Sword and the Script

JUNE 27, 2017

What does it take to implement content marketing effectively in a B2B organization? It’s not an easy question to answer broadly because: a) every team has its own dynamics; b) every organization has constraints and limitations, and c) every vertical market has its own unique characteristics. 1) Hands on marketing leadership.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Leadership 68

Onclusive

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A strong PR agency that aligns with and understands your business can be an invaluable strategic adviser and resource for your brand in this endeavor. A PR agency is a communications consultancy that serves as an external resource, and ideally, an extension of your internal communications function.

Agency 195

Agency Strategy Communications How To 195

Landis PR

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Whether it’s enhancing brand awareness, increasing engagement, or driving sales, having clear, measurable objectives will guide the development and execution of your strategy, ensuring alignment with your overall growth plans. Bonus points if you can make your goals SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.)

Strategy 59

Strategy Company Communications Construction 59

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The internal meetings and communications that on-staff comms people have to do prevents them from having the time and focus required to write and edit the content marketing and thought leadership.”. “The When I was on the in-house side, many internal meetings just added to the already very long to-do list I had.

Agency 139

Agency B2C B2B Survey 139

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.

How To 177

How To Guidelines Content Marketing Video 177

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. How is public relations measured? Public relations (PR) practitioners use a variety of methods to measure the effectiveness of their campaigns. In other words, “it depends.”.

Interviews 98

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

How To 0

How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 0

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 30, 2024

In another incident, an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane caught fire moments into its flight from Miami International Airport on January 18. And on January 20, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 plane lost a nose wheel as it was taxiing for take-off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Ethics 96

Ethics Crisis Transportation Airlines 96

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. It’s a primary communications channel both internally and externally. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. considering international relations, have caused Communications professionals to be evermore careful with comms content. More internal comms. Everything from PR, social, and owned content are starting to bled together into one job.”.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

Sword and the Script

APRIL 20, 2021

It was enough budget for one full-time resource for about six months. And I don’t think any competent marketing expert that’s being honest can. It was the center of its content marketing, media relations and social media efforts. The results were clear and measurable. The problem is I can’t help her. Nobody can.

B2B 105

B2B Leadership Marketing Blogging 105

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Internal resources can quickly be tapped. Even getting a clear scope of the range of content needs can be challenging for many teams. It’s a tall order.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

To keep pace, you’ll need to understand how to cater content to your brands, deliver a video to its target audience and measure performance to prove its value. In the ideation phase, you’ll want to develop a plan for cross-channel content marketing that will drive exposure and reach your target audience.

Storytelling 117

Storytelling Video Strategy Analytics 117

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Lack of resources. 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.

B2B 94

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 94

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. The survey found, “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”. Social media statistics from 2020.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

MaccaPR

MARCH 18, 2015

Moderated by Maccabee''s Social Media Director Christina Milanowski, the panel discussions featured content marketing all-stars: Angela Dalton , Content Strategist and Senior Marketing Planner, General Mills – Tablespoon.com. Brian Enderlein , Digital Media, Interactive Marketing & Analytics, 3M.

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Financial Marketing Analytics 48

5W PR

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

On top of that, an integrated campaign ensures messaging remains consistent across multiple platforms like social media, print media, advertising and internal communications. For PR professionals, integrating marketing and PR requires some additional skills that marketing professionals use every day. Social Media Marketing.

Marketing 68

Marketing Analysis Content Marketing Social Media 68

Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Its annual ICON conference is your opportunity to develop your skills, share ideas, learn fresh ways to grow yourself and your business, all while immersing yourself in a fostered community of professionals and resources that can enhance career knowledge. AMEC Global Summit on Measurement. Content Marketing World.

Conference 58

Conference Content Marketing Community Education 58

PR in High Definition

APRIL 25, 2022

By moving to briefer, personalised, and authentic comms to engage distracted audiences and create content that is evergreen that won’t be caught up in the trend cycle. Not just with audiences, but with your internal comms too. Using engaging internal comms strategies to hold attention will also ensure this is reflected externally.

Wikipedia 62

Wikipedia Viral Reputation Internal 62

Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2020

Another one-third (33%) say they report to the CEO, while the remainder is spread across other reporting structures including the COO (7%), human resources (5%), strategy (5%) and legal (3%). Two respondents noted a split structure with internal communications reporting to HR, and external communications reporting through sales.

Report 116

Report Publicity Survey B2B 116

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Perhaps they don’t have an internal brand ambassador program of any kind ( a what? ), and they are terrified at the very THOUGHT of giving employees online freedom and autonomy. How can you measure success of the long-form posts? How can you measure success of the long-form posts? So what’s a PR pro to do?

Corporate 100

Corporate Leadership Brand Branding 100

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Social media is making marketing lazy. It’s created a “ cut and paste ” content marketing culture. So said Simms Jenkins speaking on a panel in Atlanta hosted by the team from the Oracle Marketing Cloud. That problem is an enormous gap in knowledge of strategic marketing including positioning and messaging.

Strategy 116

Strategy Crisis Marketing B2B 116

PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Use the marketing game plan model featured in Chapter 10 of The Marketing Performance Blueprint to build core strength, spur growth through existing assets, connect actions to outcomes, and allocate resources based on performance. Step 1: Complete a marketing assessment. Internal brand surveys. CRM optimization.

Marketing 52

Marketing Analytics eBook System 52

PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

So if you’re paying to put content in front of people, your approach warrants a gut-check: Are there any campaigns or ads that should be paused or rethought? With everything else people are seeing in their feeds, how will your promoted content fit in? Does it seem inappropriate or awkward — or, is it a welcome break / useful resource?

Crisis 92

Crisis Marketing Healthcare Resources 92

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.

Marketing 168

Marketing Policies Agency eBook 168

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

At the same time public relations has become elevated as the eyes and ears of an organisation not just in the public sector as means of public engagement, but in corporate communications, internal communications, and marketing. Point solutions are typically created by entrepreneurs to address an opportunity in the market.

Tools 175

Tools How To Agency SEO 175

Sword and the Script

APRIL 27, 2019

65% of journalists said audience metrics have changed the way they evaluate stories”; additionally, “43% of journalists globally reported their organization’s primary measure of success for their content is readership or viewers.”. How do you measure influencer marketing results? Volume of work. A deluge of pitches. “75%

Survey 90

Survey Journalism Study Pitching 90

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. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Critical Mention

MARCH 13, 2019

Anthony Iannarino is a highly respected international speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and sales leader specializing in complex B2B sales. Throughout his career, Anthony has helped people in a wide variety of industries and markets think through and overcome their biggest business challenges. Anthony: I am a content marketer.

Interviews 65

Interviews B2B Measurement Blogging 65

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

This can take the form of working with executives to formulate near and longer-term digital strategies, to educating divisional marketing teams on industry trends & best practices, to planning/executing/measuring/optimizing paid campaigns for proof of concept or to support product launches. It all depends on the day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

But there was one part that I had to learn how to master as I got more experience: the art of the internal sell. When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers.

Content Marketing 126

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 126

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

How To 75

How To Content Marketing Conference Analytics 75

ISEBOX

MARCH 18, 2016

In public relations, it’s all about bigger, better, faster, more – and doing it with fewer resources. This first installment of a three-part series on automating PR tasks gives you a glimpse into some the top technologies to help you organize tasks, communications and content. Enter public relations automation tools.

Publicity 70

Publicity Enterprise Analytics Tools 70

Shift Communications

AUGUST 12, 2015

Those questions served as an interesting backdrop for the PR News Google Boot Camp in San Francisco last week, where I got the chance to speak and share the day’s agenda with multiple internal Google experts and folks from companies like Cisco and Toshiba. The four key takeaways for me were: PR is getting it re: measurement.

Mobile 60

Mobile Strategy SEO YouTube 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. Content Marketing World Conference and Expo.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97