Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Prospects.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A content marketer’s job is to create quality content that gets in front of readers organically. After all, what is content worth if you don’t access the readers who would most benefit from your writing? NLP is more prevalent than you might realize—Alexa, Siri, and Google voice assistants all leverage NLP.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 26, 2023

The good news is that many companies have already cracked the thought leadership code using strategies that content marketers can emulate. We’ll walk through examples from organizations like Google, FedEx, Cigna, and more and break down the steps you can take to develop a thought leadership program of your own.

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

What does voice search mean for content marketers in 2023? But first, let’s connect the dots between voice search and digital marketing. Voice Search & Digital Marketing: What’s the Connection? As a consequence, you need to optimize your content to ensure rank in voice search results.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. The less time you need to spend editing content and following up with contributors, the more time you have for strategy and optimization.

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Beyond PR

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Prospects.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. Content Forecast Calls for Users, Search Engines, Customization, and More. Why: “Content marketers need to be more like meteorologists than fortune tellers. Good morning from Atlanta!

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2016

“SEO is about making our websites become the sources Google cannot help but use for answering queries.”. How do we, as content marketers, focus on making our websites these undeniable sources for answers? First, we need to understand how Google operates in 2016, and where Google is headed. UX metrics.

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Content that resonates will attract, engage, and convert, while the rest will be forever buried in pages two and beyond on Google, where only the brave dare venture. A well-crafted, results-focused editorial calendar ensures your content efforts aren’t just a shot in the dark.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Far too many brands delegate, and relegate social strategy development and implementation to their ad agencies, internal marketing departments, even their PR intern, with a mandate to replicate, share, and spread commercial messages. Have you been recommending a change in strategy regarding social media? Be Helpful.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In a few hours from now, I’ll be heading to AdWeek DC to moderate a panel on content marketing. Then on Friday, I head to Boston to speak at PRSA’s Association/Nonprofit Section Half-Day Conference on email marketing. Notice a common thread here? Nowhere in the panel descriptions do you see “PR.”

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Digital PR involves creating content campaigns around unique data pieces, interactive content onsite, newsjacking techniques, and other strategies to increase awareness and gain high-quality backlinks. Combining SEO and content marketing will increase your online presence, as the reach is much greater from higher rankings.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Now, choose 10 of these items you’d like to use for content. Go back to your list of 10 keywords or phrases and, one-by-one, type them into a Google search bar. Cool, right?

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Critical Mention

JULY 13, 2021

The release follows a number of other significant feature adds, including a Google Analytics integration , industry-first Media Contact Database features and Podcast Monitoring. Making the decision to build our features internally meant that our entire organization had to make a commitment to a lot of hard work and creative solutions.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 16, 2020

While some top tactics, like keyword stuffing, die out, the following trends are great to keep in mind when working on your site and creating the content provided within. Internal links: A link on your website that leads to another page of that same website. Over 10% of all traffic is on Google Images. Google Support Search .

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Resources Mentioned: Glenn Allsopp’s article on who controls search Cyrus Shepard’s Study on Internal Linking Nate’s LinkedIn Nate’s Twitter Main Takeaways 1. Internal linking is one of the least appreciated jobs in SEO. You don’t want to use the exact same anchor text on every internal link.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution becomes an afterthought. It’s not enough to just mention people in content, you must tell them about it too.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Google Penguin and Panda have changed thr face of search forever. Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Social Media Strategy for Social Signals : Google tends to spend most of its attention on sites that are constantly changing and updating. It’s worth it!

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Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Half of B2B marketers say producing content consistently is a top marketing challenge (Content Marketing Institute) and 65 percent have trouble producing engaging content (Zazzle Media). It’s a tall order.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Internal Resources.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 29, 2020

Valin, working with a team of 17 international practitioners to benchmark tools against skills, found that 12% of PR skills can already be undertaken or significantly enhanced by artificial intelligence. Tools were benchmarked against the GBOK framework by an international group of practitioners. This is a huge disruptive risk.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 22, 2024

This applies to all sorts of content, including blogs, videos, podcasts, and content offers like e-books. How to Create an SEO Editorial Calendar The most effective content is SEO-friendly, and you want it friendly because search engines like Google and Bing will stand a better chance of finding your content organically.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Watch our video to find out how to make your PR coverage more visible on Google. Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics? He’s talking about the same topic the PRSA International conference this weekend in Atlanta.

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Prohibition

MARCH 27, 2020

They provide the perfect opportunity for brands to promote their expertise, discuss key trending industry topics and showcase their personality, unlike any other form of content. This year, we helped Huthwaite International do just that with the successful launch of their first podcast series: Mastering Negotiations.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. Once upon a time, Facebook, Google, and Apple were viewed as shining examples of U.S. Internally, data can inform our PR strategy and make our branded content better and more engaging.

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Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

Google receives 4 million search queries per minute , about twice the number it received in 2012. One reason is that Google is always within arm’s reach. From interns to executives, everyone has some writing skill, but many have never put together a professional video. Best Practices Featured Content Marketing video'

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

The term “buyer persona” has reached peak interest in the last five years, according to Google Trends. If B2B marketing isn’t careful with how these are sourced and created, then interest could plateau or decline. These are fundamental building blocks of effective marketing. Game Theory: Content Marketing as an Infinite Game.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 16, 2017

Today the only deadline is now, content is filed direct to the internet, and media planning is a discipline in its own right. Consumers find their own media via Google and social media newsfeeds. They’re engaging directly with internal and external stakeholders. Media change. It includes a mix of earned, owned and paid media.

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Cision

OCTOBER 29, 2015

In Germany, in two different lawsuits, several publishers claimed that AdBlock Plus , one of the most widely-used blockers, is anti-competitive, and both failed earlier this year, diminishing the possibility of a successful international legal challenge. Some forms of compromise are emerging. This may mitigate the impact of ad blocking.

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Cision

JANUARY 10, 2017

Not only does content marketing drive three times as many leads as traditional marketing, but it also costs more than 60 percent less. We turned to Cision’s Senior Content Manager Annemaria Nicholson and MarketingProfs’ Senior Program Manager Kerry O’Shea Gorgone for tips and best practices.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

If you’re a marketer or business owner with limited experience working with marketing and PR agencies, or you’re unhappy with an existing partner, read on for 5 steps to help you hire the right marketing and PR firm to help build your business. Is the scope of work regional, national or international? 2: Scope of work.

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PR Fuel

JULY 7, 2021

Nearly 70% of all online activities begin with search engines like Google. Google will take notice and boost your ranking, helping you reach more customers. Meanwhile, more people will see your content online. They might decide to link to your content on their website. Why Creating SEO-Friendly Press Releases Matters.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What role has content marketing played for you at LiveIntent? It’s huge for us and plays a key role in our marketing strategy. It’s a lot of what we do on the marketing side. We leverage our weekly marketing and product marketing newsletters as the main vehicles to distribute the content.

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