Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

But in that sea of platitudes, one message stood out: a video from then-Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson getting choked up talking about how the pandemic would impact associates through no fault of their own. Disclosure: Marriott Bonvoy Traveler has been a Contently customer since its launch in 2014.).

Travel 58

Travel Hotels Storytelling Content Marketing 58

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

Several reports over the last three to five years validate that brands have a hard time creating relevant content, more specifically the “right content, at the right time, in the right channel and to the right customer.”. With so much content saturating the marketplace, how can brands stand out? Employee storytelling.

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 13, 2016

Goals for publishing brand content. A new study from Skyword and Researchscape International found that the majority of enterprise marketers have yet to take all of the steps necessary to set their departments up for success. There is no doubt that we’re seeing a change in how the public responds to brand content.

Marketing 100

Marketing Digital PR Enterprise Technology 100

Contently - Strategy

JULY 21, 2021

When our brain internalizes the muse, it starts to do a ton of creative work in the background. I regularly attended meetups, speaking gigs, happy hours, conferences, meetings, book signings, customer events, and workshops that brought me together with the marketers and creatives I write for. They’re with us all the time.

How To 137

How To Creativity Storytelling Writing 137

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

New additions to the new rules of marketing and PR. Future trends in marketing and PR. How real-time marketing and PR works. Storytelling success stories. The one marketing lesson you need to learn from the Grateful Dead [hint: it’s free]. What We Talked About on Growing Social New. Facebook [link].

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Critical Mention

JULY 31, 2019

Part of the reason for this personnel strategy is that research shows the most effective methods of marketing involve storytelling; a PR pro’s specialty. One of the best ways to accomplish this goal is to have PR and marketing work together to create a set of brand guidelines.

Marketing 68

Marketing SEO Guidelines eBook 68

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 146

Employee Print Writing Survey 146

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. Every major trend in tech PR revolves around the collection and application of data, from cyber-security to account-based marketing (ABM).

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Many businesses use a mix of email marketing, paid search, SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing to create prospects and turn them into customers. It’s the role of the PR agency or internal team to create relevant news in the absence of a new product announcement or tech update.

B2C 120

B2C Product Launch SEO Storytelling 120

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

Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 11, 2021

We are the original content marketers – digital, print and visual. Unfortunately, it took shut-downs, and seismic shifts of 2020 for many in the C-suite recognize the critical value of consistent communications to internal and external audiences. PR is the storyteller of the organization.

Industry 79

Industry Print Ethics Internal 79

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Over the years, I’ve seen hundreds of companies poison their marketing, sales, and internal comms with jargon. The storytelling solution. Neanderthals were actually much stronger than humans and had bigger brains, but the reason we became the dominant human species is because we had an incredible storytelling superpower.

Marketing 64

Marketing Storytelling Travel Corporate 64

Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

At the risk of hyperbole, we’re on the cusp of a golden age of visual storytelling. From interns to executives, everyone has some writing skill, but many have never put together a professional video. It’s nothing short of the “cinemazation” of PR and marketing. Don’t miss Matthew’s free webinar!

Video 120

Video Brand Branding Trends 120

PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Cision is a proud sponsor of the PRSA 2019 International Conference in San Diego on Oct. We’ve also found that an earned media management strategy works best when you designate a leader, a strategist, a storyteller and an analyst. Are you looking to track your earned media in a way that’s easier and more efficient?

Media 74

Media Storytelling System Technology 74

Barokas

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Communications teams have come a long way in their ability to surface and leverage data that demonstrates the value of media relations, content marketing, social media and influencer outreach. Some of this shift has been driven by a competitive job market, as well as new expectations from the emerging workforce.

Marketing 78

Marketing Employee Trends Study 78

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. Graphic designer / visual storyteller. Data analyst.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Internal International 52

Critical Mention

JUNE 24, 2018

Currently, there’s a company in Europe who watched my Go-To-Market LinkedIn Learning video course and now they want me to consult on their G-T-M strategy. With everything in real-time, for example, look at how we’re using streaming video in our storytelling. My workday extends far beyond a 9-5. I also work internationally.

Storytelling 106

Storytelling Technology Course Privacy 106

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. If you’re a marketer, surely you thought ‘yes, please’ to at least two of those categories. Content Marketing World Conference and Expo.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 17, 2015

Showing knowledge that transcends zone blitzes and optimizing the price point of a 12-ounce domestic beer, the New England Patriots jumped into the content marketing game last week. Evaluating the microsite from a content marketing perspective, I applaud the concept. Virtually no internal linking. It’s thorough.

SEO 60

SEO Real Estate Google Content Marketing 60

PRSay

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Public companies can use video for corporate storytelling and investor education by adding video to their earnings calls and shareholder meetings. Invite your partners to share your content as a benefit to their audience, and be prepared to return the favor.

Video 87

Video Communications Strategy Product Launch 87

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Blogging isn’t going out of style any time soon; with the ascent of content marketing, blogging, podcasting and video are on the minds of marketers and PR professionals all the time. Flash back to the critical internal meeting where pros and cons of switching systems was heavily debated. Let’s back up a bit.

Blogging 60

Blogging Enterprise System Media 60

The Hoffman Agency

JUNE 4, 2019

And public relations agencies have been forced to rethink the way they work with their partners and clients to help them find the best way to generate and proliferate their content. There are many layers of storytelling, but it is so much more than just writing content.

Media 34

Media Content Marketing Company Agency 34

Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

With increased competition arrives extra scrutiny as to those companies practicing internally what they promote and sell externally as a service or product. Many times, the agency spearheads the job of launching and maintaining multiple content marketing platforms to deliver the client’s message — journalism aside.

SEO 120

SEO Creativity Mobile Journalism 120

Stuart Bruce

MAY 29, 2015

But it’s just the start and could have drawn more lessons and best practice from the integrated reporting (IR) framework drawn up by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). Get in touch if you’d like help with yours.

Report 60

Report Financial Corporate Reputation 60

Communications Conversations

APRIL 27, 2018

A few weeks ago, I noticed Alyssa Greve , director of content marketing at Cambria, touting a new Cambria blog on LinkedIn. Although corporate storytelling has been under fire a bit lately, I continue to be a strong supporter of such efforts–and this one, in particular, looked interesting.

Blogging 68

Blogging Pinterest SEO Examples 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The organizations who take their ESG, DEI, and social impact strategies seriously will be the ones who are unafraid to show their progress, no matter how big or small it may be, with a combination of visual and written storytelling. Internal comms takes center comms stage in hybrid work. CISOs turn to comms pros for comms help.

Marketing 185

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 185

PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

Internal communications and events. Storytelling with the Cognitive Content Hub™. PR 20/20’s team of strategists, technologists, and storytellers employ an in-depth strategic framework that marries human and artificial intelligence to grow businesses through content marketing: The Cognitive Content Hub™.

Marketing 52

Marketing Storytelling Technology Community 52

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

Writing 188

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 188

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience. A successful tech PR strategy focuses on targeting the right media outlets, using engaging content, and creating relationships with key influencers in the industry.

Strategy 62

Strategy Brand Branding Technology 62

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 173

Survey Marketing B2B Study 173

PR in High Definition

JUNE 27, 2017

The latter is much harder to influence but this is where PR excels due to its inherent understanding of storytelling, engaging experts and developing messaging that resonates with various audiences. How much internal dialogue happens between the sales team and marketing? Feed insights to the sales team.

Google 48

Google Leadership Social Media Reputation 48

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Over the years, I learned about marketing tactics that I implemented to augment my PR efforts. I learned about social media, about search engine optimization, about email marketing, about remarketing, about lead generation and funnels and demand generation and content marketing and events and graphic design.

Communications 40

Communications Tools Analytics Television 40

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. PR is now being fueled by the omnipresence of digital content. ” 4.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. Content marketers in all industries can learn from these examples. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

Leadership 93

Leadership Brand Branding How To 93

Cision

MARCH 28, 2016

Traditional marketing functions are no longer set up to win. To do that, Bernie advises approaching content marketing like an ice cream sandwich and layering storytelling, cross-functional contribution and the marketing department. Ready to increase leads and drive results more efficiently?

Enterprise 120

Enterprise Strategy Storytelling Content Marketing 120