Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing). Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. Content marketing and media relations need each other.

Survey 94

Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The PRTech ecosystem only included a small swarm of companies when we first started AirPR, and now it spans more than 80 , including things like corporate newsroom publishing platforms (Pressvine), visual storytelling tools (Canva), and measurement and analytics tools (what we do).

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 30, 2015

If you do anything in the digital space – PR, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media – the one thing that matters most is experience. In our industry, writing is one of those skills that can make or break career advancement. You only get this by writing. A lot of writing.

LinkedIn 100

LinkedIn Brand Branding SEO 100

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Success in the PR world translates to knowing how to deliver captivating media pitches, interactive campaigns, detailed press releases and more. In addition to learning how to deliver information across all mediums, PR pros must be strong storytellers and know how to navigate and tailor messages to the targeted audiences.

Radio 92

Radio Television Social Media Sports 92

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Whether your job is to writing advertisements, pitching reporters, or creating good content, make your customer the hero. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: What Does It Take to Implement Content Marketing Effectively in B2B? Can your agency bring big ideas and execute? Give our services a try.

Brand 69

Brand Branding B2B Exercises 69

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Once you’ve established how to best communicate with each audience, start A/B testing different writing styles, images and video content in each post. Use Social Media for Storytelling. You can do so by producing valuable content that doesn’t sound like an actual sales pitch. . SCHEDULE A DEMO. Priscilla Osorio.

Social Media 75

Social Media Marketing Media Instagram 75

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

The digital and content revolution has empowered customers to seize control of their path to purchase, forcing brands to retire their sledgehammer marketing tactics. Today, brands must attract customers with high-quality content, impacting their target audience through an array of online channels. But is it really that easy?

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Later this week, that legend will take the stage as Content Marketing World’s closing keynote speaker, a fitting choice for this year’s theme Content Strikes Back. As a huge fan of Hamill, I can’t wait for the content inspiration he’ll unleash during his keynote. Look beyond your content universe.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

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.

Marketing 187

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 187

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. We love email,” GE’s Chief Storyteller told us. “It

B2B 57

B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 57

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. The survey found, “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”. The deluge of PR pitches.

Survey 174

Survey Marketing B2B Study 174

Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

AI can speed up tedious tasks If you hate pulling monthly reports or need a faster way to turn your bullet points and ideas into a polished pitch or press release, AI could be the answer. It can help you generate press releases from keywords or headlines—and even aggregate a list of journalists who might be interested in your pitch.

Communications 97

Communications Marketing Pitching Technology 97

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2020

As the company’s FAQs note, “Once the inquiry is approved, you will receive an email with the send date along with a final preview of your pitch.”. It’s also adding a service where the OnePitch team will write an inquiry for a reporter and it has added “location filtering for pitches.”. 6) Quick hits in PR technology.

Pitching 78

Pitching Instagram Survey Data 78

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 27, 2023

Now, it’s not at all unusual to see a company announcement first posted on their own blog or newsroom (including being optimized for search engines), promoted on social media and pitched to the media with an accompanying release. Press releases should be written in proper AP style (like journalists write). No ‘spray-and-pray’ allowed

Pitching 40

Pitching Writing Engineering Wikipedia 40

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s

Marketing 99

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 99

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. Effective storytelling improves valuations.

B2B 114

B2B Marketing Survey Software 114

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Crafting compelling narratives: At the heart of effective video marketing lies the art of storytelling. Communications and PR professionals are experts at shaping narratives that resonate with the target audience, and when applied to video marketing, this skill can elevate your content to new heights.

Video 87

Video Publicity Marketing Analytics 87

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

At the time, we knew it wasn’t the best course on SEO or content marketing or email marketing,” the company wrote in a recent e-book. But what [the] Inbound Marketing [course] did do well was combine all of those strategies into a framework that really spoke to SMB marketers.”

B2B 130

B2B Trends Video Course 130

Flatiron Communications

MAY 2, 2017

I thought I’d list a handful of those on which I’ve come to depend: MuckRack : Some years ago, I co-developed an app called MatchPoint, which surfaced the names of reporters to “pitch” based on their body of work versus their job titles or reporting beats alone. “I’m calling to follow-up” is a no-no.

Tools 45

Tools Twitter Report Pitching 45

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Though she says writing has always been part of her career, her “first ‘real’ PR job landed me out in the Bay Area working for a tech company.” And, the storytelling. But PR pros have ALWAYS been storytellers. It’s harder as far as pitching the media. >>> Also see: Marketing Increasingly Looks more like PR.

Publicity 62

Publicity Storytelling Pitching Nonprofit 62

Beyond PR

APRIL 11, 2018

Whereas traditional PR might have tried to focus the media’s attention on what happens once an event begins, meanwhile, Sponaugle says channels like Instagram Stories open up rich storytelling opportunities for behind-the-scenes kinds of details. This can help build excitement before an event, as well as during and after an event.

Instagram 74

Instagram Pitching Media Tourism 74

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 2, 2019

At the state of content marketing webinar I co-hosted last month, attendees submitted 50 questions, which means we either did something terribly right or terribly wrong. What are your thoughts about user-generated content? For example, emojis and the use of emojis for targeted marketing. Create a content calendar.

Case Study 85

Case Study Content Marketing Strategy Facebook 85

Contently - Strategy

JULY 31, 2019

Content marketers never make content for content’s sake. ” To many, injecting a CTA into a piece of writing is to sully the art form. A CTA is what makes a piece into “sponcon,” or sponsored content. Content campaign. ” Functionally, it’s fluff. ” Why?

Content Marketing 85

Content Marketing Marketing Media SEO 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This year, more than 20 professionals – real people that do real marketing and PR work every day – responded and with high-quality ideas that I found to be invigorating and thought-provoking. Also see PR and Storytelling; Off Script No. 12) More dramatic platform changes will challenge marketing. 7: Lou Hoffman.

Social Media 90

Social Media Marketing Media Creativity 90

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It was a good pitch. After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Media Changes mean PR needs Content Marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Publicity Marketing Television 60