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This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

HARO, as it’s known colloquially, was an ad-support email newsletter that sent media opportunities from 30,000 reporters and bloggers to a subscriber list of 100,000 PR pros and small businesses. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. PR tech mentions.

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Big Brands: Content Marketing isn’t a Campaign, It’s a Culture

Sword and the Script

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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The Sales Cycle and Content Creation: What Marketers Need to Know

Polaris

In the case of Potter Paralegal, which specializes in helping small business owners collect outstanding debts, I identified 3 main target audiences. Allan, an accountant at a small manufacturing business. Sam, a contractor and small business owner. Content Marketing' Instructional videos—e.g.,

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Improving PR Content Strategies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

And, bringing an earned-media sensibility to the effort increases the credibility for some content that is overly commercial, badly targeted, or stuffed with obvious keywords. Best Practices For PR Content. All good content marketing initiatives begin by getting everyone on the team in agreement with campaign goals.

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Seeing Around Corners: 30 Marketing and PR Predictions for 2021

Sword and the Script

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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New Webinar | 3 Marketing Trends to Track in 2018

wiredPRworks

Whether they’re entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, associations or corporations, Barbara consults with her clients on ways to quickly achieve their marketing goals to increase visibility, attract leads, grow business, and click with crowds using power full social media, content marketing, and PR strategies.

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4 PR Trends for 2017

Cision

More and more small businesses and startups are joining what’s been dubbed the “Not-Com Revolution.” Download it now and learn how to revitalize your brand blog, engage prospects and nurture them into customers through compelling content. New endings such as ‘dot-photography’ (.photography),

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