Stern + Associates

AUGUST 13, 2014

Thought leadership is critical to brand differentiation and business growth – and core to effective communications strategies, particularly in today’s complex, crowded and commoditized world. Yet the sales community generally views thought leadership as a fancy name for marketing, outside their job to court new customers and close deals.

Leadership 81

Leadership Reputation Measurement Video 81

Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Visual media and storytelling may be some of the big trends, but you still have to measure your work and provide results to your stakeholders. Don’t neglect the basic plot; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution can play a role in designing a visual story or an asset like an infographic. Decide on the format.

Storytelling 120

Storytelling Infographics Content Marketing Film 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

Registration forms are a measurable source of potential sales prospect; 44% of B2B marketing organizations say they gate content and of those “close to two-thirds (62%)…cited earning qualified leads as their reason for doing so.”. I like to see things like case studies and infographics freely accessible. landing pages).”.

B2B 118

B2B Mobile Content Marketing SEO 118

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.

Survey 71

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 71

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

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Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Mindful Marketing

APRIL 18, 2016

They create content – everything from award and speaking submissions to infographics, videos, photos, bylines and white papers – as well as train executives on speaking and presentation skills, assist HR with creative ad copy, manage crisis situations and even manage social media channels for brands and executives.

Analytics 50

Analytics Training Meeting Measurement 50

Shift Communications

MAY 14, 2015

We’re constantly pushing clients and prospects to embrace elements such as Google Analytics, Twitter advertising, measurement beyond pure clicks and the like. Lastly, increase the thought leadership content volume and break the blog content out of the “news” bucket. At SHIFT we’re big proponents of data-driven PR.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Construction Analytics 60