Contently - Strategy

APRIL 19, 2021

At first glance, TikTok’s audience, which skews younger, may not seem like the ideal place for a B2B brand. Now comes the big question: Should B2B brands use TikTok? The platform isn’t saturated with advertising, but many B2C companies are already active. It depends. Embrace emotional targeting. Teach us (quickly).

B2B 138

B2B Branding Brand B2C 138

Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

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. When it comes to content creation, B2B and B2C organizations face similar challenges and priorities. Visual Content Impacts Your Performance.

How To 282

How To Storytelling B2C Measurement 282

Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. New PR serves three pivotal roles to build your corporate brand and support your sales and marketing organizations: PR is digital storytelling through content and social amplification. Think again.

Measurement 231

Measurement Data-Driven PR Survey Storytelling 231

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2025

Further, George Lucas seemingly draws on real historical events in his storytelling. Most of the social media platforms have courses you can take on their advertising products. 3 recent surveys predict #B2B #marketing budgets will get a boost in 2025 1. From time to time, some of the SEO vendors open up courses for free.

Google 156

Google Course Survey YouTube 156

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2017

What about signed clients for a B2B company, or product sales racked up as a result of the investment? In fact, it’s at its best when a company or brand is truly innovative, or a category creator – think Starbucks, which relied on its own storefronts, and plenty of earned media coverage, rather than advertising in its early years.

Publicity 255

Publicity Storytelling Automotive Software 255

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. B2Bs are faced with marketing products to their audience’s “work” personas and gain company buy in. for the first time in an EMEA B2B marketing campaign?—?Snapchat just a bit boring. But this is changing.

B2B 120

B2B B2C Facebook Storytelling 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago). Creative PR helps B2B brands be accessible.

Creativity 174

Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. For companies looking to differentiate themselves from the pack, PR (integrated with advertising and marketing) can help build a foundation of brand love. Storytelling brings brands to life.

Branding 149

Branding Brand Storytelling B2B 149

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Drew Neisser is the founder and CEO of Renegade , the NYC-based strategic boutique for B2B renegades. Instagram is all about dazzling images and stories and Facebook is increasingly about video storytelling. And LinkedIn is a powerhouse for B2B lead generation and recruiting. He’s an impressive guy.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media B2B 149

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. Read more: How do you advertise a Super Bowl party without saying “Super Bowl?” pic.twitter.com/1SfzZGQBOs.

Advertising 90

Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 90

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Quality PR practitioners are expert storytellers. Authentic interactions, entertaining content, and honest storytelling can capture hearts and minds in ways paid advertising cannot. They are often passionate advocates for some sort of change, whether it is a tiny life-improving device or a mission to affect society.

Storytelling 226

Storytelling Reputation Technology Content Marketing 226

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Tactically, we feel data storytelling is going to be a key pillar in 2024 – so now is a good time to build the infrastructure to be able to pull that data, analyze and present it on a regular and timely basis.” Something similar has happened in B2B marketing over the last 20 years.

Writing 211

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 211

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 20, 2018

If your B2B service isn’t in the consideration set often enough, you may need to increase the kind of organic visibility that gets your business into the first few pages of a google search. A sustained B2B PR program can correct misimpressions and offer an up-to-date picture of the company and its offering.

Education 178

Education B2B Employee Crisis 178

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As much as video content has grown in advertising, marketing, and PR , data shows that it continues to expand. It’s pure storytelling. B2B companies in the tech space are particularly adept at creating videos to demonstrate, explain, and announce their offerings. Video can demonstrate and explain.

Video 149

Video Case Study Agriculture B2B 149

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Placing a piece of industry hardware on the company mantle can be a nice PR win for a B2B company at any stage. For B2B technology companies, publications like The Drum , Digiday, Campaign, Forbes, and Ad Age all put on annual award programs. But like most any PR content , a quality awards entry should feature good storytelling.

Case Study 136

Case Study B2B Conference Industry 136

Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

And as the content competition heats up, brands need to find ways to distribute their content, often through paid means like syndication and native advertising. Consider the following from the Content Marketing Institute’s B2C and B2B reports: 70 percent of B2B marketers and 69 percent of B2C marketers create more content than a year ago.

B2C 120

B2C Content Marketing B2B Mobile 120

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Compelling storytelling is an incredibly powerful way to communicate with your target audience. Digital storytelling is at the top of the list of communication trends that PR executives believe will dominate in the next five years. Example: How Cotopaxi leveraged storytelling to sell its brand.

Storytelling 66

Storytelling B2B Trends Examples 66

Prowly

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

They will be more receptive to advertisements, campaigns, and new product launches if they know who you are and what you stand for. Engaging storytelling One of the easiest ways to get widespread brand recognition is to tell a story. And even in "formal" B2B industries, having an online presence on social media is a must.

Branding 104

Branding Brand How To Measurement 104

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

be the year that some SaaS vendor figures out how to manage and market B2B influencer marketing at scale. But B2B influencer marketing works completely differently. Brad Marley , Yelram Media Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media. Prediction, hope and a billion-dollar idea. No one has really cracked that code yet.

Marketing 212

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 212

The Hoffman Agency

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

At Hoffman we’re increasingly executing integrated communications campaigns that roll earned, owned and paid media into a single client budget to reach B2B audiences. Spec out your slice of the Facebook B2B audience and target it directly. a) Reaching B2B decision makers on Facebook with detailed targeting. Let’s get started!

Advertising 36

Advertising Advertising B2B Facebook 36

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . My B2B clients are more open to sponsored content. I recently saw new research showing that brand purpose is even more important to B2B buyers than to B2C customers, which is surprising but probably makes sense given the longer selling cycle and relationship to corporate reputation.

Marketing 216

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 216

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Over at my LinkedIn newsletter , it’s the art and science of storytelling. But no one wants to sign up for a newsletter about huskies in the snow from a B2B technology company. The Nudge newsletter—published by founder and CEO Ben Young—is my go-to digest for all the branded content and native advertising news.

How To 145

How To Content Marketing Banking Advertising 145

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. As a percentage of revenue , B2B product organizations invest 6.3% 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018.

Survey 107

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 107

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. Read more: How do you advertise a Super Bowl party without saying “Super Bowl?” pic.twitter.com/1SfzZGQBOs.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 60

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Or, if it’s in B2B, “How might some of these initiatives help drive a demand generation program?” Right, it still makes a lot of sense because those are people who are natural storytellers and having great storytelling capability, I think, will be a perennial thing and should always be something that’s always there for comms.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

Sword and the Script

JULY 16, 2016

Especially in B2B, multiple decision makers from multiple departments, including procurement and IT, weigh in on any given decision. ————————————— B2B Marketing Struggle. The B2B marketing struggle comes full circle in production.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing B2B Marketing Trends 60

Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 9, 2019

Machine learning, leaky funnels, value exchange, hypertargeting, and customer advocacy are all opportunities for B2B marketing in a new report by Metia. We’ve published a report this week by my colleague Pete Morgan that explores new approaches to B2B marketing while also recognizing the importance of fundamentals.

B2B 60

B2B Report Case Study Infographics 60

Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

Advertising Age Online. Storytelling is bigger than ever—and it’s a skill that marketers will continually need to hone to stay ahead of the competition. Social Media B2B. Advertising Week. .” – Andrew Hutchinson, Content Manager, Social Media Today. Search Engine Land. Social Media Examiner. DigitalMarketer.

Marketing 0

Marketing Mobile Nonprofit Engineering 0

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

In the B2B technology world, which is the lenses through which I example things, I’ve found PR usually reports to marketing – but supports the whole business – when a company is small or young. 22) “I am a storyteller and I look out for people.”. 63) “I am a storyteller.”. 67) “I’m a storyteller.”.

Employee 154

Employee Print Writing Survey 154

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

So I turned to Bill Hearn , Counsel, Davis LLP, a leading legal expert in competition, advertising and marketing law. times as many views as the runner-up post, 5 Storytelling Techniques to Master Before Your Next Presentation. Everyone wanted to understand the new rules. This post was our most viewed in 2014, with more than 2.5

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 17, 2019

And storytelling. 4) Social media advertising as surround sound. “By Paid social is just one part of the surround sound, but it’s an aspect that is underutilized by most B2B marketers.”. Read more: Paid Social Media as Surround Sound in B2B Marketing; Off Script No. Storytelling is the essence of brand development.

Marketing 86

Marketing Storytelling Interviews B2B 86

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 1, 2017

If you’re thinking the medium is best suited to advertising, think again. We challenge those in B2B PR to play around with Snapchat add-ons to help make a potentially stodgy story more palatable to any audience. Use classic storytelling technique with a beginning, middle and end.

Video 120

Video B2B B2C Survey 120

Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

As discussed in previous posts, most B2B content falls into the dreadful content bucket. I never considered this for B2B marketing, but the price point allows for experimentation. One way or another, all content marketers need to embrace visual storytelling.

Tools 60

Tools B2B Software Storytelling 60

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We can measure the initial impacts of marketing and advertising efforts almost immediately, but that doesn’t mean we should. True ROI can only be effectively measured by letting a campaign play out for as long as a company’s sales cycle, which in B2B can be months or even years. 5) Marketers will slow down.

Marketing 127

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 127

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. More: The 3 Characteristics of Effective Thought Leadership in B2B Marketing 3. Give our services a try.

Survey 113

Survey Industry Leadership Study 113

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

My hypothesis is that PR agencies – and its siblings in marketing and advertising – are entering the early stages of a similar trend. 1) Storytelling, analytics and thought leadership are the top PR tactics and trends. A similar trend has unfolded over a decade in the legal market between in-house counsel and outside law firms.

Survey 118

Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 118