Critical Mention

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Strategic, thoughtful marketing helps you achieve your business goals, such as increasing your brand’s awareness and profitability. If you’re a small business owner, these can be tougher to achieve. Even on a tighter budget, we have a list of five proven marketing strategies so you can compete with the big boys.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 20, 2016

In other words, we spend lots of time mapping what content is needed, for what persona, at what stage – and then wind up sending more emails offering discounts. It’s been a trend in content marketing too. B2B marketers seem to think that buying content by the pound and then throwing it at Google is the path to scale.

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Cision

APRIL 25, 2016

This realization can sometimes be problematic for communication professionals and marketers who are overwhelmed by constantly morphing ad choices. I thought it was a fairly comprehensive look at what ad products are available to businesses and how Facebook envisions their ad products used in different times within a “sales funnel.”

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PR Fuel

MARCH 17, 2020

Your small business may feel like a tiny sapling under a canopy of tall trees. How do you bring attention to your business? There are so many other businesses out there, and people only have so much attention to give. PR helps small businesses build brand awareness and credibility. That’s the pro.

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. A: Our biggest challenge is that we’re really a small business trying to do big things.

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Cision

JANUARY 16, 2017

So, the value of the Adobe data is for current or potential users of their marketing suite to glean insights about their business from the content that Adobe publishes. What content marketers and creators should learn from Adobe’s example is that you don’t have to have a representative sampling of all businesses.

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Critical Mention

MAY 7, 2020

Not just that, they’re also highlighting hospitals, corporations and small businesses that are making an impact in our society. These kinds of mentions can help make up for a lack of advertising budget and organizations need a way to be sure they are capturing the value created through business visibility and brand growth.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

More and more small businesses and startups are joining what’s been dubbed the “Not-Com Revolution.” Influencer Marketing. While consumer trust in advertisements and even in traditional media sources continues to decline, Twitter says we now trust influencers as much as our friends.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Yes, the human brain is resistant to change, but once you get over that initial obstacle, you’ll find social media, content marketing and advertising tools that help you do a heck of a lot more marketing with less effort. Maybe you hire a content marketing firm or freelancer to handle that part of your marketing.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Advertising Age Online. Mobile Marketer.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2024

Should you advertise against your competitors? Concur owned 65% of the market, Brex was entering – they positioned themselves on the same level. Today there isn’t a marketer in B2B that isn’t familiar with HubSpot. Blogging is still a huge part of its marketing machine.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Because what do we normally do when we need better results as content marketers? Our biggest issue is how we make decisions in our work as content marketers. They look something like this: As long as I live, I will never forget SiteLinks, or the number Google used to convince advertisers to adopt this feature: 30 percent.

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Why Video Marketing is Important. Video is an essential part of your content marketing strategy. That’s a heck of a lot of people using YouTube to find content that’s educational or entertaining. And while over 40% of small businesses use Facebook to market their products, less than 10% use YouTube.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker. Social is branding, but unlike traditional advertising—it’s more human. Demand generation content marketing for B2B high tech industry.

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PR Fuel

AUGUST 12, 2021

About 65% of marketers struggle to create engaging and Google-loved content. Meanwhile, small businesses with blogs generate 126% higher lead growth than others. About 70% of US companies actively invest in content marketing, too. Consider adding press releases to your content marketing strategy this year.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

There’s something similar at play in those B2B organizations facing challenges in content marketing. Certainly, the most successful content marketing is very deliberate. 1) Random Acts of Content. 1) Random Acts of Content. Why does content marketing fail? What is Native Advertising? –

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I found myself covered with social media calendars, PR pitches, blog posts, website projects, advertisement assignments, and what felt like a million clients to call. The thrill of hunting new business, executing existing projects and partnering with others in my field gave me the will to go out and make things happen. I loved it.

Writing 96

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Journalistics

APRIL 17, 2013

When we talk about content marketing trends and brands AS media today, that’s what we’re talking about. Brands as media – silly marketer. Fast-forward a couple of years and we’re all talking about brand journalism, content marketing, and the new favorite, native advertising. The other half got it.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 14, 2016

Relevant content of high quality, that provides the answer for which people are searching, like the sort Mr. Robert’s creates for his blog. As a small business owner, Mr. Roberts told me he’s tried local newspaper ads and local television ads to drive leads to his business – but nothing works like the internet.

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Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Jelly Digital Marketing & PR is a one-stop-shop online marketing agency in Fort Langley, British Columbia. The award-winning , Canadian-based agency, a Critical Mention client, provides agile and responsive public relations, content creation, digital advertising and SEO solutions to those in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley area.

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Prohibition

JULY 19, 2018

And, over the past 20 years, with the rise of the digital age , we’ve seen the PR techniques employed by big and small brands alike becoming more abstract and off the cuff in a bid to capture the attention of what is now a hugely saturated market. What’s the difference between marketing, advertising and public relations?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JUNE 13, 2023

Each platform holds its unique set of audiences, and ensuring maximum engagement would require crafting tailored content strategies for each. Tip 4: Utilize content marketing for PR On a budget, content marketing is a potent tool for enhancing PR efforts. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 17, 2016

Budget-friendly tip: Social media advertising can be as affordable or expensive as you make it. Content Marketing. Content marketing can be a cost-effective and high-impact tactic to strengthen your online presence and generate new leads.

Marketing 40

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2019

Cision spins off Outmarket , which had previously been the Vocus marketing Suite. The suite was the weaving together of tools Vocus had acquired into a product aimed at the small business market. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Martech is NOT Marketing; Long Live Marketing.

Technology 12

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Buzzstream

MAY 15, 2024

It’s generally OK to pitch to sites that accept guest posts or contributors, but avoid sites that advertise “write for us” all over the site (e.g., It depends on the type of site you’re looking at, but for example, if you’re looking at a small business website, can you see who’s behind it?

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Cision

JANUARY 14, 2016

The fact is, both of these networks can prove to be worthless from a marketing point of view, particularly if you are a small business and your service or product isn’t too exciting. Ask the following questions to find out which particular unconventional social media platform will be most fruitful for your business.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 20, 2017

If I’m right, branded content is going to have its heyday in 2017. I think we’ll see brands who formerly invested in traditional advertising start to pour dollars into relevant, useful content in an effort to connect with their customers. That, by necessity, forces content marketers to get better at what they publish.

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Buzzstream

JUNE 5, 2024

Let’s look at how Hubspot does this with their Marketing Statistics post. They’ve compiled their statistics into a post with research, breaking it down into categories like content marketing statistics and social media, as well as subcategories like blogging or content strategy. It’s an advertisement for Signs.com.

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

A podcast featuring discussions at the intersection of business, technology & culture hosted by Chris Saad and Brian Solis. SocialZoomFactor is a podcast created for business and marketing leaders. Each episode brings you actionable tactics and strategies you can implement today for real business results. Content Inc.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Marketing be nimble. Rather than having year-long editorial calendars for opportunities and content, marketing and communications professionals are will have to work in a much more agile, phased approach: creating evergreen content per quarter and making room for ‘rapid-response’ type communications based on what 2021 might throw at us.

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