Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

They also need to blog intelligently, writing about topics that actually produce results. And it's why only 34% of marketers say their content marketing strategy is very effective, according to Content Marketing Institute. AI can also enhance content strategy and identify areas of improvement.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels. After all, enterprise software customers are likely to be watching the Super Bowl, tuning into election or inauguration news, or following stock market trend stories. B2B content will become more customized.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

CONCURED uses artificial intelligence to show marketers exactly what topics drive engagement and what to write about next. Acrolinx is an AI-powered platform for enterprise content governance that uses a unique linguistic analytics engine to “read” all your content and provide immediate guidance to improve it.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully. Can you write some short ones?

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

But these guys clearly got it down, and consistently produce compelling segments (one example – they actually duplicated the deck and garb of Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise in this one about Why Enterprise SEO is so Challenging ). By 2014 it was obvious that video was the rising star of content marketing.

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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.” Proof of B2B Marketing Value Does Not Start with the Competition.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 But not everyone goes long: “Most bloggers (55%) write less than 1000 words per post. hours to write.”.

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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.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 13, 2017

Related Read: Cognitive Content Marketing: The Path to a More (Artificially) Intelligent Future. Many of the rising AI tech companies have significant venture capital funding, but limited market success to prove the products work and that their business models are scalable. Discover content ideas. Write content.

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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.

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PR 20/20

MAY 8, 2019

But, the great irony of marketing automation is that it’s largely still manual. The Institute reaches and influences marketing leaders with 13,000+ website visitors per month (+54% YOY), and 5,700+ subscribers, growing at 5 - 10% per month. In short, we’ve developed unparalleled knowledge about AI and its potential for enterprises.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 29, 2019

The result is machine-assisted content strategy that takes a lot of guesswork—and elbow grease—out of building successful content campaigns. CONCURED uses artificial intelligence to show marketers exactly what topics drive engagement and what to write about next. Start using the tool for free here. MarketMuse.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, the account management model many B2B shops follow means marketing has to lobby an enterprise account manager (AM) who would really prefer not to spend a favor asking for something that doesn’t advance a specific deal. Make it safe and easy: they talk – you write – they edit and approve (this would work for a podcast too).

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Sword and the Script

MAY 13, 2017

Mr. Brooks writes that a “mistake most brands make is treating influencers as a direct marketing sales channel.”. Examining Influencer Marketing . 2) The keys to a stable influencer marketing program. 3) Measuring an influencer marketing program. Also see: Revenue Attribution and Proving Value in Marketing [UML].

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Content marketing has never been more important. A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Keeping Content Powerful And Unique.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 1, 2018

These are questions that enterprise marketers and their communications agencies have been asking for generations. It’s downright scary that a majority of senior executives do not know whether there was any real-world behavior created by content marketing and earned media. How many people saw our news?” Well, now they can.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2015

Janet Fouts , who founded Tatu Digital Media , read this post – Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret – and invited me to a Google Hangout to discuss it (She previously produced The Friday Hangout , a regular weekly show with Steve Farnsworth and Adam Helweh ). How to Energize the Enterprise for Content Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

The point this comment gets after — I believe — is that businesses hold some aspects of marketing – PR, social media and content marketing – to a higher standard. It’s pretty valuable – any enterprise salesperson will tell you that – but it’s not for sale. Marketing: Investment, Cost or Profit Center?

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Cision

JULY 13, 2015

” Further substantiating Petrelli’s points, Forbes columnist Melanie Lindler writes that the majority of people have some social anxiety. ” Erin Greenawald writes in the Daily Muse that controlling your environment is a common and effective way for people to network within their comfort zone. Assert yourself.

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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. This helps you create better content and continue to optimize your existing content.”

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Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2017

Hopefully, we’ll see a shift to more thoughtful, long-form, investigative writing in 2017.” The outrage over fake news may not only put a new emphasis on factual reporting, but create more transparency and purpose around types of content. Ian Bruce, VP corporate marketing at MongoDB says “Journalism is dying.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

Fact: Every for-profit enterprise wants—and all they want—is profitable revenue growth. Blogging and content creation through social media are excellent avenues for content marketers to create and measure. And how do I know that? Ummm … Why? Find out what it is at your company that rings the registers. A former U.S.

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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. AI writes the editorial calendars.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A: I lead our marketing team, which means supporting marketing employees, setting the strategic direction and helping execute on it. Every day is very different; I might be writing a blog article or doing data analysis, or meeting with teams to figure out how to do the next product launch or hit a sales goal and so on.

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Flatiron Communications

MARCH 25, 2015

A senior editor I know at LinkedIn recently urged me to consider writing for that fast-growing publishing platform. I get asked to write for all sorts of online outlets. I get asked to write for all sorts of online outlets. This week I received an email with the subject line: “Write for us, and we’ll give you swag.

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Cision

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Using keywords that will help the right people find your website is essential for every facet of your marketing strategy from search engine optimization to social media to blogging to PR. At Cision, our marketing team is all about working smarter. First: Who Benefits from a Keyword Library?

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Cision

MARCH 13, 2017

In the world of digital marketing, traditional marketing tactics have been reinvented so many times that it is not rare for traditionalists to get disillusioned. By implementing these 4 tactics, you can drive business ROI and also lay the seeds of success in a highly competitive market. This is where you will require a CMS.

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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. Cison has not named a replacement at the time of this writing.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“When you let your customers interact with your content, they make choices that are relevant to them, and you learn more about them each time they click,” said Jennifer Burak, who was VP of marketing for Rapt Media, an enterprise video platform, before becoming director of marketing at Techstars.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Their content marketing and brand journalism has not yet evolved to a place where they are comfortable letting employees take the spotlight, allowing independent voices to ring out with options, truth and expertise. Getting already-busy employees to see the value and write posts. Gotta love that!)

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 21, 2016

The same events company that is acquiring the Content Marketing Institute for $17.6 PR is a $14 billion market with roughly 5% growth, according to research from Holmes Report. This is very effective for businesses with vertical market strategies. Need Help with PR, Content or Social Media? But not for long.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 19, 2018

He notes for all its shortcomings, it’s still an envy of vendors and serves as a cheat-sheet for enterprise buyers: “…the vendor community and IT leaders continue to support the Magic Quadrant; vendors by promoting Magic Quadrants when they are designated Leaders, and IT management when they use MQs to short-list vendors.”.

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Rock the Status Quo

JANUARY 22, 2015

Social media is stealing their value away as the first source of breaking news and content marketing has exploded into a rich source of fresh perspectives, opinions and expertise in an unprecedented volume. If you are completely focused on using content marketing alone to build trust, you are missing a significant component: branding.

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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.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

It’s a question as old as the web – should you gate your content? It appears that most marketers do and reported gating “ 80% of their major content marketing assets ” according to a survey vetted by MarketingProfs. The same study points out there’s some content – infographics for example – is rarely gated.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 15, 2016

This uptick in multimedia usage requires marketers to evolve their visual storytelling. Work with a designer before you even begin writing to determine what graphics, photos and video your target audience is most likely to act on. And don’t focus solely on form; function is equally – if not more — important.

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