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Better Ways to Spend a Little Slice of the B2B Marketing Budget Designated for Display Ads

Sword and the Script

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . 2) Content marketing (not “marketing content” ). billion by 2024.”.

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PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

Sword and the Script

I study organizational persuasion for a living and I knew this was not bona fide journalism. Some clever guy with a political bent bought a domain and polished up a site to look like journalism. There is something wrong with perpetuating erroneous information and dressing it up to look like journalism.

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7 Media Statistics from an Annual Survey of Reporters that Gives PR a Glimpse of their Mindset

Sword and the Script

This was followed by “social networks and search engines bypassing traditional media” with 25%. It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. PR should be taking a close look at the content that’s trending.

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150+ Guest Posting Sites That Will Actually Build Traffic (Analysis)

Buzzstream

There is a right way and a wrong way to do it, however.

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Why Your Content Strategy is Failing And How to Fix it

Beyond PR

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

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Triple 7s: The Best, Worst and Most Loved Blog Posts in 2017

Sword and the Script

2) 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions [UML]. 3) Basic, Advanced and Bridge Building: Boldness in Content Marketing [UML]. Everyone is doing “more content” when what might actually make the budget go further is a little planning, creativity and even daring to be different. Content marketing is similar.

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The Pressure for Clicks; Off Script #14: Erik Sherman, Freelance Journalist

Sword and the Script

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. Or experts in direct marketing who could bring the combined experience of many campaigns and testing to bear.