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5 Essentials of an Effective Content Marketing Strategy

Polaris

Content marketing is all the rage nowadays. And there’s no shortage of marketing firms touting content marketing as the latest bandwagon you don’t want to miss. Yet, truth be told, content marketing is nothing new. In 1891, August Oetker sold baking powder with recipes printed on the back.

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Is Traditional Media Still Relevant in PR?

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Print media (magazine) consumption rose in 2023 , and this trend should continue in 2024, according to a study by Pew Research Center (via MediaPost). Most of the growth came from home, food, and in-home readership magazines. Print media is the most trusted source of news in the world at 58% (vs.

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6 Pragmatic Content Marketing Predictions for 2015

Sword and the Script

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) is out with its annual list of content marketing predictions. The organization published its list in a blog post yesterday titled 60 Content Marketing Predictions for 2015. 60 Content Predictions for 2015 by Content Marketing Institute from Content Marketing Institute.

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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How To Submit Contributed Stories To Fast Company And Tips On Getting Published

Remote PR Jobs

We like articles that introduce new ideas and advance conversations around topics and trends that engage our readers–think op-ed rather than content marketing. Contributed articles run online; the print edition is almost exclusively written by staff or professional journalists who contribute regularly to the magazine.

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Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other

Sword and the Script

This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Media Changes mean PR needs Content Marketing. Credibility: Why Content Marketing also needs PR . The same is true in print. PR: The Best Kept Secret in Content Marketing.

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What is Brand Journalism?

Cision

Brand journalism is no different than content marketing. The difference between brand journalism and content marketing isn’t to be found in outputs. In contrast, content marketing seeks to: Capture and nurture interest; Generate leads and conversions; and. The first begins with a marketer’s mindset.