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Financial analysts say marketing is an investment, not a cost

Sword and the Script

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” To understand how analysts factor marketing into their assessment and valuation of the companies they cover. And a brand is bigger than marketing. The purpose?

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All Marketing is NOT Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. So, what is content marketing?

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Content marketing has saturated fintech—here’s why success demands authenticity

Agility PR Solutions

There’s no shortage of content being generated by financial tech companies. Virtually all (96 percent)of the largest and most promising firms produce thought leadership regularly, with 66percentof those doing so on a monthly or weekly basis.

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New BackBay study finds content marketing gaining traction in finance

Agility PR Solutions

New research from financial services PR and integrated marketing firm BackBay Communications reveals that more than six out of every 10 (63 percent) of the top 100 global private equity firms are producing content regularly, though at varying degrees of sophistication and frequency.

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PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

Sword and the Script

In reviewing the study, I think it has implications for business in public relations and content marketing. 50% trust financial industry analysts. You can and should run content marketing like a publisher. You can be an ethical and persuasive PR pro or marketer without selling your soul.

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How to Speed Up Your Content Review Process & Master Marketing Compliance

Contently - Strategy

“Investment banking is just glorified content marketing.” ” That’s what Walter Chen, SEO of Sacra, a financial research platform, said on Wistia’s podcast in April 2021. Most importantly, COVID-19 led to a wave of financial uncertainty. Chen’s right.

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Social Selling Training for Insurance Agents and Financial Advisors

wiredPRworks

Wondering how social selling training for insurance agents and financial advisors really works - and how it can work for you to attract leads, convert sales and build referrals? How to design a content strategy that’s as easy as 1-2-3-4-5. Presented for insurance and financial advisors by Barbara Rozgonyi. Register today! .