PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of using email marketing to further your company’s goals sounds simple enough. Most believe the success of their email marketing campaign depends on compelling copy and a clean visual presentation. Here are five basics to keep in mind before your email marketing campaign takes off in 2022: 1. Everyone can send an email.

Marketing 210

Marketing Apparel Data Software 210

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The job description discussed in the courtship didn’t match the reality: “To his surprise, his role was limited mostly to marketing communications, including advertising and social media. The 1P of Marketing? I noticed some as I was reviewing the data from the latest CMO Survey. Is Marketing Getting Broader or Deeper?

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Survey Marketing Product Launch Construction 96

Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Marketers are now keen on making brand content discoverable to ensure better awareness and traffic. In fact, a survey carried out by Forrester Consulting found social media to be the most preferred source of discovery for news and information among online adults between the ages of 18 and 55. Enter content discovery!

How To 129

How To Content Marketing Engineering Advertising 129

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

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B2B Study Blogging Survey 145

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. Lowest ranked were digital and traditional advertising. In fact, the opposite is true.

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Agency Survey Social Media SEO 223

Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Brands that are shying away from emotion as a motivator, or merely only as a data-set to inform a marketing persona are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. . Brands that do it well leverage our memories, fears and dreams to position themselves in the market.

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Branding Brand YouTube Social Media 252

Sword and the Script

APRIL 30, 2024

Sometimes statistics shared on social media take on a life of their own – that’s a problem if we don’t understand the source and methodology; here’s the source on the “95:5 rule” Only 5% of B2B prospects that vendors are trying to reach are in the market for a product. By contrast, 95% are not in the market currently.

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B2B Marketing Advertising Advertising 125

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Many of the posts published here are heavily weighted with surveys and reports. It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. We are after all forever students of marketing. Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. B2B Content Marketing ).

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Content Marketing Social Media SEO Publicity 122

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 8, 2021

A new survey of 31,000 people in 27 countries has documented what most of us in PR know – Big Tech has a reputation problem. It’s the lowest point for technology in the 11-year life of the survey in 17 of 27 countries, including the U.S. But things are changing, and shifting public opinion is one reason why.

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Reputation Privacy Data Advertising 305

Ronn Torossian

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The person acknowledged as the “Father of Advertising,” David Ogilvy, founded advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather in 1948. Before dying in 1999, one of the memorable sayings he left behind was, “Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving.” Surveys, […].

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Creativity Advertising Advertising Survey 195

Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 4, 2019

But according to new research from creative, marketing and advertising agency firm WHM, most B2B marketing isn’t reaching buyers where it counts. The survey, commissioned by WHM in September […]. The post Half of B2B decision makers say they’re “bored” by B2B marketing appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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B2B Marketing Survey Creativity 131

Agility PR Solutions

MAY 5, 2021

Marketers must be prepared for every possible scenario as they face varying stages of reopening across regions, as well as a range of preferences from consumers. According to new survey research from social advertising automation platform Smartly.io, consumers are still relying on social media […].

Advertising 78

Advertising Advertising Marketing Survey 78

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If your marketing budget grew by 5% or more in the next year, how would you invest that money? I like to ask that kind question because it’s an interesting mental exercise that really makes marketing think about what they want to achieve. Here are the cliff notes to each of those three surveys. of company revenues.

Survey 85

Survey Marketing Exercises Study 85

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. You have two options: Promote through paid media (pay-per-click advertisements & sponsored posts). Let’s start with my favorite.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

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.

Content Marketing 136

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 136

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

This B2B marketing pitfall risks wasting your spend on influencers – and may have implications for social advertising, email marketing and even internal communications The use of influencers is on the rise in B2B marketing. If you pick your influencers correctly, you can accelerate awareness and leadgen.

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Social Media Study B2B Media 150

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While some mistakenly say social media is dying, a survey of 1,800 consumers and 900 marketers across the US and UK demonstrates the reasons people follow brands on social media has changed. The survey isn’t segmented by B2B respondents but there were three findings that stood out. click any image for higher resolution) 2.

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Survey Social Media Branding Brand 122

Sword and the Script

JUNE 28, 2022

The point of surveys is to discover things you didn’t know previously not to artificially create a conclusion that readers should buy your product. I noticed a survey put out by a large technology company the other day. This is the type of survey you’d expect would get lots of coverage, but it didn’t.

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Survey Study Web Construction 92

Cision

APRIL 26, 2017

Cision’s annual survey of more than 1,550 North American journalists and influencers reveals key findings on how journalists use news releases and multimedia to tell better stories. Mobile compatibility, video and image-based content, influencer marketing and social media as a journalistic resource were all cited as rising trends.

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Infographics Branding Brand Video 266

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended long-planned marketing and PR campaigns for nearly every major brand. The third phase of the pandemic has brought out the most substantive PR and marketing campaigns. Sure, what helps its advertisers helps Google, but it’s real money where it’s needed. Big Tech has stepped up. Self-serving?

Branding 284

Branding Brand Small Business Retail 284

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

Marketing 186

Marketing Content Marketing Data Social Media 186

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Surveys show earned media is still the most credible; exec appreciation and collaboration with PR improved during the Coronavirus Regular readers know these pages are filled with surveys and statistics. Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten.

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Survey Industry Leadership Study 94

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 28, 2020

If you want a product launch to be covered in a top-tier publication, journalists will need to talk to someone who has used the product or can speak to its market value. Maybe a marketing executive bores a reporter to tears with brand-speak or hits him with a product sales pitch instead of telling a good story.

Publicity 334

Publicity How To Product Launch Agency 334

Sword and the Script

MARCH 10, 2019

It’s a trend that mirrors similar patterns seen broadly in the marketing for the last several years, where CMOs have slashed agencies in favor of in-house teams. Some 47% of respondents said they’ve observed more PR work being taken in-house, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey (full report embedded below).

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Survey Media Relations Corporate Communications 95

Sword and the Script

MARCH 6, 2018

As such, the annual PRWeek salary survey provides good benchmarks. I’ve reviewed this salary survey and others , for many years including detailed looks at the 2016 and 2017 results. The 2018 survey was based on responses of 1,053 communications professionals and here’s how the numbers stack up. while the mean gap was 25.5%.”

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Survey Agency Report Corporate 112

PRSay

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With PRSA’s Media Relations Certificate Program , senior-level PR and communication professionals will learn to develop media relations campaigns that evoke emotion, inspire change and position organizations as market leaders. Likewise, it’s important to educate organizations on the difference between earned media and advertising.

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Media Relations Media Pitching Case Study 203

Landis PR

AUGUST 9, 2021

In today’s world, we get bombarded by advertisement after advertisement. Most of us tune out when advertisements turn on. Focus is shifting away from traditional advertising methods. Consumers crave authenticity, and advertisements tend to lack just that. This is where influencer marketing enters.

Marketing 105

Marketing Advertising Advertising Social Media 105

Shift Communications

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Virtually everything in marketing, advertising, and PR is measurable. However, the ROI of doing a $25,000 survey for what was effectively a minor mention is almost certainly negative, and deeply so. Why don’t more companies and brands measure PR and marketing? Vice President, Marketing Technology.

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Measurement Insurance Insurance Newspapers 159

Sword and the Script

APRIL 28, 2020

That’s according to the latest annual PR salary survey for 2020 published by PRWeek. The survey was conducted before the Coronavirus hit the pause button on economic activity. On the whole, the salary gap by gender appears to be shrinking, according to the data in this year’s survey. Median PR salary by gender.

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Survey Publicity Agency Data 93

Cision

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As new markets keep reaching out and needing PR representation, her team is ready to jump in. or (what we particularly like) regular, ongoing consumer and other surveys to produce usable, newsworthy data. This included commissioning a consumer survey on campus safety which led to broadcast and other coverage.

Communications 253

Communications Data Local Survey 253

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. The annual report is a joint effort between MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Survey B2B Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

3 statistics from the newest B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report shows the “subscribed audience” is missing from most content marketing efforts. I had a chance to be a judge for the annual content marketing awards hosted by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) this year. Not even a little bit.

Content Marketing 119

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 119

Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 28, 2022

Compared to other mediums or channels, social media is relatively new in the advertising space, and small businesses see invaluable merit in investing in popular platforms. The post 70% of small businesses will invest in social media advertising in 2022—where, and how much? appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

Small Business 88

Small Business Advertising Advertising Social Media 88

5W PR

DECEMBER 26, 2019

A study by Boston-based ecommerce company Databox shows what some marketers see as changes they’ll be implementing in 2020 to heighten their company’s visibility and revenue – and crucially to stay ahead of the competition. . In their own survey of U.S. Marketing firm Mastered Marketing cited Facebook Messenger’s 1.3

Marketing 113

Marketing Instagram Media SEO 113

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Consumption.

B2B 111

B2B Consumer Marketing Survey 111

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 119

Agility PR Solutions

JULY 31, 2019

In fact, nearly half of users of ad blockers (45 percent) say they would avoid a company’s website if that company targeted them with ads, according to a new survey report from portfolio website Visual Objects. […]. The post Is personalization working for advertisers?

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Advertising Advertising Survey Report 79