Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Content discovery has become even more important for brands as consumers prefer information on their mobile devices rather than on their PCs and laptops. billion in 2016. Here are some quick tips that will help marketers present the most relevant content in front of their targeted audience: 1. Offer Users Quality Content.

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Effective B2B content marketing programs have a documented strategy, build a subscription audience and use metrics to inform decisions What separates successful B2B content marketing programs from those that underperform? For example, here’s a post on the page four findings from 2016. Give our services a try.

Content Marketing 102

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Survey 102

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing. 3) Quality matters in content marketing.

Content Marketing 122

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Publicity 122

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The September #measurePR chat was a Measurement Month special, and featured a HUGE panel of measurement professionals and experts. and has worked with clients in over 30 countries to help them measure the impact of communication on business results; and. Sahana (@hellosahana) September 8, 2016. Always been a data nerd.

Measurement 84

Measurement Analysis Tools Agency 84

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The year of 2016 brought a fairly significant evolution for this website. In May 2016, the blog Sword and the Script became the digital foundation of an Atlanta-based PR and marketing agency: Sword and the Script Media, LLC. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media.

Blogging 102

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 102

Beyond PR

JUNE 21, 2016

As we head into the second half of 2016, video’s role in PR and marketing continues to heat up. Across paid, earned, social, and owned channels, it’s not only becoming easier to distribute video, but also measure and prove its value. The Fast and The Focused. Not every story is best communicated via animation.”

Content Marketing 73

Content Marketing Video Trends Marketing 73

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 24, 2018

According to PageFair , use of ad blockers grew by 30 percent in 2016, accounting for 11 percent of web users and more than 600 million devices. And anyone who has managed a PR-driven content marketing program understands that it can work in a far more enduring way than digital advertising. PR outcomes are measurable.

Journalism 185

Journalism Advertising Advertising SEO 185

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. That’s precisely 2.34

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Cision

APRIL 19, 2016

Bigger and better than ever, Social Media Marketing World 2016 didn’t disappoint on day one. Back-to-back sessions on social media, content marketing, customer service, employee advocacy and social tools hosted over 3,000 social media marketers from across the globe. CMD (@CMDCreates) April 18, 2016.

Social Media 0

Social Media Marketing Media Customer Service 0

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“We are going to see more journalists build their own paid content channels – with or without backing from media outlets. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. 2020: 30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020.

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

.” Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge, There is a positive side to the findings of this report – in house marketers and agencies are moving towards strategies that integrate SEO, SEM, social media and content marketing. IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY. DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ).

Strategy 149

Strategy B2C SEO Social Media 149

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. Content Marketing Effectiveness. by Frank Strong. at a 95% confidence level.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Marketing 60

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.

Survey 60

Survey Content Marketing Marketing B2B 60

Cision

DECEMBER 8, 2015

While analytics typically comes toward the end of a content marketing process, it’s first in the alphabet so we’ll start there. A is for analytics, which is extremely important in not only learning how many visitors and shares you have on your content, but how many qualified leads you are generating. A is for analytics.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Analytics Blogging Education 120

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

The next #DigitalPR chat on Twitter is Friday April 1, 2016. Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Q2: How does a brand set goals for their content? Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern. andersenology.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

The next #DigitalPR chat on Twitter is Friday April 1, 2016. Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Q2: How does a brand set goals for their content? Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern. andersenology.

Strategy 100

Strategy Marketing Content Marketing Twitter 100

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. The 2016 election and the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal accelerated what has been a gradual erosion of Big Tech’s reputation. Artificial intelligence.

Trends 157

Trends Privacy Data Reputation 157

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The list below is broken into four sections: Marketing statistics from 2020. Content marketing statistics from 2020. The survey found, “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”. Source: PR Measurement ).

Survey 173

Survey Marketing B2B Study 173

Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 23, 2016

Measurement. If you’re interested in learning more about Romancing the C-Suite, you can check out the CommPRO free webinar on April 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Leta Soza is the Director of PR Engineering & Ops at AirPR where she specializes in PR strategy, content marketing, community cultivation, and analytics.

Communications 150

Communications How To Analytics Public Affairs 150

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

As a result, marketing finds itself on the hamster wheel of more, without ever slowing to consider or stopping to analyze the impact. Sure we have more content, but it’s it resonating? Perhaps time-on-page is a better digital analytical measure than the volume of sessions or visitors. Leyla Arsan (@leyla_a) July 1, 2016.

Content Marketing 68

Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 68

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

Writing 189

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 189

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

If you peruse enough surveys covering the challenges of marketing , you begin to see that three common themes among the findings: budget, ROI and production. There is never enough budget, the pressure and time necessary to measure ROI is ever more pressing and yet production is expected to rise. Marketing Budget Predictability.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

On February 5, 2016 Meritus Media Inc launched the #DigitalPR Twitter chat. What is it about measurement that seems to stump them? How to measure, what to use to measure, integrating measurement tools with other software – lots of obstacles. Any brand that links content to real biz results has good KPIs.

Measurement 100

Measurement Digital PR Tools Content Marketing 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

“Data and the use of data will become the great divide between marketers producing content and content marketing. Those companies that can take data, do a deep dive, and understand what the data tells them will see more success in achieving their goals from content than those who look at simple analytics.

Marketing 186

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 186

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

These platforms promised that Step 1 was data, and Step 2 was SUCCESS—business success, content success, marketing success, sales success. By 2016, there were nearly 4,000 offerings in Scott Brinker’s terrifying martech supergraphic , each promising that they would lead marketers to the promised land.

Content Marketing 65

Content Marketing Data Strategy Marketing 65

Flack's Revenge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

My panel covered areas ranging from video, to engaging people with live events and products, and influencer and content marketing. Thanks to the panel for making it a great session: Jody Krasner Gladstein , Werner Kunz , Mark Traphagen , Martin Jones , and Victoria Desemone. Most Innovative : Outgrow interactive content platform.

Tools 120

Tools Enterprise Analytics Case Study 120

The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

PR planning for 2016? This trends tool will help build out your campaign content & influencer insight in seconds. Sure, we’ve all heard of Google Trends and how it’s amazing for insight but what if we could use it in a different way for PR measurement? Measuring coverage success - Metrics on a mountain.

eBook 120

eBook Google Tools Analytics 120

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. Instead, we must now actively push our content out to our intended audience.

Advertising 120

Advertising Advertising Facebook B2C 120

Cision

JUNE 20, 2016

Measure, analyze, send and repeat. Instead, they’re often on the go and accessing your content from multiple screens and devices. Cision’s State of the Media 2016 Report found that 92 percent of journalists said that their companies were already mobile-ready. Use your findings and send different messages to different audiences.

Mobile 159

Mobile Public Affairs Infographics Government 159

Beyond PR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Content marketing is all grown up. With 88% of B2B and 76% of B2C marketers saying their organization uses it, the art and science of content marketing have exploded over the past few years. “Content marketing is sometimes ineffective because people don’t realize what it’s intended to do.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Conference Video Analytics 52

Cision

AUGUST 22, 2016

One of the biggest developments for content marketing may have been hidden in plain sight for the last year. From a communications and marketing perspective, it’s important to understand what AMP is, how it works and how you can implement it in your content marketing. How about without WordPress?

Mobile 96

Mobile SEO Web Google 96

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“The Internet moves at breakneck speed, but that doesn’t mean that we as marketers have to do the same. We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn.

Marketing 98

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 98

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The statistics selected can be grouped are heavily weighted along the following topics: Statistics about – or for – the CMO ; Statistics about digital and B2B marketing ; Statistics about PR or media relations ; and. Statistics about content marketing. Read more: How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony.

Survey 103

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 103

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

It’s a bit like that with gated content. Marketers tend to be for it or against it – and passion may sometimes cloud new perspective. The Case Supporting Gated Content. Here are the key arguments for gating content. Gates provide marketing justification. — Tom Fishburne (@tomfishburne) March 13, 2016.

B2B 117

B2B Mobile Content Marketing SEO 117

Shift Communications

JULY 5, 2016

Take a look at the number of news stories per quarter, as measured by the Google News database of accredited news sources: It took from 1979 to 1995 to publish just over 18 million news stories. A scant 6 years later, in the second quarter of 2016, we published 18,452,168 stories per quarter.

Publicity 110

Publicity eBook Analysis Google 110

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

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. LinkedIn Long-form Posts.

Mobile 120

Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Are we seeing the demise of the traditional newsroom in favor of more automated measures? It serves an important social need and legacy media like the Washington Post are showing that really good journalism can make a publication viable even in today’s fragmented market. How does a digital newsroom differ from content marketing?

Company 111

Company Media Journalism Report 111