Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

When voice recognition technology first became popular, consumers used it to have funny conversations with AI or ask their Bluetooth speakers to play their favorite songs. People still do that, even as they increasingly turn to voice search technology for answers to their questions. We have four takeaways.

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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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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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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

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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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

At times, technology PR can feel like a shape-shifting beast — large, fast-moving, and even a little intimidating. Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. In an earlier post, we discussed what makes tech such a different animal.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 29, 2020

Technology is impacting practice in a variety of ways, including the simplification of tasks; listening and monitoring; and automation. 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.

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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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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, how can teams pinpoint what went wrong and redirect marketing energy? As Paul Roetzer ( @paulroetzer ) states in Chapter 8 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint : “Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Technology.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Cision is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. For that, you need to put together a tech stack that’s within your team’s budget, while hopefully tapping into the latest and greatest technology has to offer. You know how much value the work you do provides to your company.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. based reporters said, “ensuring content is 100 percent accurate is the most important” in their organization. Comment: Content marketers should borrow this hint from reporters in their own work.

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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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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. Personas ought not be viewed as a fad.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When tech expert Katie Linendoll dishes on her favorite trends in technology, people pay attention. Google has gone on the record saying they treat these domain options in search no differently than oldies such as ‘dot-com’ (.com) Among her top favorites is “not-com” domain extensions. Yep, hundreds.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

Consumers need to keep their wits about them when they consume media; journalists and public relations practitioners need to work to ethical standards; and technology platforms also have a part to play in tackling the issue. Fake news has become a catch all term for any ethical issue that impacts the media or public relations.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Graphic used with permission from The Marketing Companion, a podcast with a co-host employed by Edison Research; see link nearby. 1) Marketing Audibles for Audio Search. Audio in marketing doesn’t just mean podcasts writes David Kirkpatrick for Marketing Dive – The call for audio content marketing gets louder.

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PR 20/20

JULY 25, 2017

So we thought it would be helpful to outline the biggest use cases for AI in marketing that we’re seeing right now. This isn’t a comprehensive list of what AI can do, but it is a guide to what we think marketers ought to be doing with AI. Internal reports are a pain. Improve Content Marketing.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 21, 2017

Now, what if we told you every one of those tasks, and many more, could be done more efficiently using artificial intelligence technology that’s available today? The challenge is that the solutions mostly exist in stand-alone AI tools, rather than as native elements of the major marketing automation platforms. Create ad copy.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

By focusing on building trust, marketing and communications pros will also raise Google search algorithm ranking. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. Great leaders make clear and transparent communication a top priority.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

Shoehorn a few vague, coronavirus-related sentences into the intro of your promotional email: “Content marketing is a great way to tell your story, and in times of uncertainty, content marketing is more important than ever. Join us for this 30-minute webinar where we'll share five content marketing tips…!”.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

While there are some new PR technologies emerging that are beginning to look at link data, it’s pretty hard to match what the SEO vendors have been improving for years. As such, I’ve written this review from the perspective of its usefulness to a PR and for those that may not be search marketing experts.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Brands have the opportunity to do better marketing at scale, and in doing so, make the world a better place. The future of marketing is more intelligent and more human. Technology and data have supercharged consumer expectations for a personalized, connected experience. But technology isn’t the whole story.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 27, 2017

We know how to get the information we want – isn’t that right, Google? It’s about providing value and engaging a prospect over time – by answering questions and providing interesting content, in a logical sequence – until the person is ready to make a purchase. How much internal dialogue happens between the sales team and marketing?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Conduct keyword research Keyword research is the foundation of effective content optimization for search engines. Identify relevant keywords and phrases that align with your content’s theme and your audience’s search intent. Include internal links to other relevant pages on your website to guide users to more valuable content.

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Norton's Notes

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Content marketing (including PR) that impacts the bottom line (for B2B companies). Doing a £200 a month adwords campaign while paying an intern Oyster card money to update your Twitter and posting the odd media release on PR Web is not going to move the needle. Is content really still king and if so which type?

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

Alternatively it may be about delivering an ongoing service for clients, providing internal ad-hoc advice or working on new business. So many organisations have experienced negative consequences of trusting SEO agencies to manage content marketing for them, only for them to be penalised by Google.

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ZudePR

JULY 20, 2016

. #1: Make Technology Your Friend When you first set up as an independent PR consultant, you’re bombarded with an array of decisions. The best decision I made was throwing off the Microsoft shackles and going all in with Google. per month for Google Apps for Business. My answer was nice, but internally I was seething.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Craig Dekshenieks | Aderant.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

This is why Google requires links sent through these services to be marked “no-follow.” The earnings release named new customers in this segment “as Marriott International, Nike, McKinsey & Company, Lego and Bayer.”. Another interesting number in the earning presentation is the total addressable market (TAM).

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Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

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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. More than a proactive partner: an extension of your marketing and PR team.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For small businesses, start-ups, and short-term goals, we'd recommend following Ready North's Marketing Growth Hackathon TM to identify quick wins and accelerate success. Step 1: Complete a marketing assessment. Every marketing plan should start with an honest internal marketing assessment. Internal brand surveys.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The tool will then show you a word cloud with other terms surrounding the subject, in addition to suggested insights and content ideas. David White , Director of Content Marketing at Connective3 , has found multiple other uses for the tool. The notes section can be extremely helpful when doing highly-targeted prospecting.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

Over 2,400 years later, technology, science, and medicine have evolved exponentially, but many words in the oath are still remarkably relevant: “I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug.

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Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Velodyne Lidar, a client for 3 years, makes the technology that allows self-driving cars to “see.” Go ahead and try it: Google “San Francisco Public Relations” and see where LCI lands. I couldn’t have done it without the able help of Mannix Marketing in New York. I’m honored that I was PRGN’s President during that time.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Here are the seven tasks to focus on before you start creating content. A few years ago, athenahealth debuted athenaInsight, its data-driven news publication, to make a serious investment in content marketing. Gut instinct has a place in content marketing, but not if it goes unchecked. Enter: Google.

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