The Proactive Report

JANUARY 28, 2015

15 DIGITAL SKILLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN 2015. 'The 15 DIGITAL SKILLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN 2015. Content Marketing Online PR' DOWNLOAD THIS INFOGRAPHIC.

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APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

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APRIL 12, 2018

. Kathy Seegebrecht is SVP and Chief Marketing Officer for UL (Underwriters Laboratories). Kathy: In my opinion, Integrated Marketing as a function has morphed into Content Operations and Campaign Management. AirPR: When businesses are launching a PR or content marketing campaign, what are the key elements they should focus on?

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

As 2014 winds down, content marketers are reassessing budgets and planning for an impactful 2015. It’s that time of year again. But, a lot has changed during the past ten months.

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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. Episodic Content

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Side note: I don’t think “Agility” existed as it does today until 2015. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Semrush is focusing on building up their marketing education,” wrote Backlinko founder Brian Dean in a LinkedIn post. PR tech mentions.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

This week I was reminded of a post I wrote back in March on jumpstarting your B2B content. MarketingProfs’ latest B2B Content Marketing 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report. The report provides some great insight into how B2B marketers are thinking about content and where they’re stuck. The reminder?

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

Traditional media holds several advantages over online media: greater credibility, ability to decide what information is presented, geographic specificity, built-in content promotion and reliable, predictable distribution. ” Consequently, publishers of online media struggle to control the promotion of specific content over others.

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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. for a while now in the communication world, but the PR industry is finally starting to realize that creating and owning content to tell a story is a great complement to more traditional methods.

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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. Syndication.

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Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

How do you use the data to make changes in your business and marketing that are meaningful in 2015? Let’s give you a strategy that’s centered around three questions that are the core of the Marketing DAIS : What happened? Suppose you’re trying to formulate a 2015 SEO strategy. Can this be repeated?

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

It was the 5 th annual B2B Content Marketing Survey which conjured up that memory – from perhaps a more frightening part of my mind. Marketers who put their content marketing strategy to pen and ink, were twice as likely to consider their organization effective – 60% to 32%. Rhythm and ROI.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

‘Tis the season when brands release heart-warming Christmas videos and marketing bloggers write about the best holiday gift ideas , new year’s resolutions and marketing trends for 2015. In addition, many are predicting the marketing developments we witnessed in 2014 will continue: 1. Wishful thinking?

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Entertain, don’t sell.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2015

Content marketing boils down to one simple question: what story is your brand telling? According to CMI’s 2015 Benchmark Report , 55 percent of B2B marketers plan to increase their content marketing budget in the next 12 months—essentially, pouring more money into telling their brands’ stories.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

If there’s one thing every content marketer loves, it’s the grind. I was high on the grind myself recently, fresh out of Uberflip’s stellar Conex conference and sitting in Cleveland for Content Marketing World , typing so fast my laptop was (almost) billowing smoke. You know the feeling.

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Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015. Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely. Content Marketing Lesson #2: Showcase stellar examples.

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Cision

JULY 10, 2017

Feedback is huge when it comes to developing a successful content marketing strategy. Here, we identify five sources that can prove invaluable to you in crafting your content. Who better to listen to in order to develop more targeted content than the people that you are developing content for? Your Prospects.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Joe Pulizzi has often noted there are two choices in content marketing – build and audience or buy one. In mulling it over for a week or so, it’s that line of thinking that leads me to this content marketing prediction. — Frank Strong (@Frank_Strong) December 9, 2015. by Frank Strong.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Sure enough, in 2015, Apple’s revenue was just short of $234 billion. By contrast, Chevon finished up 2015 with about $130 billion in sales. Using the reverse image search feature on Google, I traced the image back to this post published by a cloud vendor Broadview Largest Companies by Revenue in Each State 2015: MAP.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 18, 2020

But, it’s also changed how social media marketing is working–in quite a big way. However, even with these big changes in the first half of 2020, many social media marketers seem to still be working from the 2015 social media playbook. It’s become much more one-way in the form of “content marketing.”

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Sword and the Script

MAY 10, 2016

billion in ad spend waste in 2015, according to a new report.”. billion in ad spend waste in 2015, according to a new report.”. As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. The post Is Content Marketing Better than Advertising?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2016

Marketers are reporting better results stemming from content marketing. That’s according to a recent survey published by Ascend2 titled 2016 State of Content Marketing Survey Summary Report. Click Here to Subscribe to Sword and the Script by Email.

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DECEMBER 29, 2015

My 5 Most Popular Posts of 2015 via @profkrg. Top Three Spin Sucks PR Blog Posts of 2015 via @spinsucks. 12 Content Marketing Lessons Learned in 12 Years of Blogging via @toprank. Top 5 Posts of 2015. Appetite remains for snackable content. Content marketing is PR. Worst 5 Posts of 2015.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Our top posts from the second quarter of 2015 focused on same-day content promotion, Game of Thrones, and expanding your skill set. Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. Marketing Analyst. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Angie Goldman.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

It’s hard to believe that Content Marketing World has come and gone for another year. Following up from #CMWorld , below are what I found to be the most interesting keys to success in the future of content marketing. It seems to fly by faster each year.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Overall, the study found roughly one-fifth (22%) of 1,102 B2B marketers based in North America that answered the annual survey described their content marketing as “extremely successful” or “very successful.” Page 4 shows us why these B2B content marketers are successful. 88% measure content marketing ROI.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 26, 2016

Long before product placements and sponsored content, one iconic American brand placed a big bet in creating its own television program – another example of an early content marketing initiative – at the urging of its public relations department. Actor, Spokesperson, Content Marketer. households (56%) owned a TV.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 18, 2015

Content marketing surveys consistently demonstrate the biggest barrier facing marketer is feeding the content monster. A graphic from the paper detailing the assets is presented below and the complete white paper – The Blueprint of a Modern Marketing Campaign – is worth a read. Solves for content distribution.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 30, 2015

When devising a content strategy for a new year, it’s important to take note of what worked (and why) to plan what’s to come next year. Our top posts from the third quarter of 2015 focused on PR strategy, Facebook, and Twitter. Marketing Coordinator. Want to see how to do this for your blog? Here’s how. Amanda Loewy.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Our top posts from the fourth quarter of 2015 focused on best and worst times for press releases, connecting PR and sales, and measuring PR for 2016 planning. Let’s take a look: The State of the Press Release in 2015. We reprised our research in 2015 – and extended our scope to analyze how press releases are shared. Here’s how.

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Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

He encourages content creators to check out live streaming apps such as Meerkat and Periscope and use it to their advantage. Want to produce content that gets noticed and drives results? Get our free “Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR” white paper now! Best Practices Featured Content Marketing'

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. Content Forecast Calls for Users, Search Engines, Customization, and More. Why: “Content marketers need to be more like meteorologists than fortune tellers. Good morning from Atlanta!

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The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 9, 2014

a digital PR and social media agency helmed by Top 50 Social Media Influcer Sally Falkow, has developed a 10-point social media strategy template that can help any business define, plan and implement their social media programs in 2015. Content Marketing Mastering Social Media' Meritus Media Inc., Map the brand’s social graph.

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MaccaPR

JANUARY 11, 2016

Now that our MaccaPR blog is heading into its fourth year, come with us as we revisit the most successful posts of 2015. Shattering Stereotypes with Marketing: A Conversation with The Brand Lab Should we care that in the U.S. advertising, PR and marketing managers are African-American? percent of U.S.

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Shift Communications

JANUARY 5, 2015

The new SEO is earning links from credible sources, powered by great content and high engagement with your niche’s influencers. The challenge in 2015 will be for you to build relationships first through effective engagement so that when you have something worth sharing, your preferred audiences will be receptive to you. Christopher S.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 4, 2015

Emergency surgery prevented me from traveling to Laguna this past week for PRSA Counselors Academy 2015 … gah! Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation. Monday Roundup: PRSA Counselors Academy 2015 is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc. Please share in the comments below.

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