnZero 3. By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking.

Writing 192

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 192

Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I get the brand journalism thing when you’re a company that’s built on thought leadership–GE and GE Reports comes to mind. I get brand journalism when you’re Microsoft and you’re using long-form employee stories as a vehicle to aid recruiting and brand. So, why are they writing about it?

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Case Study Journalism Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. ChatGPT seems to miss emerging themes if there isn’t a wide body of writing already on a topic.

Interviews 99

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 99

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Leadership qualities never go out of style. Whether you’re an entry-level employee, CEO, or somewhere in between, this President’s Day-inspired roundup will help you step up your leadership game. You Don’t Have to Be a CEO to Develop Leadership Qualities. 5 Ways Women Can Develop Leadership Skills.

Leadership 40

Leadership Employee Writing LinkedIn 40

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When you publicly thank partners, vendors, employees – and of course, clients, your create publicity opportunities for both sides. Thanksgiving is a great time to think big and write a personal note to authors, influencers, thought leaders, and yes, your mom and dad for the good things in your life. Happy ThanksGiving Every Day.

How To 52

How To LinkedIn Local Social Media 52

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 10, 2017

Not to mention all the conferences and travel you can write off! Even in firms with a dozen employees, much—if not all—the business development falls on the founder’s shoulders. Do you have experience with inbound marketing tactics including email drip campaigns? Are you comfortable pitching yourself and your skills?

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Travel Technology Conference LinkedIn 281

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Subsequently, many employees, including me, were let go and granted severance pay. Not long after that I started this blog and began writing. 2) 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions [UML]. 3) Basic, Advanced and Bridge Building: Boldness in Content Marketing [UML]. Content marketing is similar.

Blogging 72

Blogging B2B Content Marketing Trade Shows 72

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 19, 2017

1) CMO job responsibilities and leadership attributes. When it comes leadership attributes , “it is strategic thinking that most marketers (86%) believe is imperative.”. That’s according to the “ Anatomy of a Leader ” study by the Marketing Week , which was reported by senior writer Charlotte Rogers. “In Fletcher wrote.

Leadership 62

Leadership Study Analytics Survey 62

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

This results in copy or content that usually self-centered and doesn’t answer customer or potential customer questions. That’s the vibe I got reading Ahava Leibtag ’s piece in CMSWire titled, Enough Already About the Value of Content. She writes: “Want to know the real reason brands publish content with no value?

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Creativity B2B Film 60

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The onset of content marketing and emergence “owned media” has turned the storytelling torch into a shared thing that is jointly owned by traditional media and brands. We leveraged LinkedIn Pulse and several employees’ blogs to create a communal narrative about the funding. Yes, we did that.). But why do this?

Employee 40

Employee LinkedIn Engineering Leadership 40

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Why: “Because storytelling is about making an emotional connection with the audience, it can be more difficult to measure the effectiveness of this,” writes Vanessa Chase as she shows us how to “know when the story that we’ve told has been effective.” ” write Karen Dietz and Lori L. ” 4.

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Storytelling Measurement Content Marketing Tools 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2020

When it came to marketing and social media, some of those “cooks” had never cooked before…and yet here they were judging the ingredients. Employees just went through the motions and punched out at 5 p.m. PR professionals will joke that it takes a few hours to write a press release and three weeks to get one approved. >>>

Marketing 86

Marketing Guidelines Social Media Conference 86

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

Marketing 189

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 189

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). Scott Kaminski is a client-side corporate storyteller who currently manages marketing communications and public relations for Häfele America Co., A former U.S.

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Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side. We leverage our weekly marketing and product marketing newsletters as the main vehicles to distribute the content.

Brand 71

Brand Branding Marketing Facebook 71

wiredPRworks

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

When you publicly thank partners, vendors, employees – and of course, clients, your create publicity opportunities for both sides. Thanksgiving is a great time to think big and write a personal note to authors, bloggers, company presidents and yes, your mom and dad for the good things in your life. Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

LinkedIn 40

LinkedIn Local Social Media Leadership 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. We are after all forever students of marketing. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics.

Content Marketing 123

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Marketing 123

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Some marketers aren’t afraid to take a risk on new ideas, push leadership on new technology or champion an entirely new methodology. A: I lead our marketing team, which means supporting marketing employees, setting the strategic direction and helping execute on it. So we start by thinking: What do we want to write?

Marketing 74

Marketing SEO Trade Shows Technology 74

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. Consider ways to expand editorial placements with personal branding campaigns for c-suite leadership and your subject matter experts !

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Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. Effect of thought leadership on reputation and sales. According to a study by Edelman, “48% of decision-makers spend an hour or more reading thought leadership content each week.

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Survey Marketing B2B Study 176

Rock the Status Quo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Companies are investing in social media advertising and sponsored content, true, but the bulk of their budget is now spent on content generation instead of ads. The most logical move to create revenue is adding content marketing to your repertoire. Dollars spent on advertising just aren’t what it used to be.

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Agency SEO Advertising Advertising 188

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

Indeed, his name has been removed from the company’s leadership webpage and Brandon Crawley is now listed as the interim CEO. Cision has cycled through most of its leadership team under the current equity holders. In 2021, the company says it added 65 new employees bringing its total to 150. Muck Rack adds key rolls.

Software 119

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 119

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.” Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Silicon Valley marketing executive.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. After months of planning, research, writing, and design, your new B2B research report is set to launch. But there’s more you can do to help your content marketing plan surpass your expectations for success.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing eBook Publicity Marketing 40

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

Marketing 48

Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our take on PRsay’s blog: PRsay is an excellent resource for those looking for professional development advice or PR leadership tips. Our top picks: If you’re looking for ways to boost your content strategy, this blog post is for you: Creating a Video Storytelling Strategy That Gets Results. PRNEWS Blog. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

Blogging 68

Blogging Education Resources Creativity 68

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

I'm writing a blog post on how the best communicators "go deep" and get stuff done. my day is somewhat at the mercy of the marketing industry. Sometimes, I feel like it would be so much easier to stop writing my Weekly Marketing Skinnies, but I can't – it's addicting to be in the know :O). Here's the email.

Writing 114

Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

” Too many content marketing teams try to half-ass a bunch of things—blog posts, whitepapers, video, social media, SEO—in the pursuit of a cohesive content program. For those us who don’t have endless resources, we can still aspire to be like prolific brands—as long as we have a realistic content marketing strategy.

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Content Marketing Company Strategy How To 100