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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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

And that’s just one PR trend for 2017. Here are three others: Executive thought leadership; Influencer marketing; and. Contributor marketing. If your bosses or clients can combine their industry with trending topics like data, analytics, artificial intelligence and/or virtual reality, their thought leadership will boom in 2017.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content will become more customized.

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Cision

APRIL 26, 2017

According to the Cision 2017 State of the Media Report , when communicators pair compelling messages with rich formats like photos, videos, social media posts, infographics and data, they can drive better and more accurate coverage and increase earned media opportunities. RISING 2017 MEDIA TRENDS.

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Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Did you, like me, spend the holidays thinking about what you’d like to accomplish in 2017? Sometimes, despite our very best efforts to write down our goals, we tend to skip over creating a documented PR content strategy. Why are these two factors so important in your content’s success? This is a significant missed opportunity.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MAY 8, 2017

Almost four in 10 respondents to a survey of corporate communications, marketing and industry leaders for CommunicationsMatch’s new PR and Communications Agency Search Report said they were looking to hire new agencies in 2017. Content and social media capabilities followed close behind. Let me say that again.

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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.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It continues a thought leading series based on Agency and Client-side workplace issues, and is the basis of a forthcoming coaching and mentoring book to be published in 2017 alongside the 15th anniversary of the agency. By and large, digital content, specifically mobile content is the future.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Fast forward to 2017, the search engines have become even smarter. Enter content discovery! Marketers are now keen on making brand content discoverable to ensure better awareness and traffic. This helps users to find content that’s most suitable for them. Consider the News Feed offered by the social platform.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 10, 2017

#measurePR pic.twitter.com/XqP6zgpQTi. — @Serena (@Serena) April 13, 2017. Keosha (@Keosha) April 13, 2017. The next question went right to the heart of the specialized worlds of investor relations (IR) and financial comms. . — @Serena (@Serena) April 13, 2017. Keosha (@Keosha) April 13, 2017. IR has a business focus.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content. From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention. The Media Relies on Visual Storytelling. About Seth Gilpin.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Here are my predictions for PR , content marketing and social media ; one each. 1) Predictions for PR in 2017. In 2017, PR professionals will be increasingly viewed as strategic business advisors championing integrated communications across the silos of digital marketing, PR and social media.

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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. What’s new with the 800 pound gorilla in social media? Are you creating video for your marketing and communications campaigns? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Beyond PR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Do you know that at least 70 percent of B2B marketers will create more content in 2017 compared to 2016? Creating more content is usually always a good thing, but successful content marketers know that it takes more than just creating more content to get results from content marketing.

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Cision

APRIL 13, 2017

Companies have a story to tell, and the media needs to tell a story. According to Cision’s 2017 State of the Media Report , journalists continue to experience shrinking news teams and constricting budgets. And that’s exactly where the goals of journalists and brand communicators intersect. Target your audience.

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Cision

MAY 25, 2017

The study, The End of Advertising As We Know It , warned marketers that billions of dollars were going to be moved out of traditional advertising in 2017. If Forrester (one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world) is right, what does that mean for the future earned, owned and paid media?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Engage with the blogger on social media first, personalize your outreach, read and follow any requirements, and provide high-quality content. But again, with the deluge of content being produced every day, being remarkable will be a baseline requirement. Social media breakup. Slow decline of social media.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 30, 2017

The news cycle was faster, social media was hitting the early majority in the Geoffrey Moore sense, and blogs…blogs were everywhere. The 7 Best Performing Blog Posts in 2017. What is clearer was the sort of topics that attracted readers in 2017. 2) 2017 PR Salary Survey Suggests Demand for Talent Tightening.

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Cision

JUNE 26, 2017

It’s no secret that Instagram has one of the highest engagement rates of any social media platform. What this means to PR professionals and content marketers is that Instagram can be an important platform to engage with and to educate your customers. A great read for marketing pros interested in video.

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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. The solution?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Improvements included: A thoughtful weekly roundup called Unscripted Marketing ; A re-invigorated Q&A series called Off Script ; and. Over the course of 2016, I published some 84 posts, on PR , marketing and social media. 3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. Did these come true?

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Cision

MAY 22, 2017

In fact, 81 percent of senior marketers believe that earned media is more effective than paid media. New trends arise every year, advising how to make the most of your content marketing tactics. Beyond that, social media users are more likely to share content that includes multimedia.

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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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Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2017

That’s according to the 2017 Global Communications Report , from the Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism at USC. This is evident in that core PR tenants have been prominently at work in marketing trends over the last decade. See these related posts: PR, Social Media and the Imperative of Content Marketing [UML].

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2017

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute , 70 percent of B2B marketers plan to create more content in 2017 compared to 2016. However, the same study revealed that only a measly 17 percent of content marketers report their content marketing efforts as much more successful.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Brands will look to public relations professionals to help them not only write compelling content but also place it in industry trade publications and other media outlets that may be a fit. Once coverage appears, it can then be shared via social media and clients can also leverage paid media to boost it even further if they choose.”.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 27, 2018

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. Consumers are spending more and more each year on Halloween, with an increase from $8.4

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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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Prohibition

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As an integrated PR consultancy based in Leeds, we advise big brands on how to use public relations, social media, and content marketing effectively helping them to increase online engagement, raise their profiles and in turn improve their overall business performance. For a full list of our awards visit here.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

An old video interview with Jeff Bezos, which has recently resurfaced on the social media , is a reminder that underscores just how visionary he really was. Bezos could see in 1997 Amazon would be selling anything you could buy at a Walmart in 2017. It’s also why Walmart should have looked at buying Yahoo in 2017.

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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. .”

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Everyone is doing content marketing these days. In fact, some 80% of respondents say they are doing content marketing according to 2017 survey data. You can also think about these in stages of content marketing maturity, though I’d caution, you never done with any given stage.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. This analysis was part of a larger study that SEMrush published titled the Global State of Content Marketing Report 2019.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 6, 2018

I’ve reviewed this salary survey and others , for many years including detailed looks at the 2016 and 2017 results. This is more or less flat with the $91,000 median reported in 2017 and the $92,125 reported in 2016 (see caveats below). Don’t miss these related posts: 20 Golden PR and Content Marketing Ideas that will Outlive 2017.

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PRSay

MAY 3, 2019

You often have to help the media do that. Content marketers and social media managers are experiencing the same fragmentation of audiences. The average number of shares for a given piece of content dropped by half from 2015 to 2017, according to a Buzzsumo analysis of a million posts.

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Presspage

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Angelo Harms, Digital Marketing Manager at Curacao Tourist Board: “When I started in my current role, we felt like we needed to transition our marketing efforts more towards what the trend is nowadays: digital and inbound marketing.” I am more than happy with that.”

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

Marketing ranked sixth, which I’d have guessed would have ranked higher. The company published its findings in an impressive 60-page report called the 2017 State of the Blogging Industry. A Simple Measure of Marketing Many Businesses Miss. Content Marketing: Don’t Make Home Improvements to Rental Property.

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