Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There’s a good case to be made that B2B marketing organizations should produce less content and place greater emphasis on distribution. Whenever the “thing” is done – white paper, ebook, video – marketing is onto the next thing. Sword and the Script is a boutique B2B marketing, PR and communications consultancy.

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B2B eBook Engineering Blogging 92

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This is why content marketing plays such a crucial role in media relations , among many other aspects of PR and corporate communications. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility. So, content marketing does bring a level of credibility and it can help you earn more in the process. >>>Also

Content Marketing 88

Content Marketing Marketing Pitching Survey 88

Cision

APRIL 3, 2015

How can you break into or improve your word-of-mouth marketing? Throughout March, we provided tons of content centered around using word-of-mouth to raise brand awareness, earn trust and, ultimately, make sales, including a webinar, white paper, tip sheet and numerous blog posts. White Paper. Blog Posts.

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Marketing Customer Service Employee Mobile 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

B2B marketers that outperform peers are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals Good things really do come to those who wait. These marketing “leaders” are more likely to devote 40% or more of their marketing budget to long-term goals, compared to 25% of the rest of marketing.

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B2B Marketing Survey Creativity 146

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 3, 2024

But over time, as more consulting firms have realized the value of thought leadership and began publishing their own reports, white papers, etc., But if you’re a marketing leader at a consulting firm, you already know all this. So what else? The missing puzzle piece is often messaging.

Leadership 62

Leadership Conference Data Report 62

5W PR

MARCH 26, 2024

Explore industry magazines, make the company’s presence felt at relevant conferences, and put platforms like LinkedIn to good use to pinpoint the movers and shakers in the company’s market. Undertake market research to pinpoint their pain points and craft the communication to tackle these issues head-on.

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B2B Strategy Communications Case Study 78

Cision

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Content Marketing World may be at a close, but that doesn’t mean our work is over. Over two short days, Content Marketing World brought the industry’s leading content marketing professionals together to learn, share and have fun with content. Here are five key takeaways from Content Marketing World: 1. Harmonize the two.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Conference Creativity 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 3, 2021

But with many companies doing business internationally it’s smart to look outside our own media market for openings. Beyond just the immediate media benefits, data insights can be parlayed into white papers, supporting points for awards submissions, and bylines articles that work to raise executive and brand visibility as well.

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Retail Media B2B Pitching 368

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 16, 2018

You cannot run content marketing like a campaign. You can, however, run campaigns inside a content marketing program. Campaigns are how every marketer is trained to think. a white paper that makes the case for solving a problem in a new way. a white paper that makes the case for solving a problem in a new way.

Content Marketing 90

Content Marketing Marketing B2B Engineering 90

Agility PR Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

New research from global market research company Euromonitor International identifies the four key global trends impacting market research through 2030. The post Four trends impacting market research by 2030 appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Trends Marketing Big Data Internal 60

Cision

MAY 19, 2015

This post was inspired by our free “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR ” white paper. Not long ago, we had a blog post that described five outside-the-box content marketing ideas. Want even more content marketing tips? Obviously, that wasn’t a comprehensive or exhaustive list. Native Advertising.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Apparel Mobile 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. A fundamental impacts of well-conceived PR program is differentiating from the competition; impact that advertising and marketing cannot do with the same potency. Plus, in today’s employment market, B2B companies are always fighting for tech talent.

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B2B Company Case Study Conference 334

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this age of short attention spans, it may seem counter-intuitive to champion long-form content for PR and marketing. Although longer content like books, white papers, podcasts, eBooks, and video can take more time and effort than shorter bites, and it demands greater depth and creativity, it can prove very effective.

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Case Study SEO Film Video 178

Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 13, 2019

A Guest Post by Albane Flamant, Marketing Manager – US, Talkwalker. have become essential parts of the marketing and PR toolbox. Let’s imagine you’re a brand marketer for Apple. Artificial intelligence is still perceived by many in the PR & marketing industry as a danger to their job.

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Training Video Analysis Data 399

Cision

MAY 16, 2016

The Institute for Public Relations recently released a white paper entitled Organizational Clarity: The Case for Workforce Alignment & Belief. “Strategy” dimension – The extent that an employee understands their organization’s strategy and believes that it will result in a positive endstate in the market.

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Internal International Communications Employee 218

Cision

MAY 5, 2015

Don’t share that message with the same, old content marketing tactics. It determines the shape that other content marketing pieces take. Spice up your content marketing with outside-the-box tactics. Get our free white paper to see how! That may mean you’ll still write the white paper or case study.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Instagram 120

5W PR

APRIL 28, 2022

Marketing is an essential function of any industry or business. A business can be a small one or a giant conglomeration – they need to prioritize marketing, irrespective of size. Does the Cannabis Industry Need Marketing? And similar to any other industry, the cannabis industry can benefit from marketing.

Marketing 88

Marketing Government Guidelines Education 88

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

October is typically a time of year with special urgency for many in marketing. To that end, I’ve poured over two surveys and re-visited a third to see what the wisdom the marketing crowds had to say about 2020 marketing budgets. 16% on marketing analytics. 16% on marketing analytics. “As of revenue to 10.5%

Marketing 65

Marketing Survey Study B2B 65

Cision

MAY 25, 2015

If you’re a PR professional in the year 2015, you are probably well aware of a little tactic known as content marketing. What you may not realize is that for all the “how-to’s” out there for getting started with content marketing, you—or your clients—may already be doing it. But how would a content marketer use these tools?

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Storytelling Video 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Public relations and content marketing are powerful when they work together, particularly for B2B PR programs designed to educate prospective customers and push them down the funnel to a point of purchase. But when they work in concert, PR and content marketing are a 1+1+3 situation. Never discount earned media.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Pharmaceuticals Marketing Software 120

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Most of these come from registering for one-off gated content like white papers and webinars – these assets are expensive to create and promote. And I have a massive library of SEO and content marketing material.”.

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SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 130

Cision

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Much has been talked about regarding the importance of marketing personalization and a 1:1 approach. We have used this philosophy in our own marketing efforts at Cision and PR Newswire, and it has significantly improved the effectiveness of our marketing programs. Let me explain. that have to be coordinated.

Marketing 120

Marketing Financial Strategy Analytics 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Several paragraphs into a white paper, I spotted a sub-headline that stood out from the rest. It wasn’t the title of the white paper – which had long since been prettied up and hung behind a registration page – but it should have been. Most B2B marketing organizations don’t do this enough.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing B2B eBook 60

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2019

The PR team should develop this strategy based on the business goals of the organization, and in collaboration with other departments, like marketing and sales. While such content is meant to earn media coverage, PR pros also routinely create collateral for owned media like blog posts, white papers, social posts, and case studies.

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Agency Publicity Media Training Training 188

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. Quite obviously, the competition on the web has become fierce, forcing businesses and content marketers to become more creative than ever before in their content endeavors.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

75% of marketers say they don’t spend enough time on B2B content amplification because they don’t have time (77%) – they are too busy making more content they also won’t have time to amplify. If you’ve been in marketing for any length of time, you know this drill: Someone has an idea for an ebook, guide or white paper.

B2B 78

B2B eBook Survey Report 78

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 20, 2018

As the landscape stands today, I tend to be more bullish on augmented reality (AR) than virtual reality (VR) in B2B marketing. That fits more readily into the modern marketing and sales dynamic, which is still highly dependent on conversations and relationships. Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Video.

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Case Study B2B Study Marketing 97

Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Content marketing as a discipline is still relatively new, and it’s evolving into whatever we professional communicators and marketers say it is. How do you most effectively package your company’s unique value propositions and expertise, and deliver it to the market? What’s the right channel to use? Focus on the content.

Content Marketing 150

Content Marketing Marketing How To Leadership 150

PR News

JUNE 5, 2018

Whether they’re writing media pitches, RFPs, blog posts, white papers, social posts, content marketing pieces or press releases, PR pros are usually serving several entities.

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Writing Content Marketing Pitching Blogging 127

Cision

APRIL 21, 2015

When it comes to marketing, nothing beats people telling others about your brand. No advertising, no paid placement beats the simplicity of word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM). Think of all the places you’ve wasted money trying to market your brand. I just let my peers market to me. Featured Trends word of mouth marketing'

Marketing 120

Marketing How To Employee Advertising 120

Cision

OCTOBER 26, 2015

For B2B marketers, the struggle is real. Last week, around 1,000 people attended MarketingProfs’ B2B Marketing Forum , a conference aimed to teach the latest B2B marketing best practices. Here are three key takeaways to help you excel in your business-to-business marketing strategy and implementation.

B2B 120

B2B Marketing B2C Employee 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

But B2B businesses aren’t changing the way they plan and shape their marketing strategy quickly enough, and are left feeling the effects of staying behind the times. In fact, 47 percent of B2B marketers close less than four percent of marketing-generated leads. Get our recent white paper today! Plan to Succeed.

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Nonprofit Marketing B2B Crisis 120

Shift Communications

JUNE 19, 2017

Marketers, advertisers, and public relations professionals are ill-informed and ill-equipped to manage the largest change in data and privacy in the last 20 years: GDPR. An EU citizen visits a Canadian company’s website and fills out a form for a white paper download. How else will marketing and PR be affected?

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Publicity Marketing Privacy Advertising 163

Cision

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Content marketing has evolved, but only 38 percent of B2C marketers consider their strategy to be effective in boosting the bottom line. So what part of the new state of content marketing is most challenging? To keep your hub organized, separate your content by type (white papers, blog posts, news releases, etc.),

B2C 120

B2C Crisis Communications Content Marketing Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

As a metric for content marketing, pageviews are flawed according to a white paper – Why Content Marketers Are Using All the Wrong Metrics – published by Contently. The company provides the combination of a talent marketplace and content marketing software to manage projects and campaigns. by Frank Strong.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Marketwired

DECEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re curious about content marketing, a quick Google search will serve up no shortage of information on trends, best practices, benefits for B2B and B2C companies and what it all means as 2016 approaches. Survey shows 64% of #PR and marketing pros will Click To Tweet. [By Lisa Davis]. We’re curious, too.

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Infographics Survey Content Marketing Marketing 100

Lauri Pehar Borsh

MARCH 26, 2014

as well as Act-On’s white paper… Best Practices in Social Influencer Marketing. Read the White Paper >> here. I recently attended the Influencers 2.0 | ROI of the Influencer webinar presented by Social Media Today and sponsored by Act-On Software. A study on the 1940 U.S.

Marketing 83

Marketing Retail Social Media Software 83