PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

O ur daily mantra as inbound marketers: stay focused, and be passionate. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. If like us, you’re always looking for new marketing resources, you’ve landed on the right blog post. The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers.

Blogging 52

Blogging Marketing Pinterest SEO 52

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. As audiences grow more accepting of sponsored content, brands are using it to shake up the marketing mix. For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. Here are the chief ones. .

Advertising 334

Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For a fee, any organization can upload their press release to a newswire service that distributes it directly to news organizations, much like the original news agencies like Associated Press fed reports to newspapers in the early days of electronic journalism. Newswires aren’t earned media .

SEO 279

SEO Print Financial Product Launch 279

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Marketers need to] adapt. Search Engine Journal.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

There’s an opportunity for content marketing as audiences become fatigued with Coronavirus news and marketers reallocate live event funding One of the goals of content marketing is attracting an audience of likely buyers to your web properties and giving them a reason – and the means – to return regularly.

Trade Shows 121

Trade Shows Content Marketing Conference Marketing 121

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 22, 2019

The past five years or so have seen drastic changes in the media and cultural landscape that impact PR and marketing. The good news is that the public seems to value the role of journalism, and people are moving to media channels they trust. PR drives SEO. PR generates influence. PR is (nearly) immune to ad-blocking.

Mobile 244

Mobile SEO Web Journalism 244

Buzzstream

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of Google, guest posting was seen as a legitimate SEO strategy, and Google didn’t publicly penalize it. Most link builders know that what Google says and what Google does can be two very different things. One practice sits squarely in Google’s gray area: guest posting sites.

Analysis 91

Analysis SEO Guidelines Google 91

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 25, 2023

What does voice search mean for content marketers in 2023? But first, let’s connect the dots between voice search and digital marketing. Voice Search & Digital Marketing: What’s the Connection? Basic search engine optimization (SEO) principles still apply to voice searches. We have four takeaways.

SEO 88

SEO How To Mobile Engineering 88

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

The public is increasingly skeptical of our institutions, but despite the disruption of traditional media business, journalism still matters. In fact, a new study on public trust in media shows that while trust in media platforms where we seek news is down over last year, trust in journalism is actually on the rise.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

Sword and the Script

MAY 23, 2017

It’s hard to pin down a precise anniversary date, but PR and SEO have been together for the better of 20 years. The intersection these two marketing functions is powerful: when both on the same page – literally and figuratively – it can significantly amplify results. Interestingly, the tools for managing and measuring PR and SEO.

SEO 65

SEO Tools Engineering Web 65

Contently - Strategy

MARCH 22, 2019

Good journalists and good marketers have something in common: They’re obsessed with understanding their audience so they can help people learn something new. That was the first thing I realized when I left the journalism world to become Contently’s editor-in-chief six years ago. The Limits of a Top-Funnel Mindset.

Content Marketing 99

Content Marketing Marketing Travel Healthcare 99

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 3, 2019

If a PR team or agency doesn’t work in collaboration with marketing, it may be spinning its wheels — or worse, working in opposition to company business objectives. Since PR and marketing are increasingly blurring their functions, sharing goals, data, and messages, the absence of collaboration is a lost opportunity.

SEO 178

SEO Storytelling Product Launch Measurement 178

Sword and the Script

APRIL 6, 2021

Things are definitely picking up though and from where I sit, there’s a renewed sense of optimism across the PR and marketing community. SEMrush is better known for its SEO tools, but it moved into PR last year with the acquisition of Prowly in 2020. SEMrush has had an impressive streak in the SEO space. million in sales.”.

Media 106

Media SEO Analytics Analysis 106

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketing conferences have shaped my top team memories. To share the knowledge wealth, below is my list of the 20 coolest marketing events in 2020 (coming to a venue somewhere in the U.S.). Social Media Marketing World. Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts.”. Tech industry.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Buzzstream

APRIL 25, 2024

At 46:27 in this Google Office Hours episode , John Mueller explains that unlinked brand mentions don’t pass any SEO value. Some are SEO-based, and others are more specific to the brand, industry, and type of site. Links with a nofollow tag do not directly provide SEO value. Brand mentions are great. Is it even worth it?

Brand 62

Brand Branding How To SEO 62

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

While the shrinking number of media outlets affects the potential pitch opportunities for all PR people, the negative impact is less pronounced for the business-to-business front, where trade journals are generally faring better than newspapers. Media Relations Adds Credibility, Reach & SEO to Your Campaign.

Media Relations 101

Media Relations Automotive Media Newspapers 101

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. This includes familiarity with social media management, content creation, and influencer marketing.

Analytics 170

Analytics Tools Social Media Trends 170

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce. Last year, Episodic Content was a big hit among businesses and marketers.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Multimedia is a crucial component to impactful modern-day journalism. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends — communication teams aim to: Publish more engaging content. For marketing professionals — multimedia is a must have. Better understand efficacy. Create more visual content.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. “Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. They painfully got buy-in across their org and learned about the business side of marketing.

Content Marketing 101

Content Marketing Creativity Marketing Travel 101

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). Earned media still the most credible source of info Most people find independent journalism and earned media to be the most credible source of information. Try our services.

Survey 95

Survey Industry Leadership Study 95

Shift Communications

JULY 10, 2017

As marketers and communicators, our goal is to reach the most important people to our companies and clients. Marketers in particular face perpetual challenges attracting the attention of senior decision-makers at organizations. Turn to PR When Direct Marketing Fails. Vice President, Marketing Technology. Christopher S.

Publicity 132

Publicity How To Retail Engineering 132

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the year’s end, I looked back over these marketing and PR statistics in an effort to surface those points that in some way, shape or form, help to summarize 2018 as a year. Statistics about content marketing. The C-Suite views the top marketer as a publicly facing agent of trust. of revenue in marketing.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Business Wire

JUNE 28, 2017

By Agnes Deleuse, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager Recent studies published coincidentally by The New York Times , Reuters Institute and Business Wire Media Survey are highlighting how journalism is changing in order to survive. 6/ SEO - Journalists love Google when researching data and info to write an article.

Mobile 152

Mobile SEO Web Training 152

Norton's Notes

MAY 14, 2015

I have heard some interesting thoughts this week from various people in the industry, I have also met with a number of SEO specialists who have asked us at Prohibition if we can help with the outreach phase of their SEO campaigns. I would never claim to be an SEO expert but I know my way around best practice SEO.

SEO 28

SEO Agency Engineering Journalism 28

David PR Group

OCTOBER 9, 2014

One of the first things I learned in journalism school, and later honed in my PR career, was the concept of knowing one’s audience. And while writing an article in a journalism class, if you throw-in a bunch of heavy-duty words, you’ll get crucified by the professor. Yet as communicators, in recent years, we have drifted. .

SEO 94

SEO Google Storytelling Writing 94

Prohibition

JULY 14, 2017

Consider the changing shape of the comms industry, and you will undoubtedly come across the phrase ‘content marketing’. Content has become the ‘buzz word’ for the industry – whether you specialise in SEO, digital marketing or indeed more traditional avenues such as online advertising and PR. But what does content mean?

Content Marketing 48

Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Podcasting is back in vogue, using LinkedIn effectively, Tortoise slow journalism project, Netflix Fyre documentary, unreasonable briefs, a new AI marketing book and dates for PRFest. Spotify took aim at the market this week acquiring podcast creation tool Anchor and podcast media company Gimlet Media.

Viral 68

Viral Journalism Analytics Case Study 68

Presspage

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

These tech giants allowed citizen journalism to proliferate, and for PR, this meant that companies could now become the source of their own news. SEO When we talk about Google, then SEO is definitely a topic that we should address. Around the same time, Web 2.0

Google 94

Google Guidelines SEO Engineering 94

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

It mirrors a trend that’s already underway in PR’s sibling departments in marketing and advertising. For example, there have been numerous surveys and a pile of anecdotal evidence that CMOs are bringing more marketing work in-house. The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight.

Agency 93

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 93

Prohibition

MARCH 21, 2022

I also love the fact that PR and marketing is constantly evolving, so there’s always new things to learn. I did a journalism degree at Uni in Leeds and alongside my course, I did an internship in the PR team at a full-service marketing agency. I started in May 2021 – so coming up to 10 months, it’s flown by!

Meeting 62

Meeting Pinterest Agency SEO 62

Beyond PR

JULY 25, 2017

When it comes to SEO, earning quality backlinks (links from other websites to your webpage) is one of the most critical ranking factors. According to Brian Dean, SEO expert and owner of Backlinko , “the number of domains linking to a page correlated with rankings more than any other factor.” Earned Media Builds Trust.

Strategy 64

Strategy How To SEO Engineering 64

Beyond PR

JULY 7, 2016

Thanks to a trifecta of trends, local marketing strategies offer today’s entrepreneur more opportunities than ever. More consumers are mobile, more brands are re-focusing on relationship marketing and more location-based technology is making it easier to connect the two. It’s where the money is, too. Monitor review and news sites.

Small Business 74

Small Business Local Marketing Guidelines 74

PR Fuel

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

From marketing and sales to media distribution, you need to build your business first. Boost Your SEO. Search engine optimization (SEO) is essential for growing your business online. You can use the SEO from your press release to help get offline business. They may know people who focus on all types of journalism.

Media 105

Media SEO Newspapers Pitching 105

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2017

B2B marketing has overwhelmingly adopted the concept of content marketing, according to the 2018 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends survey. That may mean content marketing is maturing, but that also means competition for an audience will heat up. B2B marketers are also claiming success.

Content Marketing 64

Content Marketing B2B Survey Analysis 64

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Meanwhile, an executive byline for a thought leader must not only be a solid piece of journalism, but it should reflect the voice of the executive. Writing for SEO is standard PR practice. Each requires different writing styles, though all feature the elements of persuasion. PR writing needs to be high-impact, but not overblown.

Writing 147

Writing Storytelling Pitching Creativity 147

Bianchi Biz Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s no wonder marketing communications and PR professionals are frustrated. For example, a typical news story in the Wall Street Journal may be read by up to 100,000 C-suite executives. Traditional print titles, who now also have large online audiences, still have tremendous power and credibility.

Automotive 77

Automotive Media Report Print 77