Sword and the Script

AUGUST 5, 2014

There’s an old saying in advertising that half of the budget is wasted, but marketers don’t know which half. Today, there are enough analytical tools today to avoid wasting half of the marketing spend. Eight-five percent of marketers said the pressure to demonstrate business value had increased this year over the previous year.

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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 ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Onalytica is probably the closest, but the site is unfocused: when you can search for anything from animation to zoology, that doesn’t give B2B marketers or PR professionals confidence about deep B2B influencer marketing expertise. Tom Pick , Digital Marketing Consultant, Webbiquity LLC.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

So, why do so many companies—from startups to enterprises—skimp on it? Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Leadership sees it as an expense rather than an investment and worries if their team is using their (and their customers’) time wisely. Lack of buy-in.

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Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Enterprise social networks, messaging, scheduling, and video have all been adopted. This is a fast-moving area of the market where tools can help deliver smarter insights and more effective work. Leadership and differentiation: How can you use tools for competitive advantage? Effectiveness: tools to deliver better work.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. Don’t miss these related posts: B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success. The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully. 2) How long should a blog post be?

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Study B2B Marketing Survey 78

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Enterprise and workplace. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. “The The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Digital Sales & Marketing World. Experiential storytelling.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

If spending is indeed this high, I hope marketers are investing equally in strategic purposes and long-term programs such as audience building and subscribers to your content marketing platform. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Where and How B2B Marketing Generates Leads it Likes [Study]. in three years.

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Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

SMBs need partners that can deliver fully integrated solutions and in essence function as outsourced inbound marketing teams. Large enterprises commonly look for niche expertise in core digital disciplines such as content marketing, paid search, SEO, social media monitoring, and analytics to complement internal marketing teams.

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Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

Content marketers never make content for content’s sake. A content marketing platform (CMP) is software for organizing the content marketing process. It looks a lot like a CMS (content management system), but a CMP is designed to help marketers do their jobs effectively.

Content Marketing 85

Content Marketing Marketing Media SEO 85