Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

In fact, numerous studies have found that lack of personalization is the number one reason why pitches are ignored or rejected. As a result, it’s important to be tracking online news , print, social media and broadcast sources constantly to see which journalists and influencers are most trusted and widely-read in a given subject area. .

Media 104

Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Cision

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Let’s examine three ways of distributing content and how to get them up to date. You can no longer simply email journalists and hope to get coverage online or in print-based media. It’s necessary to take a much more proactive approach to ensure your content gets seen by people who care about what you have to say. .

Strategy 251

Strategy Case Study Instagram Print 251

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MARCH 5, 2024

A 2023 Edelman study found that the responsibilities of corporate communications teams are increasing in less traditional areas like digital and social media (72%), monitoring, measurement & analytics (68%), social listening (67%), and audience insights (31%). Frank said studies and surveys are another way to get earned media coverage.

Media 98

Media Nonprofit Pitching Analytics 98

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And, just for fun, this interview with Dawn Ostroff, the president of Condé Nast Entertainment, offers cool insights as to how the formidable print company has morphed into a digital media company. Data continues to drive coverage. Not that we needed any more evidence, but the hunger for hard data and statistics hasn’t waned.

YouTube 136

YouTube Training Video Survey 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In 2017 CX will evolve further, as B2B tech players adopt consumer market strategies to offer a more personalized experience for customers that is rooted in a deep understanding of individual needs. The smart B2B tech PR team will leverage CX team experiences to create compelling case studies and content.

B2B 120

B2B Customer Service Software Technology 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 24, 2017

That’s my take on some of the data from the 2018 Chief Marketer B2B lead gen report. After reviewing the study, I offer these six takeaways based on the data: 1. Analysis: B2B marketing must develop its market. A different study that Chief Marketer reported found B2B organizations are slow to follow up with leads.

B2B 64

B2B Report Marketing Survey 64

Barokas

AUGUST 1, 2019

The article featured a number of major companies in tech, financial services and travel that have launched media initiatives ranging from podcasts, books, print magazines and talk shows. Understanding that the competition for reader attention is fiercer than ever, these companies are turning to content to connect with audiences.

B2B 60

B2B Survey Case Study Enterprise 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

The study’s participants named leadership attributes like “courage, innovation, managing through ambiguity, developing talent, and contributing to strategy” as critical to their positions, which are wielding greater clout among C-level executives within the organization. The takeaway for PRs? PR and SEO are joined.

Trends 124

Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Cision

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to research from Content Marketing Institute, 65 percent of businesses using content marketing have experienced an increase in ROI compared to a year ago. For content marketers, this is good news — as it indicates that content marketing is still as effective as it has always been.

Content Marketing 0

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Engineering 0

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

I’m talking about the broader scope of PR here–media relations, content marketing, social media marketing, community relations, etc. Consider the following: Investments in content marketing continue to rise. Content partnerships with major media outlets are taking off.

Media Relations 60

Media Relations Media Newspapers Print 60

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

The PR method of third party endorsement often carries more credibility than a company who endorses itself with paid ads In fact, according to a recent Nielsen study about what sources people trust most, the first three were recommendations from people they know, online recommendations, and editorial content, such as newspapers.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 15, 2023

OKR Case studies and examples There are several businesses that use OKRs in their operations, including to assist with the development of their PR strategies. Guest Contributor: Nisha Joseph is Content Manager at Profit.co. Google is an excellent example that we can turn to when looking for OKR examples.

Strategy 71

Strategy Measurement Google Case Study 71

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

A focus on understanding how and why your content moves is not just a strategic priority, it’s an economic priority: A study by The New York Times showed that 85 percent of the people who shared content said they better understood the product and the company. It comes from the transmission of content.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

Sword and the Script

APRIL 1, 2017

While that maxim had elements of truth five years ago, when I wrote that content marketing was the new branding , today I wonder if we’re not coming full circle, yet again. Where a few years ago, print was dragging the publishing industry into a morass of unprofitability, today, it is hinting at revival.

Advertising 62

Advertising Advertising Print Study 62

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

There’s no shortage of opinions on how the budget should be allocated – I offer some views on this at the bottom of this post – but what I thought would be really helpful is reviewing some benchmarks from studies. The consulting and tech analyst firm polled 340 marketing executives across the US and UK for its study.

Marketing 66

Marketing Survey Study B2B 66

Contently - Strategy

MARCH 18, 2024

Content related to mortgages, insurance, and financial planning has a way of becoming predictable over time—unless you get a little creative. In this roundup, we’re diving into the top five financial content marketing case studies that have successfully transformed even the most complex topics into unexpectedly captivating content.

Case Study 52

Case Study Financial Content Marketing Study 52

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

To the best of my recollection, it appeared the book was out of print, yet there was a seller on a little startup called Amazon.com willing to part ways with a hardcover copy. Don’t miss these related posts: Marketing vs. Machine: Are the Bots Coming for Your Job? Marketing: Investment, Cost or Profit Center?

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Print Interviews 60

Contently - Strategy

MAY 7, 2020

When you’re working in a larger organization that has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of employees, you can develop a brilliant content marketing strategy that will absolutely delight your customers. But, if you fail to make an internal case for your content, your plan will never get the buy-in or budget it needs to succeed.

Content Marketing 145

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Internal 145

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. They wanted to create an educational program on inbound marketing for HubSpot customers.

B2B 85

B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 85

Sword and the Script

JULY 28, 2020

Content marketing is about the audience. The same dynamic applies to content marketing too. >>> Looking for a consulting partner with the content chops to build a sound strategy and execute? The Content Marketing Shortcut: M&A There is a short cut: buy the audience through an M&A transaction.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Advertising 111

Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. Both of these ideas are basically today’s way of doing the editorial re-prints PR used to do.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising Content Marketing Case Study 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

One part of an answer is bound to sound like a “get off my lawn” response, but I think there’s been a decline in the effort younger marketers put into learning the craft aspects of creative. Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? Want to be part of the Off Script series? Far harder.

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

Believe it or not, the caution with which consumers approach money actually makes finance content into fertile ground for creativity. After all, the actual content of bank marketing stays largely the same from institution to institution—there are finite ways to approach writing about, say, a checking account or a credit card.

Banking 111

Banking Content Marketing Examples Industry 111

Beyond PR

DECEMBER 21, 2017

According to research from Content Marketing Institute, 65 percent of businesses using content marketing have experienced an increase in ROI compared to a year ago. For content marketers, this is good news — as it indicates that content marketing is still as effective as it has always been.

Content Marketing 75

Content Marketing Marketing SEO Engineering 75

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Here’s a look at statistics across PR, marketing, and social media that were surfaced in the various reports and studies covered on this blog throughout 2020. Many of the blog posts published here are based on survey research, analytical studies or other sources of data. Content marketing statistics from 2020.

Survey 178

Survey Marketing B2B Study 178

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

“Look, corporate communicators have done so much, with so little, for so long, they can practically do anything with nothing, so we know this has been a ‘thing’ for a while,” noted Sword and the Script Media, LLC Founder Frank Strong, the primary architect of the study. Send Help … Please. A former U.S.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Print media (magazine) consumption rose in 2023 , and this trend should continue in 2024, according to a study by Pew Research Center (via MediaPost). As more of us get our news digitally, newspapers have taken the hardest hit; however, the estimated total US daily newspaper circulation (print and digital combined) in 2022 was 20.9

Media 103

Media Radio Print Newspapers 103

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 13, 2016

Studies often tell us the more engagement consumers have with a company, the more they will buy. Blogging and content creation through social media are excellent avenues for content marketers to create and measure. Still measuring your company’s “likes” on Facebook and followers on Twitter? Those are vanity metrics.

Measurement 40

Measurement Advertising Advertising Enterprise 40

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Well-crafted content not only keeps readers on your page but also encourages them to share it with others and increases the likelihood of earning backlinks, a crucial factor in SEO. Personalized content can lead to higher transaction rates. Regarding this topic, a senior content marketer has shared her perspective.

Engineering 100

Engineering Writing Mobile SEO 100

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 4, 2018

When you map all of your content marketing to the funnel, things get trickier. Most content marketers, unlike sales reps, usually shy away from promotional ad copy that could scare their audience away. What is the content marketing sales funnel? They also know Contently gave that information to them.

Case Study 111

Case Study Marketing Study Content Marketing 111

Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. Content marketers in all industries can learn from these examples. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

Leadership 111

Leadership Brand Branding How To 111

Sword and the Script

MARCH 1, 2022

It’s sponsored content, which is a form of advertising, which is unquestionably paid media. Cision – the Swedish company that grew up making printed directories of media contacts – ought to have the institutional knowledge to know better than to call it as such. Content picks from around PR tech land. Meltwater case study.

Software 121

Software Case Study Advertising Advertising 121

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

Healthcare 136

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 136

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. The same holds true for healthcare content.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Content Marketing Industry Trends 59

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2016

Ask any PR or marketing pro with digital chops how a dynamic web has changed marketing communications and the answers are liable to boil down to ease, speed, volume and accessibility. In his latest book, Content, Inc., In his latest book, Content, Inc., How Are Brands Meeting, and Exceeding, Customer Expectations?

Social Media 64

Social Media Marketing Media Content Marketing 64

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry. CEO at TopRank Online Marketing. Andre F Bourque ?

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 24, 2017

Know a PR, marketing or sales leader with compelling ideas fit for print? 3) What has changed the most about marketing over the course of your career? Also, marketing channels are intertwined in a way that you can be more strategic with your approach by studying the behaviors of your audience. . ” * * *.

Marketing 60

Marketing Ethics Interviews Google 60