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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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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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. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? Episodic Content .

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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. What I want to do in this post is to identify 11 content marketing mistakes that you should avoid. Use headline formulas.

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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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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow. As the market lifts, brands will need to raise awareness and will be ready to invest for the longer term as their horizons extend. There will be a glut of AI-generated content as well.

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Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

A quick check of my Twitter feed on Tuesday morning told me it’s that time of year: the end of December when bloggers write about their most popular posts from the last year. 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.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 23, 2017

When you’re writing content for a client, you probably don’t pick up your pen on the day of deadline. And it’s better to build an engaged community over time than it is to serve up a lot of content in the beginning and then drop off the face of the planet. I have two blogs—a food blog and a marketing/PR blog.

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Cision

APRIL 22, 2015

We received tons of great info on content creation , storytelling and writing, so below we highlighted some of the best takeaways: 1. Writing is appetite. Content is habit. Anyone can write, but in order to be great at content, and have your content produce results, you have to make it a habit.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 7, 2020

It’s also a great platform for relationship-building for anyone in public relations or content marketing. At Digiday, Anna covers retail and internet marketing focusing on digital strategies of big-box retailers and DTC startups. . Since 2015, Adrianne has been covering marketing strategies for retailers for AdAge.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

When I looked into what actual research has been done into words that work well to convert customers, what I found was that linguistic research isn’t focused as much on what you say or write as much as the context and framing of your words. There are a few services that years after a cart abandonment still write a few times a week.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

. — David Armano (@armano) August 14, 2015. How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Jay Baer (@jaybaer) August 19, 2015. You know there’s at least one person saying “Damn Twitter, I can’t write a Direct Message in under 10k characters.”

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Professionals across the globe share analysis and perhaps, aspiration, in offering up PR and marketing predictions for 2022. I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. 2020: 30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020. Happy New Year!

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Cision

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Many think that good storytelling stems from talent, but really, all it takes is time, trial and error, and basic writing know-how. Sprinkle in a dash of inspiration, and your writing will go from good to great. Liz Sabatiuk (@mobilia5) August 27, 2015. Learn how to amp up your content marketing with influencers.

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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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Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Visual media and visual storytelling are on the rise and poised to become two of the major content creation trends in 2015. Write down your objectives. Write an outline. Want to stand out with your content marketing? Best Practices Featured Content Marketing' Here are five ideas! Register now!

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And, given the vast amount of time I pour into writing about PR technology , I’m really pleased with the long list of contributions from the PR technology vendor community. Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing.

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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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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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Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 1, 2015

The secret psychology of persuasive copy (Conversion Conference – Las Vegas 2015) from Nathalie Nahai. On a more serious note – what skill is more useful in marketing than having a talent for writing? The 10 Best Copywriting Formulas for Social Media Headlines from Buffer. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge.)

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And because I’ve spent time in-house on the vendor side I can write about this topic in depth. This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]. It seems many of you appreciate it too. I’ll aim to get some more product reviews down next year.

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Beyond PR

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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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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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 31, 2019

The traffic to this blog has declined from a peak of 12,000 unique visitors per month in 2015 to around two-thirds that number today. The frequency of my posts has dipped during that time and I typically post more long form content. They’ve discovered new content formats such as audio (iTunes), images (Instagram) and video (YouTube).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Greg Galant | Muck Rack.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Like other companies that have mastered content marketing, Dollar Shave Club had a clear mission, audience research, a unique voice, and high-quality storytelling. Content marketers in all industries can learn from these examples. The brand’s success was about more than just going viral or getting lucky.

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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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Why: “By creating the metrics that you want rather than acquiescing to what is available, you can make your work much more effective,” writes Jim Dougherty. Words and Pictures – the Batman and Robin of Content Marketing . What were your favorite WUL guest posts in 2015? ” 5.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2016

” – Emily Bell, writing for CJR. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Termed “distributed content” ( a term coined by BuzzFeed ), this is a strategy of content distribution that no longer relies on native websites to host and distribute content.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. As of July 2015, on average, a typical post reaches professionals in 21 industries and nine countries. Be authentic and let your voice show when writing. Tips for LinkedIn Pulse.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

.” Twitter exploded and some quick thinker doing the Twitter for Chevy simply embraced it with this tweet which read in part, “Truck yeah the 2015 #ChevyColorado has awesome #TechnologyAndStuff!” Some of these included a) contact the writer b) contact the editor c) write a letter to the editor in response.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Content optimization for the mobile and semantic web. Right now, the biggest focus is on writing and presenting content for mobile consumption. Google recently updated its search algorithms to reward mobile-friendly content in a shakeup the search engine optimization sector called Mobilegeddon. Of the approximately 3.2

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2016

When you’re planning your content strategy in 2016, one tactic that most likely will come up is to publish long form content to LinkedIn. The numbers supporting this are increasingly compelling: Users posted about 130,000 posts per week on LinkedIn in 2015. Write for mobile consumption.

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Rock the Status Quo

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The Pitch: Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 5:53 AM. I would like to inform you that I am interested in contributing blog content on your blog “ rockthestatusquo.com “ So, kindly let me know how should I proceed ahead for contribution. To: Carrie Morgan . Subject: Guest post contribution for rockthestatusquo.com.

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Bad Pitch Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2014

But you should know that people are composing auto complete song lyrics and getting robots to write fiction. It''s designed to help startups with marketing tasks like Search Advertising, Content Marketing and what it calls "PR and Media" read: media relations. And I''m inclined to agree with you.

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Journalistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I hand-picked the following posts because I believe they are among the best resources out there to help you create a content strategy – whether for your blog, or for all of your channels. Please let me know what you think of the suggestions. Oh yeah, “There is no digital strategy, just strategy in a digital world.”

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