Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

If content marketing is about connecting with consumers and driving engagement, video is a tactic that must be employed. What does that mean for your content marketing efforts? Think serial storytelling. In terms of content marketing, a related clips feature is cause to celebrate. It shows no signs of slowing. LknnRX0f4D.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 13, 2016

When you consider the number of marketers promoting content these days — a recent Forbes article reports 76% of B2C and 88% of B2B brands include content marketing in their strategy – it’s unsurprising that promotional options now come in every flavor imaginable. Author Jamie Heckler is the Senior Creative Manager at PR Newswire.

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Cision

JUNE 25, 2015

Monitor your site and look for results like increases in newsletter subscriptions, blog visits, white paper downloads and social media shares to tell the story of the article’s performance. Image: Got Credit , Claudia Zimmer ( Creative Commons ). Not to mention, a positive article is a serious morale booster.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

“Over time all marketing strategies have click through rates that drop.” Writing is the heart of content marketing, and I also think it’s our liver, lungs and central nervous system.” Want more content marketing insights from Ann Handley? The world isn’t changed by content that is sort of creative.”

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Karen Freberg

JANUARY 14, 2021

However, these are being more valued and accounted for in tenure and promotion cases – all tied to either creative services and activities, service, or evidence of your reputation in the field. storytelling, etc) to the dark side of social media (ex. storytelling, etc) to the dark side of social media (ex. Think about it.

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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. Even a quick glance at his career trajectory can teach content marketers a thing or two — especially when it comes to content distribution.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address. Take a second to slow down.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Storytelling, while central to PR strategies, is a delicate process. Learn how to build a brand journalism strategy with our free white paper! If you don’t understand the individual or group whose story you are telling, your story will sound false. What’s the biggest lesson you learned from your first position?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 15, 2018

The most popular trends recognized by the survey for the next 12 months included storytelling at 79%, content marketing (71%) and thought leadership (67%). Marketing efforts are being automated, increasing the volume of messages and content being pushed out. Creative Commons CC0. Image: Jason Rosewell via Unsplash.

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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. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. Practiced by virtually all B2B and B2C organizations, content has quickly evolved into one of marketing’s staples.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

That makes sense; persuasion is fueled by artful storytelling, and despite the growth of video, many stories are still told through the written word. It’s not the most creative PR product, but the news release is still essential for announcements – and don’t forget the power of SEO. Am I boring you? The long game.

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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. 12% say competing go-to-market strategy or goals (KPIs).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

What about creating prospects at the top of the marketing funnel? ” In my experience it works best in tandem with other, more controllable or scalable elements of the marketing mix – like email marketing, SEO, and sales promotion. .” Look at that marketing funnel. Look at that marketing funnel.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. A similar trend has unfolded over a decade in the legal market between in-house counsel and outside law firms. content marketing (64%). white papers (36%).

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Cision

MAY 7, 2015

When it comes to content marketing, there’s a lot of “been there, done that” out there. It takes a little creativity, but once you break through the doldrums, you’ll find these to be quite effective tools to help you connect with your audience. Infographics are another great visual addition to your content marketing arsenal.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. Specifically, the survey found storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership topped the list of more than 20 tactics or trends related to PR in terms of importance. 67% said thought leadership.

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Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Visual media and visual storytelling are on the rise and poised to become two of the major content creation trends in 2015. As with any strategy or tactic, you have to address the “why” first: Why are you using visual media or storytelling? Want to stand out with your content marketing? Here are five ideas!

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Landis PR

JANUARY 3, 2022

PR agencies will be using more and more tools for handling the routines while concentrating on the creative jobs.”. So, to stay relevant, our focus must be even more on what separates the human brain from the machine: Creativity, Strategy, Feelings – and value-driven by high-quality content.”. What a year! PR isn’t just PR anymore.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 16, 2016

The next time you’re sending a press release, look to these six formatting practices to improve your storytelling. Get creative with infographics, product demos, animation and other visuals to connect emotionally with readers. Varied Sentence/Paragraph Structure. Boilerplates.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

But why is podcasting important to PR and marketing professionals? Welcome to The #AskGaryVee show, where I answer your questions about marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship. Tools, tips and tactics on everything marketing and social media related. SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders.

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Beyond PR

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Cision® asked hundreds of senior marketers and 81 percent agreed earned media is more effective than paid media. Infographics.

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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. So many marketing departments are happy churning out the same four crappy white papers year after year, even if they perform about as well as Donald Trump at a spelling bee.

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The Hoffman Agency

APRIL 6, 2020

According to Matthew Lynley , who graciously instructed the Hoffman team and guests in the power of data-driven storytelling, this is because there is more data than ever before. Why use data-driven storytelling? That’s in fact one of the key things Matthew highlights as something to avoid when getting into data-driven storytelling.

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