Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

Writing, Labels and Cohorts; Words Really Do Matter [UML]. Your Marketing Predecessor was Probably a Hot Mess [UML]. PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML]. 3) Context in measurements. Good measurements include the flow of traffic, conversions, leads and sales. 2) Context in mediums.

Measurement 66

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 66

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

“The biggest challenge is that we are moving from an industry that could create one amazing commercial to reach consumers to an ecosystem with a diversified channel structure,” according to Mike Scafidi , marketing operations with PepsiCo. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Content marketing is blending the functions of marketing and sales to the extent, marketing has lost its focus on creating demand. That’s my take after listening to Tom Webster evolve a concept over couple of podcasts on The Marketing Companion and finally rendered in a more polished format on Mark W. I sure have.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Writing 60

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. Shared Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results. With that in mind, here are five of our top tips for making sure your campaigns convert. Set your campaign goals and make them SMART. Investing in SEO can be key to making sure your campaigns convert.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2015

But how many of us are effectively measuring it? Here are some tips on getting started measuring your storytelling efforts. 5 “W”s to Consider Before Starting PR Measurement. The other half involves measuring to prove ROI,” says Gina Joseph before she reveals the big “W”s. ” 4. Silverman.

Storytelling 40

Storytelling Measurement Content Marketing Tools 40

Barokas

MAY 31, 2019

Campaigns must be simultaneously creative, strategic and measurable. Content must be on-brand and consistent, without being overtly promotional or repetitive. Below is a roundup of the most common types of content today’s marketers need to produce. Your approach must spread across earned, owned and paid channels.

Case Study 100

Case Study B2B Resources Web 100

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

Methodology After compiling our list based on the sites’ guest post lists, we also added our own sites by using Ahref’s Content Explorer. We looked for sites with clear signals that they accepted guest posts, such as post titles and URLs with the words “contribute” or “write for us.”

Analysis 90

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 90

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.

Study 138

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 138

Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Communications is one of those disciplines that touches pretty much all aspects of a business: thought-leadership, branding, media relations, reputation management, earned media, social media, content marketing, lead generation and so much more. Pay attention to these 12 things when writing a press release for your demand gen content.

Writing 40

Writing SEO Web Content Marketing 40

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Lack of buy-in.

B2B 94

B2B Company Survey Enterprise 94

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They write quality posts. That’s according to the results of a survey of 1,377 bloggers conducted by Orbit Media a web design agency. These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. 1) How long does it take to write a blog post? Not necessarily.

Study 78

Study B2B Marketing Survey 78

Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

Survey 90

Survey Marketing Content Marketing Measurement 90

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.

Writing 190

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 190

PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

They also need to blog intelligently, writing about topics that actually produce results. And it's why only 34% of marketers say their content marketing strategy is very effective, according to Content Marketing Institute. AI can also enhance content strategy and identify areas of improvement.

Blogging 73

Blogging How To Engineering Tools 73

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

One of the biggest developments for content marketing may have been hidden in plain sight for the last year. From a communications and marketing perspective, it’s important to understand what AMP is, how it works and how you can implement it in your content marketing. How about without WordPress?

Mobile 96

Mobile SEO Web Google 96

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 They always use analytics to measure performance. But a small percentage write long-form content.

Blogging 104

Blogging Survey B2B Analysis 104

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. Could just one metric measure PR? A standard in article scoring?

Tools 136

Tools Publicity SEO Measurement 136

PRSay

JANUARY 4, 2022

If so, join PRSA and Ann Wylie at one of their 2022 writing Master Classes. You’ll learn to write web pages, press releases, emails, content-marketing pieces and more. As we say farewell to 2021, let’s resolve to use these writing best practices in 2022: Master a better writing process.

Writing 204

Writing Web Training Content Marketing 204

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. When she’s not writing, you can find her at music festivals, hiking or snowboarding.

Marketing 75

Marketing eBook Case Study Measurement 75

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.(

Knowledge Base 113

Knowledge Base SEO Strategy Digital PR 113

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

” – Emily Bell, writing for CJR. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Termed “distributed content” ( a term coined by BuzzFeed ), this is a strategy of content distribution that no longer relies on native websites to host and distribute content.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

Similarly, the same study showed that 70 percent of adults say their purchasing decision is affected by content they see shared on the web. According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. Not anymore.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur. I’ve found that employers expect not just one skill like writing, but design skills as well.”. Pressure on measurement. More focus on different products (finally) aside from the typical news release or web story. Jack of all trades.

Communications 120

Communications Crisis Internal International 120

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

How many PRs write blogs and truly understand how to optimise them for Search? There’s a hell of a lot more to writing and promoting a blog post than bunging in a few buzzwords. The big opportunity for the PR industry though is content marketing, an increasingly key element of SEO. PR as a subset of SEO!

SEO 120

SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

As these so-called content snacks zip around the social web, the marketing brain is squirting dopamine with every like and share, but it’s not moving the needle for your business. No one on a mobile device is clicking “like” and then leaving Facebook to go search Google for your web page. 3) Share on the native platform.

Social Media 115

Social Media Brand Branding Media 115

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

“Content curation is sorting through a large amount of web content to find the best, most meaningful bits and presenting these in an organized, valuable way.” Content curation is defined as bringing meaningful organization to some subset of all of the content in the world. Measure your content curation.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

It’s hard to measure but there’s negative consequences for not doing it.”. 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. Marketing automation can take it even further.

Marketing 60

Marketing Measurement B2B Content Marketing 60

PR 20/20

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. In the words of Ann Handley ( @marketingprofs ), make sure you can "think like your customer" before you start writing or planning.

Strategy 52

Strategy How To Technology B2B 52

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. A great way to start is to brainstorm ways to measure up to your competition. Leverage Multiple Media Channels.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online. BrightEdge is a global leader in SEO and content performance marketing that blends search intent discovery, optimized content creation, and performance measurement into one integrated solution.

Tools 71

Tools Marketing Enterprise Software 71

Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Content optimization for the mobile and semantic web. Right now, the biggest focus is on writing and presenting content for mobile consumption. Google recently updated its search algorithms to reward mobile-friendly content in a shakeup the search engine optimization sector called Mobilegeddon. Emerged Trends.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Web System 120

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. Guest Contributor: Katie Brenneman is a passionate writer specializing in lifestyle, mental health, education, and fitness-related content. Tools are often built into the platforms you use.

Community 90

Community How To Marketing Data 90

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

By 2014 it was obvious that video was the rising star of content marketing. More people were showing a preference for video content, and we were hearing the first rumblings from major players like Facebook that they would be giving preferential treatment to video content. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

Video 153

Video B2B Film Marketing 153

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.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Conference Video Analytics 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss. Content Marketing: Don’t Make Home Improvements to Rental Property. Success in corporate blogging is the same way and with modern web analytics and marketing automation, the business case is straightforward. Lackluster Consistency and Frequency.

Survey 60

Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Click through rate is the best way to measure how your content is resonating with your audience more than any other measurement. So, try going offline and build relationships with other businesses and start mutually beneficial co-marketing campaigns. Strategically plan your content and you shall succeed!

SEO 74

SEO Strategy Engineering Local 74