Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2016

Sometimes contrast is better than comparison because it advances our understanding of marketing and communication channels. We search for content that is useful. We share content that is interesting or entertaining. By contrast, we share content on social media when it’s convenient for us, says to Steve Plunkett.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. But generally speaking, it is a content research tool that allows marketers to put themselves in the shoes (and the mindset) of different segments of customers. What would you rather read?

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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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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? Will a blog post go viral? This makes taking advantage of trending content difficult.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Do a quick Google search and you’ll find plethora of other statistics illustrating that visual content beats out text every time. The phenomenon raises an important question for marketers and PR professionals: Are your viewers averse to reading or is there something more to the attraction of imagery? Images inspire sharing.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Innovations in technology and the rise of social media make it possible for bad press and controversy to spread virally. Read the infographic below to learn more about how much bad customer experiences can cost companies. Andrew Dennis is a Senior Content Marketing Specialist at Siege Media.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

The global digital economy has produced an avalanche of content and the battle for mind and market share is no longer local. If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. See how they market online.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 17, 2018

Creating valuable evergreen content is hard. In fact, most entrepreneurs and online marketers don’t want the stress — so they outsource the workload to writers, who often don’t enjoy most aspects of it. It takes dedication, time, and commitment to creating content that will take the target audience from Point A to Point B.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There’s a common misconception that companies in conservative fields like finance, insurance, and healthcare have a harder time creating content. Sure, marketers in these industries deal with more regulations and bureaucracy than someone who works for Red Bull. Brands spend large sums of money on content marketing.

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Buzzstream

MAY 19, 2022

I worked at a content marketing agency, Siege Media , for six years, and with every successful and failed campaign, I learned a new lesson. And each time, I came away more prepared and excited for the next piece of content. And by using search volume, they get eyeballs on their content without pitching.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. Is it website or Web site? The verdict?

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Beyond PR

JUNE 13, 2017

We see it every day: fast food chains challenge devotees to gather retweets for “ nuggs ,” personal care products advocate for women’s equality and airlines get called out — for both successes and major fails — in viral videos. Then, fulfill that promise in your content. Avoid jargon : speak directly and authentically.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 18, 2016

The reason: Visually consistent marketing. While a viral video or meme can boost visibility, brand visuals shouldn’t be one-hit wonders. When producing infographics, photography and video for content marketing or company news, a consistent look and feel is just as important as it is in your logo. Consistency.

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ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Here’s a handy social media marketing checklist. Produce share-worthy content. Everyone wants to produce viral content that gets shared all over the web. While no one knows the full recipe to going viral, one of the ingredients is definitely creating valuable content. Click To Tweet. Click Here.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. Get key stakeholders on board.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Infographics.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 30, 2022

If you’re looking for ideas on how to repurpose content and get every ounce of value from it, we have a few tips for you. Or you can edit the same blog into an infographic or share pull quotes from the piece on social media. All these iterations fall under content repurposing. Blog posts into eBooks.

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ISEBOX

MARCH 3, 2016

These days, we need to be considering how we’re going to take our content and power it up to viral status. Rise above mediocrity by focusing on the cornerstones and cobblestones of great content. Cobblestones are the related content that incorporates data and stories from the cornerstone efforts. What a novel idea!”

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 12, 2018

The commentary in the tracked changes was corny, so question is, could this work in B2B marketing ? 11 Simple Ways for PR to Score Content Marketing Points. There’s good reason to be wary about using humor in marketing. ” It’s a play that could easily be adapted for any vertical market.

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Infographics.

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PR 20/20

APRIL 7, 2016

JP is the Content Marketing Director & Audio/Visual Technician/Engineer of Interact , a place for creating entertaining and engaging quizzes that generate email leads. The secret has to be with the kind of content they’re producing, obviously. Be honest about your marketing strategy. Now we’re onto something.

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Norton's Notes

MARCH 26, 2015

We wanted to encourage people to share their feelings and to do so in various formats, we collated a lot of this and created this infographic and then we worked with the Poetry Society and a couple of experts to create a scientific formula for the perfect verse. Here’s some of what we did….

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 23, 2019

“It’s worth thinking about what we actually want the standard fare of our data journalism—or explanatory journalism, if you prefer that more marketable description—to become,” he wrote. Are explainers the future of content marketing? “It’s whatever people are asking about today in the world.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

It’s a personal interest in just how much the web shifts and changes – and the impact that has on marketing and PR. From native advertising to content marketing , the dynamic web is about the blurry and blurring lines in marketing. Lines blurred to the extent that marketing looks more like PR. Pop-up forms work.

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Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

One would be hard-pressed to find a media event (or rather, an “activation”) today that did not employ one or more social media “influencers” as part of its marketing mix for driving branded buzz. We also were led to believe that the creation of a compelling piece of content (text, images, infographics, video) stood a chance of going viral.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

At his recent “ How to Monitor Anything ” webinar with the Public Relations Society of America, Cision Canada’s content marketing and social media manager James Rubec showed brands how they can dive deeper using real-time media monitoring. But, much like an iceberg, there’s much more than what appears on the surface. times every day.

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