Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Brand journalism is seldom done well by B2B organisations. Her new book Powerful B2B Content was published earlier this month by Kogan Page. Brand journalism is a form of content marketing whereby an organisation reports on its business, people, events and industry news. Gay Flashman has answers in her new book.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Scott Kaminski , Senior Marketing Manager, Häfele America Co. . Growth of independent journalism. “We We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. The metaverse, Web 3.0, David Berkowitz , Founder, Serial Marketers . Happy New Year!

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Communications Conversations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I’ve always been somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to Coca-Cola’s brand journalism initiative: Coke Journey, which launched back in 2012. Why would anyone visit the Coke web site for “news and information”–even if that “news and information” was related to Coke?

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Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

What does voice search mean for content marketers in 2023? But first, let’s connect the dots between voice search and digital marketing. Voice Search & Digital Marketing: What’s the Connection? As a consequence, you need to optimize your content to ensure rank in voice search results.

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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 incredibly difficult to measure a direct return-on-investment from most traditional media relations efforts.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s better than estimating the publication’s web traffic or impressions. If media relations is hard, so too is journalism and reporting. That’s what content marketing is all about. Too many confuse content marketing with marketing content. Cision recently announced “ article-level data.”

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Content curation had been championed as a way to up the pace of content marketing by riding OPC (other people’s content), and to boost thought leadership, by commenting on others’ thoughts when you didn’t have an original idea. Now I was strangely stumped, even disinterested. These are different times.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

A third added, “The changing face of journalism has left many newsrooms bereft of veterans and reporters with historical knowledge.”. While I do think the economics of journalism has also played a starring role in this sector, there are a number of other contributing factors. 3) Influence pedaling is overshadowing journalism.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Search Engine Journal. Marketing Land.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Search the Web and Add Manually Lastly, if you prefer to do the prospecting yourself via web search, you can evaluate sites yourself and utilize the BuzzMarker Chrome Extension to add relevant sites to your project, gather contact information, and start sending emails.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

As it is on the occasional Saturday, I ferret out three important links from the web, wrap them in insight, and present them here for your perusal. A tech PR firm recently published a study that showed promising effects media relations can have on the sales cycle for B2B marketing organizations. 1) Earned media is sales enablement.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

For all those still complaining about search and social, now a decade beyond the advent of the so-called Web 2.0, It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism. A good place to start is with your own content.

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Cision

AUGUST 16, 2016

He reveals how his background in journalism has shaped his view of the industry, his growing appreciation for PR professionals and gives insight into how journalists in the TV industry truly want to be pitched. How has your background in journalism influenced your abilities in PR?

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. Practiced by virtually all B2B and B2C organizations, content has quickly evolved into one of marketing’s staples.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 16, 2020

The full report is a quick and easy read: The State of Journalism 2020 by Muck Rack b) Survey of 3,253 journalists by Cision Cision also has an annual survey of journalists, which they use to produce a report called the State of the Media (here are my notes from editions in 2019 , 2018 and 2017 ). Don’t dangle “exclusive” for a mediocre idea.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Media and journalism. 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.

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Critical Mention

AUGUST 5, 2018

With over 10 years of experience, she has an incredible track record of creating results-driven marketing campaigns for her many clients. Follow her for a fantastic collection of industry articles from around the web. Today, she shares her knowledge on the influencer marketing landscape on Twitter. Sarah Evans. prsarahevans.

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Cision

APRIL 29, 2016

John Stevens is a marketing consultant, hosting expert and the CEO at Hosting Facts. When he is not consulting with major brands on their PR and marketing strategy, he’s probably reviewing web hosts. So, double up on your content marketing efforts. Public perception of your brand matters.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In the Journal of Consumer Research , researchers examined people’s reaction to the pronouns “you” and “we” in brand communication. ” One study in the Journal of Consumer Research offers a strategy to mitigate this: consistency. “you and brand X”). This is known as “satiation.”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

Freelance journalism is harder today than it was years ago. As it is on the web, our paths have crisscrossed occasionally over the years. Yet, Erik’s perspective isn’t only limited to journalism. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. In one sense, it’s not new.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 10, 2018

Similarly, I read the Wall Street Journal, and there are plenty of people that do not. They grew in marketing prominence with the advent of the web and the online news release. Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. I don’t read the Hollywood Reporter but there are people who do.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. The API conducted a project of content tagging by topic with 55 news publishers. Make sure it will resonate with your audience.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

He points out the difficulties with counting unique visitors and page views and says that for journalism to understand and extract usable insights from the data it must learn how to turn bad data into good. The API conducted a project of content tagging by topic with 55 news publishers. Make sure it will resonate with your audience.

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about content marketing trends and brands AS media today, that’s what we’re talking about. Brands as media – silly marketer. Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. The other half got it.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 23, 2016

The three articles below examine a part of the vast martech landscape most important to PR pros, views of PR from a PR pro within a large martech vendor and finally a look at the future – what the touchless web might mean for technology in the marketing space. It’s a question that makes the nascent Amazon Dash button seem quite quaint.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 16, 2020

You can also utilize writing assistant tools like Grammarly to perfect your copy for the web. Search Engine Journal. There are many online resources that can guide you in the right direction, and we’re happy to share a few of our favorites: Neil Patel Digital. Google Support Search . Until next time! Critical Mention.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 28, 2018

Web publishing changed all that, and it gradually contributions grew into a bit of a free-for-all as publications built out networks of contributors to feed the insatiable content beast. See these related articles: The PR Opportunity for Brands as Publishers Tinker with Journalism. That may be changing. Build or Buy an Audience?

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

The point this comment gets after — I believe — is that businesses hold some aspects of marketing – PR, social media and content marketing – to a higher standard. ” Certainly, the digital fingerprints of the web provided better mechanisms to measure indicators in these areas. You can’t buy it.

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Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

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. 1) Web alerts and client mentions. The overall rating is ranking compares the backlink profile of one site, to an estimate of all the other sites on the web.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

However, other traditionally print new organizations – notably the Wall Street Journal and USA Today – got into the podcast game far earlier. 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.

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David PR Group

AUGUST 4, 2014

Other services, flying under the banner of “content marketing,” enable you to pay to place your blog posts on top websites like CNN.com , NBCNews.com and Marketwatch.com (run by The Wall Street Journal ). I have tried a couple but can’t yet vouch for one. Develop your own channel.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 5, 2016

There is even a Chrome plugin now that changes every reference to millennial on a web page to ‘snake people’ to drive this point home.”. – PRMoment.com: Ten PR predictions for 2016. Related Content Worth Checking Out. One Bold Content Marketing Prediction for 2016. Real influencers, please stand up.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While news organizations have fewer staff, they still aim to hit the same web traffic targets. Penn – and I wholeheartedly agree – if you are not your own publisher , if your business does not take content marketing seriously, you risk missing the visibility and market awareness a business needs. Try our services.

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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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

A solution to the content marketing measurement puzzle. ” 6.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

Customers can reach support through a chat channel on its website, within the Meltwater web application, or through the mobile app. Onclusive released a report called the 2019 Global Journalism Report , which it says “analyzed 2.1 billion pieces of editorial content.” 4) Details on the Cision-TrendKite Acquisition.

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