PR 20/20

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to Marcus Sheridan in his book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , it’s key to create a content strategy based on what your customers are thinking. Don’t silo these content opportunities, either. So why not help them?

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Analytics Comparison Google Interviews 81

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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Beyond PR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

If you’re only partially committed to creating and distributing content, Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi would rather you do no content marketing at all. This may not have been the message Content Marketing World attendees were expecting to hear during Joe’s welcome address.

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ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 3, 2016

And perceptually, it has more weight than a regular blog post. Let’s talk about why an ebook is an essential element for your content marketing strategy, and how to create and promote one for maximum effect. Reason #5: eBooks allow you to create a community around your brand. Promote Your Ebook On Your Blog.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

JANUARY 7, 2016

Content marketing will be more than just a trend to watch in 2016. Creating and distributing consistent and relevant content is considered a proven strategic marketing approach that attracts and retains an audience and drives customers to action. Here is my Q&A with Lisa Davis, Director, Marketing, at Marketwired.

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PR 20/20

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This audit is a key piece of the puzzle when we start working with new partners to build long-term, custom marketing plans that win executive buy-in and align with stakeholder goals. For the full 40+ questions, download our Comprehensive Marketing Audit Template. Define goals for blogging and overall content production.

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Marketing Technology International Internal 52

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

registrations, subscriptions and downloads) and these sessions lasted 33% longer. In recent years, the trend has been for website templates that blend news, press releases, blogs and resources together. When you want to see press releases for the record, you don’t want blogs. If you want blogs, you don’t want press releases.

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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. Click Here.

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ReimaginePR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Here’s a free, downloadable style guide to help you come up with a unique voice. Let’s take a look at two of the main benefits below: A brand voice helps your audience identify you in a crowded market. If the answer is yes, you’ll amass a community of people who appreciate the way you present information. Click Here.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ). This blog is just a cover story for an incredible marketing and PR agency serving B2B tech. Marketing attribution for earned media. Did you know?

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ZudePR

MAY 20, 2015

There are 19 contributors (including me) and 40+ practical examples of tools used in public relations, content marketing and search engine optimisation (SEO). The ebook is distributed free under a Creative Commons license via the #PRstack community. He blogs too. Look out for mine on 10 June! Whither Now? We owe you one.

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eBook Tools How To Case Study 60

ReimaginePR

AUGUST 22, 2016

Blogs, social media, video, podcasts, presentations, etc.). Every message it shares contains a little bit of heroism, from its marketing material to the way Nike portrays its chief executives as trail blazers and community leaders. Be sure to download our list of do’s and don’ts for your brand story.

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Brand Branding How To Storytelling 156

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The 3 Behaviors Driving the Most Creative Content Marketers Using a lovely ice cream analogy Jay Acunzo, founder of Unthinkable explains the behaviours that are helping the best in content marketing succeed. Don’t miss out download now. Read Jim’s insights and my response on Paul Sutton’s PR blog.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer – A tool developed by the Advanced Marketing Institute that evaluates the language in a headline primarily by its emotional appeal to the reader.

Tools 120

Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 21, 2019

That led her down a series of paths including content marketing, ecommerce and today, in B2B marketing. BH: When I stepped into the world of content marketing to understand what was happening there, it was in healthcare. She is Betsy Hindman, and she’s my guest for the 39 th edition of the Off Script series.

B2B 79

B2B Social Media Company Marketing 79

Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For example, one month we may be very focused on media relations, the next month we’re providing support for an event and the following month we might be working on a content marketing campaign.As We have a very strong relationship with the local Yelp community manager, so we facilitated an introduction and set up a lunch meeting.

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Skype Transportation eBook Twitter 77

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

We’ll adapt as we have with social media, content marketing, influencer marketing and PESO. Network analysis and natural language processing is enabling Ketchum to help client understand communities and identify areas of white space in conversations. My personal view is that the PR business will continue to evolve.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

The legal community, and more specifically the in-house effect on law firms bear insight. This post offers the cliff note version of a 10-year trend and underscores the similarities for PR agencies and marketing firms, that I think points to a similar future. But that’s a talent supply issue for a different blog post.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2018

And, bringing an earned-media sensibility to the effort increases the credibility for some content that is overly commercial, badly targeted, or stuffed with obvious keywords. Best Practices For PR Content. All good content marketing initiatives begin by getting everyone on the team in agreement with campaign goals.

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Strategy Guidelines Content Marketing Small Business 159

Deirdre Breakenridge

APRIL 29, 2019

A high profile blog was “tipped off” to the feigned outrage and the rest of the media then picked up on it and duly reported the incident as controversy. 3) Augment media relations with content marketing. I took that pitch, transformed it into a blog post which in turn, took off once it was published.

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Survey Media Relations Media Ethics 377

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

36% “industry/professional online communities/social networks,”. 36% “industry/professional online communities/social networks,”. Not content marketing. This reminds me of a 2020 report by Spiceworks that found about half of B2B technology prospects require 11 or more pieces of content. 28% “peers/colleagues,”.

B2B 98

B2B Trade Shows Survey Study 98

Sword and the Script

MAY 26, 2020

That’s according to the 2020 JOTW Communications Survey which polled 300 communicators – public relations, public affairs, marketing communications and related roles – across more than a dozen different industries. The complete survey is freely available for download as a PDF on SlideShare.

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Survey Measurement Public Affairs Storytelling 118

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

When things don’t perform as desired the narrative becomes “marketing sucks.”. “It’s It’s ridiculous, the constraints that most marketers are dealing with,” said Maureen Blandford , vice president of Marketing for Community Brands, in the report. “I But everyone thinks they can do marketing.”.

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B2B Marketing Survey Case Study 142

PR 20/20

AUGUST 9, 2016

Editor's note: This post was originally published by Content Marketing Institute and has been edited for comprehensiveness. A blog post: Your team has written an engaging blog post, featuring key takeaways and a call-to-action (CTA) to download your eBook. Personas have been defined. Databases have been segmented.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing eBook Publicity Marketing 40

Sword and the Script

APRIL 4, 2017

The channels that produce the most leads for B2B marketers are as follows: Email: 62%. Content marketing: 51%. That brings us to content marketing and the adjacent reference to lead generation in this study, which I think can be confusing. In part, this is why content marketing has become so important.

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The latest content marketing trend our PR agency is seeing is the move toward less content creation and more content promotion. In that rush of adrenaline to immediately promote your new e-book or video ASAP, content marketers risk the opportunity to be creative with promotion.

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Marketing Content Marketing Pinterest LinkedIn 48

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

In fact, as all savvy marketers know, more than “what” you sell, “how” you sell creates a bigger emotional, and thus bankable, impact. They mostly seek a sense of belonging by being part of a community and try to enhance their self-esteem by purchasing items from companies that resonate with their values and philosophies.

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How To Tools Exercises Viral 120

Buzzstream

APRIL 10, 2019

Many content marketers view “promotion” as a phase that begins once content goes live. The first is content collaborators , which can range anywhere from a partner helping create the content, to an influencer whose quote you’re including, to a respected member of a community you ask for feedback.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

You should read this article if: You’re interested in hearing the exclusive thoughts of 36 of the world’s leading communications experts. You work in public relations, SEO, content marketing or social media marketing. You’re thinking of completely overhauling how you market your company.

Communications 81

Communications How To Blogging Content Marketing 81

Journalistics

MARCH 24, 2015

What’s a digital content strategy? Is a digital content strategy something you need for social media? Content marketing? Influence marketing? Your digital content strategy should be an all-encompassing strategy that defines how you approach communications across all your digital channels.

Strategy 72

Strategy How To Measurement Analytics 72

Beyond PR

MARCH 17, 2016

Approach social media as a long-term resource for building customer loyalty, gathering a community around your brand, and then driving eyes to your owned channels. Content Marketing. Content marketing can be a cost-effective and high-impact tactic to strengthen your online presence and generate new leads.

Marketing 40

Marketing Small Business Web Nonprofit 40

ZudePR

JUNE 6, 2016

Deep work productivity hacks from 28 world-class communicators : how do they focus and achieve. Links out to the 10 best blog posts I've read (on getting stuff done) during five months of exhaustive research. I'm writing a blog post on how the best communicators "go deep" and get stuff done. My favourite seven.

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Writing Social Media SEO Blogging 114

Scott Public Relations

JULY 19, 2019

If you find that even the simple metrics are dropping, conduct an audit of your content to determine where an investment is needed to improve your content marketing bottom-line. Download our e-book, “ The C-Suite Asks, We Answer: The Top 6 Questions About Healthcare PR.”.

Healthcare 40

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Pinterest 40

Scott Public Relations

JULY 19, 2019

If you find that even the simple metrics are dropping, conduct an audit of your content to determine where an investment is needed to improve your content marketing bottom-line. Download our e-book, “ The C-Suite Asks, We Answer: The Top 6 Questions About Healthcare PR.”.

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Healthcare Pinterest 40

Scott Public Relations

JULY 12, 2019

These challenges from “ 3 approaches to revamping your content strategy ” can help set new expectations and reset your approach to content marketing. Download our e-book, “ The C-Suite Asks, We Answer: The Top 6 Questions About Healthcare PR.”. Like what you’ve read?

Healthcare 40

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Pinterest 40

Scott Public Relations

JULY 12, 2019

These challenges from “ 3 approaches to revamping your content strategy ” can help set new expectations and reset your approach to content marketing. Download our e-book, “ The C-Suite Asks, We Answer: The Top 6 Questions About Healthcare PR.”. Like what you’ve read?

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Healthcare Pinterest 40

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

2) Marketing and sales alignment is one of those recurring thematic topics. Despite all the attention, as a business community, we still seem to struggle with getting this right. Downloading a white paper or signing up for a webinar doesn’t make the person an automatic SQL. Where do you see businesses going wrong most often?

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Marketing System Data Tools 65