Sword and the Script

JULY 30, 2019

Marketing technology (martech) is not marketing. Enterprise search is not knowledge management. Because if martech is marketing, then businesses merely need to buy some technology. This makes the education of business leaders – the internal marketing of marketing if you will – a continuous effort.

Marketing 103

Marketing Comparison Enterprise Technology 103

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 3, 2019

Marketing vs. Sales: Getting Buy-In for Your Content Marketing Program. That’s what’s at risk when marketing and sales teams fail to work together. Even though they share common goals, they don’t always communicate, which leads to content chaos, wasted resources, and lackluster results. Ask a Content Strategist.

Enterprise 71

Enterprise Content Marketing B2C Data 71

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. I should know.

Brand 145

Brand Branding Healthcare Enterprise 145

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Good CX combines people, process and technology to understand, anticipate and consistently deliver a high-quality experience across all of a product or service brand’s touch points, from website to customer service. We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

My panel covered areas ranging from video, to engaging people with live events and products, and influencer and content marketing. SocialChorus enterprise social. SpredFast enterprise social. TrackMaven marketing analytics. Branding and Thought Leadership. You can see the curated tweets below.

Tools 120

Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

But becoming overly reliant on Facebook marketing techniques isn’t simply keeping up with the times — it’s lazy. My team and I have worked with numerous enterprise brands, so I understand the magnetic pull of Facebook’s return on investment (which overshadows most platforms besides Google AdWords ).

Facebook 0

Facebook Marketing Journalism Creativity 0

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. Production: Creating intelligent content. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

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!”. Experiential storytelling. Media and journalism. Professional development.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

Artificial intelligence is accelerating change in the marketing industry, and your career: Consumers will demand greater personalization , while wanting to control their data and privacy. Technology will get smarter , intelligently automating traditionally human-powered activities while adding layers of complexity to your martech stack.

Agency 84

Agency Enterprise Technology Analytics 84

PR 20/20

JUNE 13, 2017

Understanding the ideas that follow is critical to applying artificial intelligence and related technologies to your business. Artificial intelligence is a suite of related technologies that include machine learning, deep learning, natural language generation (NLG) and more. These technologies are at varying levels of maturity.

Marketing 51

Marketing Technology Content Marketing Conference 51

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth. This is also an important point because marketing technology is only useful if people actually use it. Other readers liked these related posts: Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential?

Case Study 97

Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And it's why only 34% of marketers say their content marketing strategy is very effective, according to Content Marketing Institute. AI and related technologies can vastly simplify your blogging efforts. You can see what content your competitors are publishing and what messaging they use. AI can help.

Blogging 73

Blogging How To Engineering Tools 73

Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

As new tools emerge, the technology and media landscapes continue to shift. . But B2B businesses aren’t changing the way they plan and shape their marketing strategy quickly enough, and are left feeling the effects of staying behind the times. Only 30 percent of B2B companies say their content marketing is effective.

Nonprofit 120

Nonprofit Marketing B2B Crisis 120

PR 20/20

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There are still plenty of ways to get started with AI in marketing. HubSpot and AI: A Match Made in Marketing Heaven. HubSpot is always tweaking and updating their technology behind the scenes to make us better marketers. Web analytics, email interactions and form submissions from the Marketing Hub.

Enterprise 48

Enterprise Marketing SEO Analytics 48

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

That’s according to research firm eMar keter in piece that draws from several survey sources titled: How Do B2B Marketers Create Buyer Personas ? Another 54% said they relied on current customer interviews, while approximately 52% used marketing team recommendations.” Market Research Mistake: Falling in Love with an Idea.

B2B 114

B2B Marketing How To Survey 114

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. The event is designed for marketing change agents and leaders of agencies, enterprises and higher-education institutions. AI should make us better people, professionals and brands.

Conference 59

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 59

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Blogging isn’t going out of style any time soon; with the ascent of content marketing, blogging, podcasting and video are on the minds of marketers and PR professionals all the time. For example, suppose you were telling the narrative of how a new enterprise software platform was rolled out. Christopher S.

Blogging 60

Blogging Enterprise System Media 60

Sword and the Script

MAY 8, 2018

It’s a survey I’ve followed for several years as I usually find the benchmarks, particularly around marketing budgets, useful. This latest survey polled 362 senior marketers and I’ve culled through the 95-page report to review the data from B2B product segment and the technology vertical, which are the markets I serve.

Survey 62

Survey B2B Marketing Mobile 62

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MAICON is built to help marketers: Understand AI: Discover terminology, use cases, case studies, trends and technologies. The event is designed for marketing change agents and leaders of agencies, enterprises and higher-education institutions. AI should make us better people, professionals and brands.

Conference 40

Conference Marketing Analytics Case Study 40

Barokas

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Unless you are at a large enterprise, your marketing team is likely comprised of marketing generalists, with perhaps one or two content experts. According to Curata, only 42 percent of companies have hired a designated content strategist executive. Ashley, Director of Content at Barokas Communications.

How To 60

How To Marketing Resources Journalism 60

Cision

MARCH 28, 2016

Enterprise businesses are going through a digital transformation and executives are demanding measurable returns. But those not paying attention to the ongoing content paradigm shift won’t be able to achieve the success executives want to see. . Traditional marketing functions are no longer set up to win.

Enterprise 120

Enterprise Strategy Storytelling Content Marketing 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

It Depends on the Organization Too Because I work in the B2B technology sector I tend to look at things through those lenses. In my experience, PR is best reporting to marketing with business are in startup mode. Most startups don’t have the resources to stand up separate marketing and comms shops.

Report 116

Report Publicity Survey B2B 116

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. On Google, there are 260 million search results for “b2b technology.”

B2B 57

B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 57

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. When I left HubSpot, I specifically wanted to experience a new industry to see how the marketing strategies might change. It was a very crowded market, and also a very established market.

Marketing 74

Marketing SEO Trade Shows Technology 74

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. The tool and pricing are also clearly aimed at the enterprise level, not generally practical for small to midsized SMB vendors.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Sword and the Script

MAY 30, 2017

The technology analyst firm Gartner recently weighed in on the difference between “content marketing” and “marketing content.”. Marketing content, according to Gartner, is “All content assets created by marketing teams.”. If one source doesn’t provide utility in content, another will.

Content Marketing 89

Content Marketing Marketing Enterprise Infographics 89

Beyond PR

AUGUST 25, 2016

Amazon.com serves consumers and AWS serves enterprises that need web based services. You can have the best technology, you can have the best business model, but if the storytelling isn’t amazing, it won’t matter. His premise is that the core values of both AWS and Amazon.com are the same, to save customers time and money.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Brand Branding Wireless 40

PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals. SMBs need partners that can deliver fully integrated solutions and in essence function as outsourced inbound marketing teams.

Agency 40

Agency Marketing Financial System 40

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 3, 2021

That’s why I’ve been a long-time advocate of content marketing – and ensuring PR has a role in the process. Candidly, I’ve used content marketing as a highly successful vehicle for earned media for more than a decade now. More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team.

Software 85

Software Case Study Pitching Technology 85

Flatiron Communications

MARCH 25, 2015

“ Adventures in Consumer Technology ” now has 10,000+ followers and scores of tech-savvy contributors. We’d do it ourselves, but we’re smart enough to know we’re not experts in everything. :)” I’m mulling it over, but do I really need the kind of swag that an enterprise-driven SAAS company can offer?

Content Marketing 28

Content Marketing Marketing Enterprise YouTube 28

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The report is based on a poll of 261 participates who work working for medium-to-large enterprises around the globe. Not content marketing. This reminds me of a 2020 report by Spiceworks that found about half of B2B technology prospects require 11 or more pieces of content. 28% “peers/colleagues,”.

B2B 99

B2B Trade Shows Survey Study 99

Sword and the Script

MARCH 20, 2018

While most of us take conference registrations, badge scanning, and conference apps for granted as attendees, there’s a lot more to the underlying technology. And that’s how G2Planet got started in creating technology platforms to manage marketing events. First, event marketing has become a whole lot smarter.

Industry 71

Industry Marketing Enterprise Mobile 71

Sword and the Script

JUNE 19, 2018

Steinman is a former Gartner analyst, has a new book out on analyst relations , and recently spelled out his perspective on the infamous Magic Quadrant (MQ) technology research report in a piece for CIO, titled, 3 Things You Need to Know About Gartner Magic Quadrants. While no alternative has the same ring…that’s the point.

Enterprise 65

Enterprise Technology Report Company 65

Cision

MAY 4, 2015

We’re excited to realize the next step in our ongoing mission to innovate the content marketing, social and PR spaces with the release of two new products: the Cision PR Edition and Cision Social Edition. Integrate real-time social monitoring into enterprise applications. Ensure compliance with industry regulations.

Social Media 120

Social Media Analytics Enterprise Content Marketing 120