PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

As content marketing continues to evolve, businesses across the globe have adopted it at a rapid pace. And that’s not stopping in 2017. So what’s predicted to become of content marketing this year? Visual content. Video content. User-generated content. Content Marketing Institute.

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Shift Communications

MAY 4, 2017

The largest social network in the world – and to some people, the entire Internet – released its Q1 2017 earnings. Facebook is just short of 2 billion monthly active users: Facebook’s growth was powered by the Middle East and African markets, as well as the North American market. User Growth. Christopher S.

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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. more views.

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Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing.

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Measurement Tools eBook Content Marketing 225

Shift Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

It’s hard to believe that 2017 has come and gone. We need to integrate consumer clients into trending conversations, valuable insights into our pitches and data into how we’re benchmarking best practices and measuring success. Now we turn to the new year and think about impending industry evolutions and how to get ahead of them.

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Cision

JANUARY 9, 2018

Brands are investing more time, resources and budget into publishing high-quality content with the goal of attracting, engaging and converting customers throughout the buyer’s journey. According to HubSpot’s State of Inbound 2017 , the top three inbound marketing priorities are: Growing SEO & Organic Presence.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4 billion between 2016 and 2017. After the infamous horror film “IT” was remade in 2017, Warner Bros. Competitors often take on campaigns to create the most hype–as Burger King did for Halloween in 2017 when they trolled McDonald’s.

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Film Viral YouTube eBook 131

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

If the B2B community feels overwhelmed by the volume of content, then B2B marketing might feel overwhelmed by the volume of content marketing studies. The trends suggest to me that content is still very much a form of currency bartered in exchange for attention. 1) Content Requirements at Every Stage of the Sale.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

More people than ever consume news. They just consume it across more varied platforms. Content marketers and social media managers are experiencing the same fragmentation of audiences. Content marketers and social media managers are experiencing the same fragmentation of audiences.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Consider obtaining your MBA, or at the very least consume books and articles, watch videos, go to seminars, participate in webinars and meet with other communications professionals on a regular basis. © Stephen Dupont, 2017. Network outside your company. Network inside your company.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

Bezos could see in 1997 Amazon would be selling anything you could buy at a Walmart in 2017. It’s why, as noted in the March 2017 edition of the Monthly Scripts newsletter , Sir Martin Sorrell, who leads what is perhaps the largest marketing services enterprise in the world, fears not Google or Facebook – but Amazon.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

Data-driven PR drives marketing engagement. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor. The overall PR/marketing trend is toward more content, and specifically more visual content. Your next winning concept may be in a research study or consumer survey spreadsheet, and all you need to do it find it.

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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.

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Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 107

Cision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Before we start making New Year’s resolutions for 2017, let’s first celebrate the things we’re grateful for, especially in the amazing digital marketing world we currently live in. As a Gen X marketer, I can only barely remember when the industry relied on unmeasurable tools such as paper coupons and television ads.

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Marketing Television Analytics Tools 120

PR 20/20

MARCH 7, 2017

We’re in the thick of a new year, and like many professionals, marketers are searching for the next top trends to drive results in 2017. This and every year, we search for ways to break through the clutter to ensure our content reaches the right audience at the right time. 55% want to create more visual content.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

2017 PR Takeaways. As well, we conduct quarterly consumer surveys that look at everything from millennial housing fears to consumer shopping habits. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. Reputation management – more 24/7 than ever.

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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. ” ~ Morgan McLintic , CEO, Firebrand Communications 6.

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Influencer marketing is no longer some edgy new technique.According to an eMarketer study 86 percent of marketers used this strategy in the last year and most marketers are looking to double their investment in 2017. 71 percent of consumers are more likely to make a purchase based on a social media reference.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 9, 2017

Consumers need to keep their wits about them when they consume media; journalists and public relations practitioners need to work to ethical standards; and technology platforms also have a part to play in tackling the issue. Here’s what you’ll learn. Ditch the lazy fake news tag. UK General Election. Student support.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I wanted to spend a little time on the latter, because badly set objectives are one sure-fire way to make sure 2017 continually beats you with a (metaphorical) stick. Pave the way for lead generation by doing a media relations campaign and target your prospects with paid social and content marketing campaigns. One Direction.

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Landis PR

AUGUST 9, 2021

Consumers crave authenticity, and advertisements tend to lack just that. So, how can brands effectively reach their target audience if consumer behavior has changed? Now, you could go the more traditional route by sponsoring your content, but as I said earlier, consumers are craving authenticity, not traditional ads.

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Cision

MARCH 30, 2017

A post shared by Jim Dougherty (@jimdougherty) on Feb 26, 2017 at 11:39pm PST. It allows communications and marketing professionals to contextualize their posts in a very consumer-friendly way. Is it going to significantly change the way that people use and consume on Instagram? Perhaps not.

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Cision

APRIL 29, 2016

So, double up on your content marketing efforts. Research shows that the number of mobile Internet users has exceeded the number of desktop Internet users and that mobile devices will generate a massive 68 percent of all Internet traffic by 2017. Right now, mobile is too big of a force to be ignored.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. Get key stakeholders on board.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Now, marketers realize they need to target niche audiences that will lead to a conversion. Reaching out to people that are more likely to be receptive to your brand is more cost efficient, less time consuming and more sustainable in the long run. Rise of native advertising.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics. It’s no surprise, 70 percent of society wants to learn about products and services through content and not advertisements. Content Marketing is no Longer a Shiny New Object. But What Makes Content Marketers Successful?

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Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Beyond PR

MARCH 1, 2018

But today, consumers don’t think and move in packs any longer. There is no consumer mob these days. It’s downright scary that a majority of senior executives do not know whether there was any real-world behavior created by content marketing and earned media. Something is very, very wrong with this picture.

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Media Measurement Enterprise Television 73

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

According to a 2017 Choozle survey, only 7% of participants viewed online ads positively. And in a 2017 TINT article, only 4% of consumers declared trust in marketing in advertising in general. The trust and loyalty that social media influencers establish with their audiences are among their most valuable assets.

Marketing 80

Marketing SEO Advertising Advertising 80

Beyond PR

JANUARY 4, 2018

In Cision’s 2017 Global Comms Report: Challenges and Trends , we talked to communications professionals around the world to understand the issues they face. Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing.

Measurement 75

Measurement Tools Journalism eBook 75

Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

EKA and has been using Critical Mention since 2017. Ninety-two percent of consumers say they trust earned media over purely promotional content – via iScribblers. ” How does EKA Utilize the Critical Mention Platform? “EKA has 100+ clients that touch a multitude of industries.

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Communications Crisis Communications Media Public Affairs 81

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The complete report, which was conducted by Bizible , is available with registration: 2017 State of Pipeline Marketing Report. Also see: Marketing Budgets, Planning and Benchmarks for 2017 [UML]. 2) Marketing assumption: bounce rates mean failure . 3) Marketing assumption: influencers can be purchased .

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 1, 2019

This was flat with the $91,000 median originally reported in 2017 and the $92,125 originally reported in 2016. That so few are paying attention to this means it’s a real opportunity for an entrepreneurial CMO with bona fide content marketing chops. 5) Did Outbrain Try to Pitch Content Marketing at Cannes?

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Content Marketing Survey B2B Google 61

Beyond PR

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. more views.

Infographics 72

Infographics Case Study Video Survey 72

Sword and the Script

JUNE 8, 2021

The hours of webinar content consumed grew by 290%, with 61 million hours of content being binged in 2020.”. We now see more than 167,000 hours of webinar content being watched every day,” the report says. Marketers are also using webinars across all funnel stages,” according to the report. Attendance has improved.

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Survey B2B Report Video 95

Sword and the Script

APRIL 22, 2017

You consume reports that don’t make clear what’s happening or what your management should do about it. The websites, marketing materials, and press releases from your suppliers are filled with jargon and meaningless superlatives. — Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) April 19, 2017. Bad cohort: 75M people born in arbitrary range.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Yet people like her influence consumer spending to the tune of $1.2 Such traditional marketing examples – the influence of young people on consumer sales – demonstrates that influence in the sense of marketing is highly contextual and therefore difficult to universally define. A List of Top Influencers. Consistent.

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