Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In corporate blogging and more broadly, in B2B content marketing , it’s not so simple. In other words, bloggers are spending more time promoting fewer, but more in-depth, content pieces. That study was produced by a different company – the Portland-based ConvertKit which provides email marketing designed for bloggers.

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B2B Blogging Data Survey 60

Shift Communications

JANUARY 21, 2015

That’s almost a quarter of ALL web traffic coming from Facebook alone. With the rise in mobile consumption, online publishers are forced to create content, headlines and websites that are optimized for digital sharing; this is no easy feat. Do you have other tactics to make your content sharable? Marketing Analyst.

Mobile 60

Mobile Web Viral Social Media 60

Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The delineation for marketing may be past customers versus prospects, and the implication is clear: we aren’t a “we” until the consumer has bought in. The implication is that free is rather expensive and can skew perception of a market (Thanks to Copyblogger’s Brian Clark for this example).

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Writing Study Viral Consumer 144

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Today a kid in a garage can start a company, that goes viral and can touch a billion people,” as one technologist put it eloquently recently. Marketing Land gets up close. Distribution – a tragic term for the ability to move content on the web – it’s an important part of the job. Ello is a great example. Gawker rants.

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Viral Technology Google Pitching 116

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The future role of a search professional Last month 3500 digital marketers arrived in Brighton for the UK’s biggest Search marketing conference. What if what we know in marketing is holding us back? If you’re creating content in PR take note of hacks one and two especially. It’s free, why not give it a go now?

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 27, 2015

It’s one thing to pitch an eBook, but it’s a well-executed marketing initiative to exemplify the very concepts described in the eBook during the process of pitching it. That’s my take on a marketing campaign that Shift Communications is running to promote an eBook: Paid Earned Owned Shared: The Media Recipe for Audience Conversion.

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Prohibition

JULY 5, 2017

It's the best part of the job and we… Tags: video, content, three, leeds Launching "housemate speed dating" 30 How do you make an estate agent relevant and appealing to the notoriously fickle student market? That was the brief Parklane Properties set Prohibition, and we relished the challenge.

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Video Creativity Viral Fashion 48

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

The global digital economy has produced an avalanche of content and the battle for mind and market share is no longer local. It’s a big web world and growing at an exponential pace. Today, it is so much easier and it’s a lot more transparent with the advent of search engines and a social web.

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How To Real Estate Web Case Study 198

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 12, 2024

Influencer marketing to spread the word. This is crucial when starting up a new tech firm, as you can’t afford to delay marketing and PR efforts. When crafting social content, lean on trends and publish content with a high virality rate. Hosting a launch event. Media outreach to connect with the industry.

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Social Media Strategy Media Reputation 79

Cision

JUNE 13, 2017

We see it every day: fast food chains challenge devotees to gather retweets for “ nuggs ,” personal care products advocate for women’s equality and airlines get called out — for both successes and major fails — in viral videos. For more, see “ 3 Ways to Promote Content Marketing with Press Releases.”. Map Your Destination.

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Blogging Company Engineering Airlines 215

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 26, 2018

But choosing the correct topic to write about is actually one of the hardest parts of content marketing. Even the best written piece of content will fail if the subject matter isn’t important to your audience. Figure out the underlying cause of their pain point and you can get some truly great, unique content ideas.

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How To SEO Content Marketing Data 66

Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

The global digital economy has produced an avalanche of content and the battle for mind and market share is no longer local. It’s a big web world and growing at an exponential pace. Today, it is so much easier and it’s a lot more transparent with the advent of search engines and a social web. See how they market online.

Real Estate 57

Real Estate How To Web Case Study 57

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Branding, Social Media, Marketing, PR & Professional Coach. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker.

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Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. But generally speaking, it is a content research tool that allows marketers to put themselves in the shoes (and the mindset) of different segments of customers. What would you rather read?

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How To Tools Exercises Viral 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

It’s a question as old as the web – should you gate your content? It appears that most marketers do and reported gating “ 80% of their major content marketing assets ” according to a survey vetted by MarketingProfs. The same study points out there’s some content – infographics for example – is rarely gated.

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Viral Infographics Web Content Marketing 116

Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In terms of using social platforms to be a knowledge leader, building your brand within a marketing category is like building equity in yourself that you can then take forward to whatever’s next. Icebreaker: What’s a cool piece of content you’ve seen that’s inspiring or super creative?

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For ideation, the ‘Content’ section (found in the top bar) shines through and is an essential piece of kit for those for whom ideation forms a significant part of their role. The tool will then show you a word cloud with other terms surrounding the subject, in addition to suggested insights and content ideas. Catching missed coverage.

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Digital PR Tools Pitching Film 161

MaccaPR

JANUARY 6, 2015

Since MaccaPR first launched in late 2012, we''ve averaged a new blog post nearly every week for our loyal chief marketing and PR officer, corporate communication directors and marketing professional subscribers. Is it website or Web site? Top 10 MaccaPR Blog Posts of 2014. #1. The verdict?

Blogging 48

Blogging Wikipedia YouTube Content Marketing 48

Beyond PR

JUNE 13, 2017

We see it every day: fast food chains challenge devotees to gather retweets for “ nuggs ,” personal care products advocate for women’s equality and airlines get called out — for both successes and major fails — in viral videos. For more, see “ 3 Ways to Promote Content Marketing with Press Releases.”. Map Your Destination.

Blogging 77

Blogging Company Engineering Airlines 77

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 29, 2016

Here’s a handy social media marketing checklist. Produce share-worthy content. Everyone wants to produce viral content that gets shared all over the web. While no one knows the full recipe to going viral, one of the ingredients is definitely creating valuable content. Click To Tweet. Click Here.

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Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If your company is business-to-consumer, you can still see great engagement on the platform, but if you’re business-to-business, your content can excel, in part because you can track the demographics of your audience (including industries, job titles, locations, and traffic sources). What’s not to love?

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LinkedIn Facebook Blogging Mobile 145

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Infographics.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

ISEBOX

MARCH 3, 2016

These days, we need to be considering how we’re going to take our content and power it up to viral status. Rise above mediocrity by focusing on the cornerstones and cobblestones of great content. One platform that focuses on the content distribution side of things is ISEBOX’s MultiWire multimedia news release solution.

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eBook Viral Conference Content Marketing 70

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Infographics.

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Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2016

There’s a tag I’ve kept on this blog over the years called “ dynamic web.” It’s a personal interest in just how much the web shifts and changes – and the impact that has on marketing and PR. From native advertising to content marketing , the dynamic web is about the blurry and blurring lines in marketing.

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Web Google Mobile B2B 60

Flatiron Communications

JANUARY 15, 2016

One would be hard-pressed to find a media event (or rather, an “activation”) today that did not employ one or more social media “influencers” as part of its marketing mix for driving branded buzz. We also were led to believe that the creation of a compelling piece of content (text, images, infographics, video) stood a chance of going viral.

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