Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. As I’ve done for the last several years , I solicited and compiled a list of predictions from professionals across the PR and marketing community. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity , LLC.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Employees.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 17, 2019

Aesop wasn’t a marketer. Most of his lessons concern life in general, but some apply neatly to business and marketing. Marketers care about growth. They want bigger budgets, more content, another hire, better results. Most marketing tasks start with “how” questions. How do I create a content strategy?

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To understand how analysts factor marketing into their assessment and valuation of the companies they cover. And a brand is bigger than marketing. All the other factors considered – leadership, innovation, profitability, sustainability, and employees – all influence the awareness and strength of a brand. The purpose?

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Cision

MAY 5, 2015

Don’t share that message with the same, old content marketing tactics. To “spice up” your B2B content creation , consider these five tips: 1. Visit with the CEO and long-time employees. It determines the shape that other content marketing pieces take. Choose content channels. Try something new.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

“Over time all marketing strategies have click through rates that drop.” “Content never dies, it just sort of fades away.” Writing is the heart of content marketing, and I also think it’s our liver, lungs and central nervous system.” Want more content marketing insights from Ann Handley?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the past few years, video marketing has become a dominant tool for captivating audiences and expanding brand awareness. Public relations (PR) can be one of the solutions available for marketers and business owners to support their video marketing campaigns. We’ll delve more in-depth into PR and marketing.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. Click Here to Subscribe to Sword and the Script by Email.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 29, 2020

It used to be that when things got tough, the tough cut marketing and PR budgets. ” But that conventional wisdom was from a time when PR and marketing worked through one-way channels. In a depressed economy, a business that maintains marketing and communications will bounce back more quickly than one that cuts its budgets.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 25, 2020

So much of social media marketing, and marketing in general, for that fact, seems like it’s almost in the background right now. That’s why a lot of these creative content marketing opportunities we’ve seen the last week just seem to fall flat (see Chipotle’s attempt to use Zoom in a creative way, for example).

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 6, 2020

Employees hold all the cards. Employers need to adapt in terms of what employees really want in the new economy. How do you expect to keep star employees motivated when you’re giving them, essentially, what amounts to a cost-of-living increase? Another huge perk almost every employee would value. Not even close.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 26, 2016

A finite game is defined as having known players, fixed rules and agree upon objective, according to Simon Sinek in a recent Marketing over Coffee podcast interview. B2B Solved the Biggest Content Marketing Challenge Yesterday. Teaching and Relevance: The Last Mile in Marketing.

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Beyond PR

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Employees.

Content Marketing 69

Content Marketing Marketing Employee Pinterest 69

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

One of the ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of in-person community engagement and event marketing. Not to mention that brand employees can gain emotional benefits from community interactions, which can feed into greater worker engagement and retention. Employees are vital contributors to what the brand stands for.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As companies continue to capitalize on the power of livestream, there will be a lot of room for creativity and innovation around employee and customer communications, including hybrid events and programs for both virtual and physical participants. That’s why content marketing needs PR.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 14, 2020

A study by Edelman and LinkedIn connects B2B thought leadership to trust and sales; and what it takes to be effective Effective thought leadership content is a staple of B2B marketing. This is a new illustration of the classic example of how high-quality marketing is far less expensive than the cheap stuff. Relationships?

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Leadership B2B Marketing Study 191

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. The same C-level decision makers that leverage it in their decision-making processes are difficult to impress— only 17% of them rate the content they read as “very good” or “excellent.”

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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.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

For my money, there’s no better way to acknowledge the marketer in your life this holiday season than with a book. For help in deciding what books to put on my holiday list, I asked a dozen marketing pros to weigh in with their recommendations. Most useful offline reference resource: Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi.

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Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Content Marketing World or as others may know it, #CMWorld , is an incredible event for marketers, journalists and techies from across the globe to gather and share niche content knowledge. We have to get people to take action, and break through the immense volume of content. Long Form Content for the Win at REI.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Not too long ago, you , as a marketer, signed in to LinkedIn to check your messages , catch up on an old colleague, and maybe update your new profile picture. Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. 1) Access to influential people.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In a contributed article for PRNewser – Amazon Case Marks an Employee Takeover of the Communications Machine – Irina Efremova nailed it: While PR experts and the CEO were working on a formal response to the negative coverage, an employee allegedly decided to post a strong opinion before giving the company a chance to react.

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Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

These numbers may not be surprising, but they serve as an important reminder for marketing and PR professionals. Communications teams have come a long way in their ability to surface and leverage data that demonstrates the value of media relations, content marketing, social media and influencer outreach.

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Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

As a marketing agency, how should we respond? What is the appropriate role of marketing in the midst of a crisis? One of our core tenets is the belief that marketing can make brands “more human.”. Brands are showing up in unprecedented ways to support their employees, customers and communities. Is there one?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Last week, I attended MarketingProfs B2B Forum, a place specifically geared to educate business-to-business marketers. I decided to compile five of the best quotes from the forum for some B2B marketing inspiration. Many times we do ‘much of the same’ in our marketing campaigns. Photo via Lee Odden ‏@leeodden.

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5W PR

AUGUST 23, 2023

They handle employee communications, manage press releases, coordinate public announcements, and maintain the company’s public image. Content marketing specialist Content marketing specialists create and distribute valuable content to attract and engage target audiences.

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5W PR

MARCH 18, 2023

Sharing accomplishments, such as product launches and expansion into new markets. To do this, companies should be utilizing online marketing strategies such as search engine optimization (SEO) , content marketing, social media, and email campaigns.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Business also scored well among those who know it best: their employees. Whether you call it content marketing , brand journalism or custom publishing, with trust in media falling while trust in business is growing, you can build credibility through content if you can follow these golden rules: 1. Similarly, 72% of U.S.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Employee advocacy can help you make that possible. All that’s necessary to run an effective PR campaign via employee advocacy is strategic PR content, a comprehensive employee advocacy guide , and a reliable employee advocacy platform. What does “employee advocacy” mean anyway?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A s marketers, a failed campaign is our worst nightmare. But sadly, failed marketing attempts happen every day and everywhere. So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? The time is now to transform your marketing program. Some roles to consider on your marketing dream team : Content writer.

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PRSay

MAY 10, 2022

DON’T lead with the features: Doodley Doo is an innovative and fun way for your employees to upskill in data visualization and data storytelling. DO lead with the benefits: Help your employees boost their data visualization and storytelling skills with Doodley Doo. Lead with the benefits; substantiate with the features.

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Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

Your target audience trusts their inner circle of friends, family and social network more than the content you produce. How can you break into or improve your word-of-mouth marketing? How to Build & Evangelize Your Community With Word-of-Mouth Marketing. 10 Tips to Activate Employees on Social Media. White Paper.

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Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Recent research from The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs found the top two factors in increased content marketing effectiveness are doing a better job with content creation (85%) and developing or adjusting their content marketing strategy (72%).

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I get brand journalism when you’re Microsoft and you’re using long-form employee stories as a vehicle to aid recruiting and brand. “Content inspiration comes largely from currently events, since the target audience is looking for news.” Honestly, no one is looking to Coke for news.

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Content Marketing Case Study Journalism Marketing 60

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. What’s the biggest lesson about marketing you’ve learned throughout your career? This type of content is more trustworthy and credible, more so than most other marketing activities.

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Cision

JUNE 10, 2016

This holds true for new employees and post-college graduates entering the workforce. Feature senior leaders from your target industry in your content marketing to build awareness of your brand and association to respected influencers. The world they’ve grown up in is that of the Information Age. Do what is asked of you.

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