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The bedtime test of content marketing and PR

Shift Communications

Offer to read them a white paper or press release, listen to a webinar, show them an infographic. If they manage to stay engaged for more than a minute, then you’ve clearly got the hang of good storytelling. If they’re immediately bored, then your storytelling isn’t compelling.

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45 Marketing and PR Statistics that Recap the Year We Had in 2020

Sword and the Script

Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance. Data & analytics (76%), storytelling (74%) and content marketing, like blogging (74%) were increasingly important to PR pros in 2020. Source: What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? ). Source: Partisan Politics Complicates PR ). List posts earn more shares.

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Research Shows Journalists Want More Multimedia from PR Pros

Beyond PR

With print becoming less important to audiences, telling stories in more visual ways is critical – and public relations professionals can help. Whether it’s video, photos or interactive graphics, more visual storytelling can give people deeper insights into a subject. Use Multimedia to Tell a Better Story.

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What Content Works Best for Each Level of the Marketing Sales Funnel?

Contently - Strategy

This space is typically reserved for blog posts, infographics, social posts, and e-books. We try to apply that principle to our own bottom-funnel assets, which can be printed out and distributed at events or shot over to potential clients as PDFs. With that in mind, here are the content formats most useful at each stage of the funnel.

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AirPR Interview Series: Jon Gelberg, Inc. Media’s Executive Editor of Content Strategies

Onclusive

Media’s Executive Editor of Content Strategies, recently sat down with AirPR to discuss sponsored content, PR, storytelling and the future of the industry. Jon: “It’s all about storytelling and I’ve been telling stories in one way or another my entire life. “I’ve been telling stories in one way or another my entire life.”.

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4 Tips For Undergoing Your Online Marketing Metamorphosis

MaccaPR

Marketers know that social media is as revolutionary to our culture as the printing press was in Gutenberg’s day, turning mobile phones and PCs into access points for endless connectivity. Do this by being authentic storytellers and finding the right consumers with whom to connect. Social media feeds off of emotions.

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State of Healthcare Content Marketing: 5 Trends Transforming the Industry

Contently - Strategy

If you prefer to view a PDF version of the report that’s easier to print, we’ve got you covered here.]. Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. Animated videos and infographics, for instance, can make a site come across as more innovative and trustworthy.