ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 6, 2016

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. Everything is measurable and measured.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Almost all of them reported something new – new roles, new responsibilities, new technology, new, new, new. It is more challenging in B2B marketing , but characteristics like speed, scale, reliability, and customer experience (CX) all contribute. In technology, the classic comparison of Salesforce to Oracle is an iconic example.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

To keep pace, you’ll need to understand how to cater content to your brands, deliver a video to its target audience and measure performance to prove its value. In the ideation phase, you’ll want to develop a plan for cross-channel content marketing that will drive exposure and reach your target audience.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 1) Earned media is sales enablement. a) Results may vary.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 17, 2023

The funnel model also excludes the impact of evolving technologies as it relates to the buyer journey. These touch points (web pages) should provide the most substantial content pieces. Make these personas a top priority during content creation; they will likely have the most impact on future ROI. billion by 2027.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. Technology has enabled me to do the work of five people and has enabled me to do that work in far less time.”. Pressure on measurement. More strategic questions arise due to changes in technology. Technology doesn’t sleep.

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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. Ephemeral marketing. Web Ink Now.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 14, 2016

“SEO is no longer just about 200 ranking factors," according to Gianluca Fiorelli , SEO and web marketing consultant. How do we, as content marketers, focus on making our websites these undeniable sources for answers? How RankBrain Changes Content Marketing. This is what we need to keep an eye on.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Here’s an example from web analytics: Look at those four standout events that are above and beyond normal traffic. Are they things that were coincidental, are they things that were real-time marketing (and thus cannot be relied on to occur again), or are they things that you have control over and thus can revisit or build upon?

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PRSay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Enter earned media management — the system we use to think about, track and measure earned media at Cision. Step 3: Measure. For that, you need to put together a tech stack that’s within your team’s budget, while hopefully tapping into the latest and greatest technology has to offer. Make sure they know it, too.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

That may be changing in the near future, particularly as content marketing has reached a saturation point.The Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi predicts a resurgence of print content led by brands and points to Airbnb, which recently launched a print magazine with Hearst. PR and SEO are joined.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

“The premier gathering of digital marketers on planet Earth!”. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers. SiriusDecisions Summit. May 3 - 6, 2020 | Austin, TX.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. All models are wrong, but some are useful… Orin Puniello, part Ketchum Global Research & Analytics team shares why some PR measurement models will never tell you the whole truth. What if what we know in marketing is holding us back?

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The Proactive Report

MAY 12, 2017

.” Content has become an integral part of the success of your PR and marketing efforts and several studies show that the planning and implementation of a content strategy is high on the list of priorities for 2017. 64% of marketers identify developing a comprehensive content strategy as a top challenge.(

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

It is easy to see how this could be used as a visual tool in sales or marketing meetings anywhere rather than just a trade show booth. This is also an important point because marketing technology is only useful if people actually use it. Other readers liked these related posts: Does Blockchain Really Have Marketing Potential?

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What are the roles and responsibilities of the existing marketing team? Modern marketing is constantly shifting, and the folks that are part of your marketing team need to be masters in all things technology, best practices, and trends. Technology. Are gaps in technology affecting performance?

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Critical Mention

MAY 10, 2019

Although this data is critical in monitoring and measuring your team’s ROI, remembering to “be human” in your marketing strategy is essential to connecting with your audience and creating lasting relationships. Measure your success. Speak to, not at your audience. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And it's why only 34% of marketers say their content marketing strategy is very effective, according to Content Marketing Institute. AI and related technologies can vastly simplify your blogging efforts. Marketing automation platform HubSpot also offers a valuable AI-powered topic planning tool.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Each tool is sorted according to our 5Ps of marketing AI framework , a framework we devised to help visualize and organize use cases and the marketing AI technology landscape: Planning: Building intelligent strategies. Production: Creating intelligent content. All powered by IBM Watson's cognitive technology.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Data collection can be easier when you’re holding online events or interacting with communities on your web channels. You should also utilize technology. Make certain you’re optimizing your approach to collecting this data. Tools are often built into the platforms you use.

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Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Check Traffic Organic traffic is one metric that most tools can provide, though they are estimations of traffic, not exact measures. A site can be highly authoritative, but if it’s irrelevant, it will not be valuable. You can also import any exported data from Moz, Ahrefs, Majestic, Citation Labs, and Salesforce.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 16, 2015

The measure may cost news publishers web traffic and risks misleading users, analysts said. This change doesn’t alter what Google thinks of your site; in fact, overdoing it may be counterproductive, because you’re helping to send web searchers to wire service websites rather than your site. Christopher S.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

The intersection these two marketing functions is powerful: when both on the same page – literally and figuratively – it can significantly amplify results. Interestingly, the tools for managing and measuring PR and SEO. 1) Web alerts and client mentions. Repurpose Does Not Mean Regurgitate in Content Marketing.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

The face of a nearly brand new iPhone 6s looked like a spider web. A cloud technology vendor told me that trade shows were the number one source of leads for his company. For technology companies that sell cloud solutions, a majority (61%) said IT was the top influencer.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

As it is on the web, our paths have crisscrossed occasionally over the years. He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. That doesn’t mean there is no good creative, but too many people claim expertise based on some technology when they don’t really know what they’re doing.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2019

I call it the PR technology summary ( PR tech sum ) and here’s what I found over the last 30 days. The press release doesn’t spell out any specific technology initiatives, so it seems this is merely an agreement allowing each business to sell the others’ products. “Q4 Here we go…. The company has raised a total of $66.3

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 5, 2011

Neil Patel , Co-founder of KissMetrics: “Automating social media marketing sounds like a great idea, but the purpose of social media is to create personal interactions between people over the web. Michael Beck , CIO at Beckon: “It is highly recommended to utilize technology when engaging in social media.

SEO 86

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Those surveyed at companies with more than $5 billion in annual revenue tend to spend 13% of their revenue on marketing, versus 10% at smaller companies that have $250 million to $500 million in annual revenue.”. Where will marketing invest that budget? It’s rare you find one good at both and that makes things harder!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Why: “Technology advances faster than government can adapt, so laws that were enacted before social media existed often determine its lawful use,” writes Eric Schwartzman as he explains why “everyone needs social media compliance training.” Content Forecast Calls for Users, Search Engines, Customization, and More.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

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PR 20/20

MAY 12, 2016

As CMOs navigate the marketing talent gap , they are increasingly seeking performance-driven agency partners that are immersed in marketing technology and staffed with digital-savvy professionals. SMBs need partners that can deliver fully integrated solutions and in essence function as outsourced inbound marketing teams.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage. Analyze, but experiment.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

However, one area where video-minded PR professionals fall short is how to measure the success of video communications. The old way of measuring video success was simple, if ineffective: how many views did our video receive? This harkens back to the old days of web analytics, when we all tracked hits. The Old Way. Video Metrics.

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