Deirdre Breakenridge

JUNE 12, 2018

He’ll review how to distill and disseminate the key points of your research including journal articles, abstracts, case studies, white papers, presentations, reports, or book chapters to external audiences. He’ll also share tips on how to maximize results, align outreach with organizational goals, and measure success.

Communications 150

Communications How To Case Study Community 150

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

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

MarTech forever changed the way that marketers work, what they report as success and how they do their jobs. PR professionals and communicators, however, have not, as a whole, significantly changed how they measure their success. The typical response is that PR ROI and Earned Media are more difficult to measure.

Analytics 170

Analytics Measurement Data Technology 170

Sword and the Script

APRIL 29, 2017

is reportedly aiming to shave $2 billion from its marketing budget over the next five years. Second, when you cut marketing, you convey to customers and competitors you’ve given up on growth. To that end, it’s really hard to sell more if you stop talking to your market. Marketing ROI: You Can’t Buy a Beer with an MQL [UML].

Marketing 67

Marketing Measurement Content Marketing Survey 67

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. Did you know?

Technology 167

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 167

Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Do the marketing tools and tactics you use actually keep your brand top of mind? Why Are You Writing? A brand journalism program, like any marketing strategy, must include goals, metrics and outlined measurement tactics. For Whom Are You Writing? What Are You Writing? Want proof?

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

Cision

APRIL 25, 2015

You can, and should, write a press release and send it to your targeted media group to drum up publicity. Get our free “Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR” white paper now! Measure your results. Measurement can often be the toughest part of any content marketing campaign.

Film 120

Film Content Marketing Analytics Measurement 120

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

Write “good” content. You could develop a content marketing strategy , but that doesn’t mean that it will be a good strategy, or that it is related to the corporate goals in any meaningful way. What I want to do in this post is to identify 11 content marketing mistakes that you should avoid. Use images.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That’s measured by asking respondents to rate trust on a nine-point scale from “distrust” to “neutral” to “trust.” Keep your content marketing separate and distinct. Don’t mash case studies, white papers, webinars, press releases and blog posts together. Write with journalistic ideals. emphasis mine ].

Government 136

Government Survey Ethics Media 136

PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Emphasize projects where you had a measurable impact on your organization. Learn more about a specific area such as content marketing or big data by attending a local Meetup If you don’t see a Meetup meeting on a topic that you’d like to know more about, then start one yourself. Make sure it’s two pages or less. Be grateful.

Nonprofit 159

Nonprofit Local LinkedIn Big Data 159

Sword and the Script

JUNE 9, 2015

“The biggest challenge is that we are moving from an industry that could create one amazing commercial to reach consumers to an ecosystem with a diversified channel structure,” according to Mike Scafidi , marketing operations with PepsiCo. Yet the paper also surfaces the underlying driver of the shift to content marketing.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Employee Marketing Viral 60

Beyond PR

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It can be a struggle to justify extra expenses, especially for public relations and marketing. Since the press release, like the news, can be posted online, they not only draw media attention but also attract potential donors and volunteers to the nonprofit’s website,” writes Aaron Sarto in Why Nonprofits Need Press Releases.

Nonprofit 103

Nonprofit Measurement Writing LinkedIn 103

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them.

Tools 120

Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Content marketing is blending the functions of marketing and sales to the extent, marketing has lost its focus on creating demand. That’s my take after listening to Tom Webster evolve a concept over couple of podcasts on The Marketing Companion and finally rendered in a more polished format on Mark W. by Frank Strong.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Writing 60

wiredPRworks

MAY 23, 2022

Before I looked at the other entries, I decided to write up a Top 10 Ways to Quickly Become a LinkedIn Expert entry that won second place, and became a popular post on Wired PR Works. In the features area, post a report or a white paper based on your LinkedIn community’s experience. But, I wanted to delete my entry.

LinkedIn 52

LinkedIn How To B2B Social Media 52

Beyond PR

JULY 27, 2016

Communications is one of those disciplines that touches pretty much all aspects of a business: thought-leadership, branding, media relations, reputation management, earned media, social media, content marketing, lead generation and so much more. Content marketing releases must tell convincing stories, convey topical authority and convert.

Writing 40

Writing SEO Web Content Marketing 40

Cision

MARCH 30, 2015

Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing writes that it is helpful to determine your “go-to” sources at the outset of your content curation planning: “Identify a core set of sources you can count on for both consistently good content as well as a variety of sources of similarly-themed content. Measure your content curation.

Google 120

Google Measurement Content Marketing Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 7, 2019

It commands about 90% of the market share. Non-key word anchor text: Sword and the Script Media writes about public relations. Media coverage brings an element of third-party credibility that other forms of marketing cannot. Here are some publications and DA numbers at the time of this writing: The Wall Street Journal : 94.

Google 131

Google Banking Engineering Web 131

Shift Communications

AUGUST 25, 2017

From blog posts to white papers, most companies create some form of owned content but not all are utilizing it to its fullest potential – or even know how it performs on its own. Marketers, PR Pros, and Advertisers are in a daily battle to remove opinion from decision making and tactical execution. Owned content. The Solution.

Data 92

Data SEO Guidelines Advertising 92

Critical Mention

MARCH 13, 2019

Throughout his career, Anthony has helped people in a wide variety of industries and markets think through and overcome their biggest business challenges. We had the chance to get Anthony’s insights into the world of sales and marketing and how they’re interconnected. How do you define their relationship today?

Interviews 65

Interviews B2B Measurement Blogging 65

Cision

AUGUST 19, 2015

Streaming, or live, video is the hot new tool in PR and marketing, but what does it take to be successful with the medium? Check out our “Video Streaming Best Practices for PR” white paper! Write a script. Use them to measure audience interest and participation. The answer is simple: the video itself.

Video 120

Video Education Mobile B2B 120

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. Recently, KPS Digital, a marketing organization in the UK, named me to a list of the Top 100 Influencers in Content Marketing.

Marketing 60

Marketing Study Survey Content Marketing 60

Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In their book, “Think Like a Freak,” Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt describe an group of marketers who assert that video advertising is four times as effective as their print advertising. The takeaway for communications and marketing professionals is that digital isn’t an end-all. Get our free white paper!

Social Media 120

Social Media Facebook Print Advertising 120

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

As communications becomes more digital, more quantified, and more data-driven, the pressure is on for pros to be as comfortable with data collection, metrics and measurement as they are at writing and creativity. The bottom line: marketing communications needs to approach its understanding of data and metrics smartly.

Data-Driven PR 60

Data-Driven PR Data Software Analysis 60

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

He argues that founders should not underestimate the power of compound growth and should measure their startup’s progress through weekly growth rates. Although growth eventually slows down, startups can transition from manual to less manual methods once they gain traction in the market. Ritz-Carlton. Portfolio/Penguin.

Strategy 52

Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

PR 20/20

AUGUST 17, 2017

The marketing team is consistently blogging, distributing content across their social networks, and producing high-quality premium content pieces monthly. I t’s the universal marketing performance struggle. In fall 2015 we introduced Marketing Growth Hackathons as a planning model to do just that. So what should they do?

Marketing 49

Marketing eBook Case Study Comparison 49

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. Measurement is always tricky and always has been.

Survey 74

Survey Industry Communications Corporate 74

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.

Marketing 40

Marketing Content Marketing Television Storytelling 40

Karen Freberg

JANUARY 14, 2021

Now, it’s more specific to focusing on insights, influencer marketing, creative executions, and more. Now, as we enter 2021, we have lots of books covering social media, management, and key areas in the field like measurement, influencer marketing, and more! Props to Marketing Twitter and Twitter for this!

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Resources Creativity 88

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).

B2B 114

B2B Marketing Survey Software 114

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 10, 2019

But according to the 2018 USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations Global Communications Report , writing is the skill most valued by PR recruiters. Successful PR people tend to be good writers; yet even more impressive than the quality of good PR writing is its versatility. Am I boring you? The long game.

Case Study 231

Case Study Writing Pitching SEO 231

Beyond PR

APRIL 20, 2016

If I asked you to list out which audiences are central to your PR and marketing efforts, I bet it’d be safe to surmise your current and prospective customers are at the top. Today’s PR and marketing teams are called on to quantify the quality of their pickup, and there are three key areas in which this can be done.

Report 40

Report Media Television Radio 40

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2017

He has also been a marketer and accepts an occasional commission for business writing. His experience sitting on both sides of the table, and a conceivably comparable pressure for clicks, has given him a balanced and long-term perspective on business communications and marketing. 2) What hasn’t changed in marketing ? .

Journalism 61

Journalism Content Marketing Creativity Leadership 61

Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Right now, the biggest focus is on writing and presenting content for mobile consumption. Click here for our free content marketing white paper! . Emerged Trends. Content optimization for the mobile and semantic web. Want to make standout content? Emerged/Emerging Trends: Larger and more diverse audiences.

Trends 120

Trends Mobile Web System 120

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 3, 2015

Lukas Treu : White papers. Debra Bethard-Caplick : Marketing claiming that PR is a tool/subset/specialization of marketing. Scott Kaminski : Media advisories, holding statements and people complaining about media advisories and holding statements. Scott Kaminski (yes, again): Advertorials.

Facebook 40

Facebook Community LinkedIn Google 40

5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years. Following is a guide which will eliminate the disconnected messages, bewildering tones, and general chaos of PR marketing content produced by a business. . Write content in response. Content Factors.

Content Marketing 148

Content Marketing Marketing Measurement Data 148