Sword and the Script

MAY 10, 2016

As a result, the refrain “content marketing is better than advertising” is bounced around the marketing echo chamber. Though a seasoned PR professional, I am also a serious advocate of content marketing. There’s a large body of work on these pages dedicated to content marketing. Native ads?

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Content Marketing Advertising Advertising Marketing 60

5W PR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

However, success in the competitive SaaS landscape requires a well-crafted SaaS digital marketing agency. Effective SaaS marketing requires a comprehensive approach that combines content marketing, SEO, PPC advertising, email marketing, social media marketing, product demos, customer success, and data-driven analysis.

Case Study 78

Case Study Marketing SEO eBook 78

Cision

MAY 25, 2017

If advertising as we know it is truly dead, what’s next for paid, earned & owned media? This week for the Cision World Tour NYC, we crowded into a packed house full of orange seats to hear from some of the top media industry influencers the Big Apple had to offer. Owned Media Requires Great Storytelling.

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Advertising Advertising Storytelling Media 272

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Wondering how to make your social media ads work? The feature of the update that made the biggest impact on social media advertising was the ‘accept tracking’ pop-up. might well have been one of the worst things that has ever happened to social media marketing. We hear you. The IoS 14.5

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Advertising Advertising 62

Contently - Strategy

JUNE 6, 2024

The pants seemingly followed me everywhere, even showing up in the organic content on my for-you pages. This kind of social media experience has become all but universal; as consumers, targeted ads and influencer content can feel creepily timed to our real-life conversations.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Marketing Video Financial 52

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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Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 135

Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2020

There’s an opportunity for content marketing as audiences become fatigued with Coronavirus news and marketers reallocate live event funding One of the goals of content marketing is attracting an audience of likely buyers to your web properties and giving them a reason – and the means – to return regularly.

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Trade Shows Content Marketing Conference Marketing 118

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

So is native advertising (sometimes called brand journalism or, more generally, content marketing) a curse or cure all? Is it good for what ails online advertising? That does not mean that there isn’t the potential for abuse in native advertising. Well, how, you may ask. The devil is in the details.

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Cision

MAY 19, 2015

This post was inspired by our free “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR ” white paper. Not long ago, we had a blog post that described five outside-the-box content marketing ideas. Attendees of New York Fashion Week share photos across social media. Want even more content marketing tips?

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Content Marketing Marketing Apparel Mobile 120

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Content! That’s what many social media marketers are thinking about as we start 2021. And, as you think about new content ideas, you need to think about visuals as much as text (even more so, really). But, that should show up in social content, too. It’s a WSJ staple.

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Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

5W PR

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding App Store Optimization (ASO) ASO involves a combination of technical and marketing strategies aimed at making an app more attractive to users and search engines. By optimizing various factors, businesses can increase their app’s organic visibility and attract more downloads without relying solely on paid advertising.

Marketing 78

Marketing Engineering Advertising Advertising 78

Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The best email newsletters are like holy grails for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. If the content is good enough over time, people will come back for more.

Financial 52

Financial Content Marketing Marketing Banking 52

Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

Again, there are tools that will automate some aspects of this game, which enable anyone to completely remove the “social” from social media. If we continue along this path, we might soon remove all aspects of humanity from social media. Are people sharing links on social media they haven’t read?

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Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Media 68

Cision

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Anne Carton is a small business consultant, digital marketing expert and blogger working with Designhill , the world’s largest online graphic design marketplace. Ann primarily writes about social media and growth hack strategies, SEO and e-commerce. Want to deliver valuable content in 2016? Episodic Content .

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Trends Marketing Storytelling 120

ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

They say the only thing constant is change, and that’s certainly true in the world of content marketing. Every month, or so it seems, there’s a new must-do-or-you’re-toast trend in content marketing. So, how do you keep up, or better yet keep ahead, with your content marketing strategy?

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Content Marketing Strategy Marketing Engineering 120

Cision

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Publishers now have to tag the sponsor or brand in any branded content post, which notifies the sponsor and gives them access to analytics, and lets everyone else know it’s sponsored content. These are just a few of the recent changes in the marketing realm. Stay tuned to see how that affects overall Facebook use.

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Trends Content Marketing Branding Brand 319

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By optimizing website content and structure for pertinent keywords, search engine rankings can be improved, thereby attracting organic traffic. Social Media Advertising Social media platforms provide robust advertising tools to reach specific demographics and interests. There are two options here.

Marketing 78

Marketing Engineering Advertising Advertising 78

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This means social media posts that include video are granted better reach on the platform. In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. Yet the cries for fostering more brand engagement persist and it’s rapidly becoming a no-win situation for marketing.

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Social Media Branding Brand Media 115

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. Facebook makes money by selling advertising. And then…no one sees it.

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Advertising Advertising Facebook B2C 120

5W PR

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Content marketing is creating and distributing valuable content to attract and retain customers. With social media marketing, companies use social media platforms to build brand awareness and engage customers. Lastly, email marketing sends targeted campaigns to nurture leads and drive sales.

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Marketing Engineering Crisis Communications SEO 78

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 19, 2020

Many advocates have developed sizable followings on social media. Accessing this new audience (through things like product reviews and sponsored posts) can be highly effective and much more cost effective than trying to target new customers through other marketing channels. Reaching a new community.

Healthcare 137

Healthcare Content Marketing Marketing Instagram 137

Sword and the Script

JULY 3, 2018

Outbrain is one most recognizable brands in advertising technology (adtech). The online advertising firm Outbrain – accused in the past of spreading clickbait – wants video ads to lure people in with attractive content, rather than being seen as a necessary evil. Opt-in advertising? Would you opt-in to ads?

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing Pitching Marketing Advertising 63

ReimaginePR

JULY 11, 2016

You may assume that creating a similar content marketing strategy will be too complicated for your business to handle. After all, when you try to create content, it probably seems to take forever as you fall further down the never-ending rabbit hole of ideas, tasks, and social media updates. Social media posts.

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Content Marketing Marketing Writing Strategy 120

ReimaginePR

JUNE 6, 2016

So I like to think that this same situation occurs—on a much less extreme level—anytime you’re promoting on social media without a plan. You can’t just post content, hope it reaches your target audience, and wait around while you come out on top with lots of adoring followers. 1: What do you hope to achieve with social media?

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Instagram Advertising 120

Critical Mention

MAY 21, 2020

Instead of being able to talk to other fans at bars, tailgates or games, more fans will shift to social media to communicate with fans, teams and brands. Social media is a great place for fans to form groups to share sports articles, discuss games and talk about athletes. Fans Can Virtually Interact with All Teams.

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Sports Social Media Media Groups 111

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Media planning, the strategic allocation of marketing budgets across various media channels, is fundamental to successful advertising. Faced with a limited budget, there is an effective way for a brand to effectively increase awareness without overspending, and that’s to work with a media planning agency.

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Branding Brand Media Print 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For anyone who works in public relations, content still reigns supreme. An effective content marketing calendar will complement a PR campaign to help differentiate a brand and generate business growth. Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it.

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Advertising Advertising B2B SEO 334

PR Fuel

MAY 12, 2019

In this day and age, many people still consider PR and content marketing to be mutually exclusive. While content marketers create quality material to inform readers while also branding that company in a certain way and with a certain voice, traditional PR generally aims to get stories and other material to the “news.”.

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Content Marketing Marketing Local Social Media 45

5W PR

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Some key channels to consider include Search Engine Optimization, which is simply optimizing the website content to rank higher in search engine results, making it easier for potential customers to find the business.

Travel 78

Travel Marketing Engineering Advertising 78

Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Edit your media.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Mobile YouTube 120

Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

As Cision’s social media manager, I use top 50 and top 100 lists for three purposes: To follow individuals who will help me stay in the loop when new trends and statistics emerge within my industry. For content generation and syndication. Every year, Cision creates a list of the top 50 social media influencers on Twitter.

Social Media 120

Social Media Twitter Media Nonprofit 120

Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

In addition to organic search optimization, two other methods of promotion include distributing your content on your social media channels as well as asking staff to promote to their personal networks – and both of these tactics are free.

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Strategy Media Advertising Advertising 418

Journalistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Brands have never cared more about content marketing. It is the hot topic for 2013, as brands look to leverage great content to expand their reach, drive more engagement or improve their search engine rankings – to name a few. Before we called it content marketing, we called it marketing communications.

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Content Marketing Marketing Analytics Resources 52

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? There are a few benefits I’d add to that: a) Media relations.

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Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 79

5W PR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While tactics like search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and content marketing are essential for driving traffic and generating leads, they often struggle to build brand awareness and create a lasting impression.

Marketing 78

Marketing Case Study Reputation Advertising 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 11, 2021

Though they’re typically created for advertising purposes, edcals give a PR team a topic guide for creation of press releases, blog posts and content marketing. By laying out what content to create, when to pitch and whom to pitch, editorial calendars make PR both easier and more effective. Planning Content.

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Pitching Content Marketing Measurement Social Media 308

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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