Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 138

Sword and the Script

MARCH 31, 2020

Buyers were taking in content before talking to sales even before the Coronavirus hit; now is a great time to double down on content marketing Today is the last day of the first quarter of 2020. When I think about that statistic in today’s context – this is another moment for true content marketing.

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Cision

JANUARY 25, 2016

Last year, 90 percent of B2C marketers used content marketing, but only 34 percent felt they were successful. And while 69 percent are creating more content than years past, few are being heard. They can afford to ignore us,” says Joe Pulizzi, founder of Content Marketing Institute. Find The Sweet Spot.

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Content Marketing Marketing Banking B2C 120

5W PR

JUNE 27, 2022

In the last couple of years, the tools and software in the advertising industry have been rapidly evolving to the point where companies can now utilize a large number of platforms to create highly targeted ad campaigns that are completely automated. Consumer Focused.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

But, then I got to thinking: These trends can and should inspire social content marketers as you think about what kinds of visuals to use this year in your posts on Facebook, Insta, LinkedIn and other platforms. I could see some companies doing the same thing in 2021. But, that should show up in social content, too.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The internet was new at the time, and the media and marketing industries expected websites to be a utopia for advertising. “We came with the attitude that this was a sacred ground,” Joe McCambley, who helped create one of the first banner ads, told Fast Company. ” If only.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 19, 2020

Approximately 133 million Americans live with a chronic illness, and one of the most effective ways healthcare companies can reach that segment of the population is by working with patient advocates. It ensures that healthcare content is rooted in specifics that marketing teams may not be able to come up with on their own.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

Some B2B tech companies, especially in early stages, are eager to make a splash in their respective markets. They’re raring to go with branded content about who they are and promotional materials about what makes their product great. This type of content simply isn’t relevant to their audience – at least not yet.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.” The “Brand Finance Investment Analyst Survey” polled more than 200 financial analysts who “cover publicly listed companies in the United States and United Kingdom.”

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Sword and the Script

JULY 3, 2018

Outbrain is one most recognizable brands in advertising technology (adtech). You’ve probably seen some of the native ads the company makes available even if you weren’t aware they were rendered by Outbrain. They strike a deal to embed the Outbrain widget on their pages, and the company will sell the space for a cut of the revenue.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2016

As a content marketer, you spend tremendous time and money to create content – be it brand awareness, thought leadership or lead generation pieces. Instead, we must now actively push our content out to our intended audience. Facebook makes money by selling advertising. I am interested in digital marketing.”.

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Presspage

APRIL 6, 2018

As advertising and other marketing become less effective, content marketing is exploding. Tom Foremski, editor in chief of San Francisco-based Silicon Valley Watcher blog, hosts a Media Salon on how companies need to learn how to be a media company and engage in today’s media world.

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Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

Research shows that both paid and traditional media are becoming less trusted, and therefore less effective, owned media has become a critical cornerstone of the marketing mix. We also covered some of the tactics that smart companies are using to create and control the narrative through owned media strategies. Measure and improve.

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Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

People now look for and essentially demand content that gets them involved, creating a more personalized and memorable experience. 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

PR Fuel

MAY 12, 2019

In this day and age, many people still consider PR and content marketing to be mutually exclusive. While content marketers create quality material to inform readers while also branding that company in a certain way and with a certain voice, traditional PR generally aims to get stories and other material to the “news.”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 21, 2020

And there’s bad news for PR people, too — a recent study by the Clyde Group found that 59 percent of consumers believe that companies’ pandemic responses are “mainly PR efforts.” moves in fits and starts toward a reopening of sorts, some companies are cautiously venturing back into the pre-pandemic waters.

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5W PR

MARCH 29, 2024

Consumers are more prone to trust this kind of information, viewing it as unbiased compared to in-your-face advertising. By underscoring the company’s values, mission, and social responsibility efforts, PR can mold a positive brand image that sparks an emotional connection with customers.

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Fashion Content Marketing Consumer Social Media 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it.

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Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

NewsWhip

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Coverage of pharmaceutical companies has remained pretty consistent in the past few years, but engagement is lower in 2019. Pharmaceutical companies’ owned media. While the narrative within media focuses on incidents within the pharma industry, a look at the top companies’ personal Facebook Pages tells a different story.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 12, 2019

In fact, we surveyed 200+ marketers using our AI Score for Marketers assessment tool, about how valuable it would be to use AI technology to intelligently automate more than 60 common AI use cases in marketing. Content marketing activities dominated the list of highest-rated use cases for AI in marketing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2016, a company such as Amazon , eBay or WalMart will acquire Yahoo. Joe Pulizzi has often noted there are two choices in content marketing – build and audience or buy one. This generally means interrupting people with advertising while they are engaging in content they actually want to read or view (ala Grantland).

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Content Marketing Marketing Retail Web 60

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.

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Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing? Bart : “Content remains king but a digital newsroom is its queen. Through a digital newsroom, you’re displaying your own content and you’re using an integrated set of distribution tools, like email and social, to push a message to your subscribers.

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Company Media Journalism Report 111

Stuart Bruce

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Content marketing is one of the hottest topics in marketing communications and public relations. This new 44 minute documentary film from the Content Marketing Institute explores the evolution of content marketing through case studies of brands that successfully use it such as Kraft, John Deere, Marriott and inevitably Red Bull.

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Film Content Marketing Case Study Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

APRIL 1, 2017

Use PR to build a brand and advertising to defend it. The point of that philosophy used to be that, while you can build a brand with advertising, it’s very expensive. But marketing is anything but stagnant. More recently, fake news has laid the groundwork for a new-found trust in advertising. 1) In advertising, we trust.

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Advertising Advertising Print Study 62

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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Content Marketing Case Study Marketing Conference 67

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Companies who attempt to ride roughshod over their employees – whether it be forcing them back into the office after extended period away due the pandemic or those who choose to pay less – are going to have all sorts of issues which are going to be publicly known in very short order. The first is the tight market for talent.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . For example, a study – data analysis from one adtech company puts the CTR rate of LinkedIn ads at.67%.

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B2B Marketing LinkedIn Content Marketing 90

Sword and the Script

JULY 24, 2018

There’s are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction with content marketing will slide and many won’t understand why.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

Though they’re typically created for advertising purposes, edcals give a PR team a topic guide for creation of press releases, blog posts and content marketing. By laying out what content to create, when to pitch and whom to pitch, editorial calendars make PR both easier and more effective. Planning Content.

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Buzzstream

MARCH 3, 2020

If you consider yourself a subject matter expert, there are three main reasons why you should be incorporating podcast guesting into your content marketing mix, along with some considerations for once you get started with this strategy. You’ll extend your reach to highly engaged audiences . Conclusion.

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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. Well yes and no.

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Content Marketing Marketing B2C SEO 48

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2019

That led her down a series of paths including content marketing, ecommerce and today, in B2B marketing. BH: When I stepped into the world of content marketing to understand what was happening there, it was in healthcare. BH: I worked with a Nashville-based PR agency that focuses on advertising agency PR.

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B2B Social Media Company Marketing 82

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 20, 2023

When you find the right metrics to prove the value of your content, you can showcase how important your work is to the organization. As content marketers, it’s our job to engage our audience , build brand awareness , and drive interest in our company’s products and services.

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Onclusive

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

AirPR: With PR as a focus, you have included marketing and advertising into your agency. Mika: TMI is a PR firm, but I partner with other firms to provide my clients expert consulting on social media, marketing, branding or advertising. AirPR: How do you see PR & content marketing evolving in 2018?

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s how to ensure public relations continues to play a role in your marketing strategy: Amplify your message. Given an open forum, you might receive unpleasant messages from some commenters if they have never heard of your company. When a company launch is executed well, a good PR strategy can take it to the next level.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. Because of this, we don’t have that traditional sales/marketing funnel.

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