The Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Download the full PDF version of the infographic here . Use it to attract and gather a strong community of people who like and trust your brand. Adding data visualizations , infographics, images, and videos to your text not only makes it more interesting and attractive, but it can help your message to be absorbed better too.

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Digital PR Marketing Infographics Video 264

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. An active blog authenticates your brand, revealing your personality, expertise, and values, which helps to build your subscriber base and sparks customer loyalty. Infographics. I love infographics. Infographics absolutely do the trick. Case Studies.

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Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

5W PR

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Smart, strategic PR doesn’t require a massive budget – it demands creativity, relationship-building, and consistent execution. Google Alerts lets you monitor mentions of your brand, competitors, and industry keywords at no cost. Services can connect companies directly with journalists seeking expert sources.

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Strategy Case Study Pitching Measurement 78

Cision

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Daher, the President and founder of Powerhouse Communications , spearheads the creative communications agency providing a wide range of media relations, brand strategy, and social media services with a specialty in the foodservice and franchise space. Another mistake brands make is meddling with an influencer’s style.

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Pitching Agency Social Media Creativity 228

Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

You know, securing coverage hoping for brand awareness and online presence to just organically follow. Read this guide to know more about how performance-driven PR can work hand in hand with influence-led approaches to positively affect your brand's online presence. This is important and measures general brand awareness.

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Digital PR Case Study SEO Measurement 104

Beyond PR

JULY 8, 2016

Creative people are the heart and soul of marketing and communications. Having managed both creative and analytical people over the years has taught me a few things. Having managed both creative and analytical people over the years has taught me a few things. They have the ability to make raw and bland information interesting.

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Cision

APRIL 15, 2015

Infographic. If you are announcing research or statistics you’ve put together, infographics can be a great tool for visually relating them. You can create your own infographics with Piktochart or hire a professional designer. Use colors that complement your brand’s colors. Show photos of your product being used.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

I sense we are reaching that point in marketing, with respect to data and creativity. This is the role of creativity in marketing: to drive an emotional connection and feeling of belonging. Where every business has data, perhaps even the same data, we cannot have, by definition, the same creativity.

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Creativity Study Survey Advertising 80

5W PR

JULY 15, 2020

Media kits are an excellent way to introduce the brand to people who may be unfamiliar with it, such as influencers, event attendees, journalists, or prospective clients. While a media kit is a collection of information about the brand, not all media kits will look the same. Evolution and History of Media Kits.

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How To Media Guidelines Pitching 176

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Is creativity a talent or a skill? It seems to me if creativity is a talent it can be fine-tuned, like a natural athlete trains to compete in professional football. On the other hand, if creativity is a skill, it can be taught in the same way, we might teach our children to throw or catch a football. Or it might remain elusive.

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Creativity Analytics Study Exercises 77

Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 21, 2014

Remember that most consumers wouldn’t care if 80 percent of brands disappeared tomorrow. One blog post can become a SlideShare deck, video, infographic, quote image. Never be negative, critical or participate in brand shaming within a post. Be unique and creative to stand out. How can you make them care? But FACTCHECK.

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Writing Blogging Pitching Content Marketing 203

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 27, 2024

Many companies in marketing, media, or communications rely on freelance contributors, yet brands don’t always know how to effectively integrate these new teammates. You can repurpose existing HR content—brand videos, welcome packets, training quizzes, FAQs—to get freelancers thinking the way you do.

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Pitching Interviews Employee System 52

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While a fintech case study isn’t as straightforward to create as other types of content , these powerhouse stories offer unparalleled value for brands. Plus, implementing a strategic approach to workflow and compliance can turn these daunting tasks into your brand’s secret sauce. Why bother with all the hassle?

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Case Study Study Storytelling Infographics 52

Prohibition

MAY 22, 2023

Social media adverts come in all shapes and sizes, and understanding which type of creative works best for your campaign is important for you to achieve the best results possible. What are the different types of ad creative? Static ads are great for showcasing a singular product, or a designed piece of creative.

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Creativity Social Media Advertising Advertising 62

Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

Just the way organic food is good for our health, organic traffic is the best for your brand. They associate with your brand by reading your content because they feel your products or services can bring a positive change to their lives. As the audience grows to trust your brand, the chances members of it will convert grow.

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Infographics eBook Content Marketing Video 120

Shift Communications

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Here’s a fun infographic from the folks over at Domo about how much is happening in an Internet minute. Facebook does this mechanistically, as those of you who operate Facebook Pages on behalf of your brand well know. Organic reach, the unpaid reach of your brand’s content on Facebook is probably close to zero.

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Content Marketing Marketing Facebook Creativity 158

Sword and the Script

JULY 21, 2018

Limited is the operative word, because while measurements are important, you can’t directly measure everything, like the impact of creativity, and yet we know these things have value. 1) Creative and analytics as whole-brained partners. I’m afraid the creative process will lose its soul,” said one CMO but those fears are overblown.

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Creativity Marketing Analytics Measurement 67

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 21, 2017

In public relations w e’re always looking for tools to help produce quality content for clients as well as our own brand. Sites like Trendspottr to get ahead of the curve on any number of topics and spur creative and buzzworthy writing. Or check out blog topic generators from HubSpot or Portent. Also helpful? DesignerPics.

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Infographics Writing Tools Google 157

Cision

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Use language your audience will clearly understand and ensure your voice is consistent with your brand and industry. Be compelling and creative, but get to the point quickly. This could be a video, photos or an infographic. Think about how you can share your news in a creative way. Call to Action. Multimedia.

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Infographics Guidelines Creativity Pitching 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 6, 2017

Many also look for over-the-top creativity or that unique “something.” If not, it may be better to go for a tactical award and instead submit for “Best Video” or “Best Infographic” rather than a campaign award. ” Do prioritize. And we don’t mean just a spreadsheet of titles and due dates.

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B2B Video Exercises Infographics 168

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the same way, you wouldn’t wade into the deep waters of the branded content without knowing where you were headed. As Robert Rose at the Content Marketing Institute points out , “In a perfect world, creative content workers would spend less time assembling content and more time thinking of innovative and remarkable content to create.”

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Content Marketing Strategy How To Marketing 65

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Quill transforms data into automated, human-sounding Intelligent Narratives that offer brand insights to improve every aspect of communication. SelfMade digitally styles entrepreneurs and SMBs to help grow their brand on social media. Is your brand’s Instagram stalled at a few thousand followers?

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Tools Radio Data Analytics 147

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The apps themselves are a unique content marketing outlet for the athletic apparel brand, sure. 3) Rising influence of creative in content marketing. The UK team at LinkedIn took an underperforming ebook created by the US team, redesigned, polished it up with better creative and better title. Give our services a try.

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Content Marketing Creativity Apparel Marketing 66

Cision

APRIL 16, 2015

Don’t neglect the basic plot; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution can play a role in designing a visual story or an asset like an infographic. In the case of an infographic, you can use different design principles for different effects. Images: Frits Ahlefeldt-Laurvig , Kennisland ( Creative Commons ).

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Infographics Storytelling Content Marketing Film 120

Marketwired

MARCH 22, 2016

In today’s most noticeable creative PR strategies, measurement and data-based insights are key. Before you begin a creative PR campaign, define your specific goal(s) and detail how your strategy and tactics support it.”. Creative PR goes deeper to incorporate inventive thinking from the first click right through to conversion.

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Cision

OCTOBER 12, 2015

But if your brand is using the same content marketing strategy as it did in 2014, you’re probably not seeing any results. So what should brands do? In 2015, brands need an ad budget to make Facebook work. Use them as a guide and experiment to see what works best for your brand. Recycle What Worked.

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Facebook Education Infographics Social Media 120

Shift Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Brands often have baseline style guides, but style guides aren’t enough. For example, previous PPC ad data that shows certain taglines in ads to be more effective would be very useful for a creative team building an infographic on the same topic. Without that base of knowledge, differentiation is extremely difficult.

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Data Data-Driven PR System Analytics 157

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

However, by combining the creation of newsworthy content campaigns with the importance of building brand awareness, we are able to gain linked client coverage on these platforms. Building awareness of your brand/products/services and boosting your credibility. Improving their brand awareness and reputation. Supercharging SEO.

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Digital PR Industry Strategy Film 170

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

When it comes to choosing a public relations agency, experience, credentials and creativity are key factors. Ideally, this is the person the brand has been dealing with, at least in part, since it issued an RFP or began an agency search. Creative, fearless, assertive and on top of the news and pop culture. The star pitcher.

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Agency Analytics Creativity Social Media 136

The Proactive Report

JUNE 4, 2016

GUEST POST by Mike Falkow, Creative Director of Meritus Media. Many young folk assume that they because they know how to use it for personal interaction with friends they can do it effectively for a brand and build a community of engaged and loyal customers. Infographics are your key language elements here.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Infographics Pinterest 100

5W PR

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Launching a new social media channel for your business or brand? Brand Awareness? 2 – Identify Your Brand Voice. Our recent blog post, Trends in Social: Authenticity , talks about the importance of brand voice: Brand voice is one of the most important elements of online and offline presence. 5 – Get Creative.

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Social Media Media Mobile Pinterest 112

Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Brands spend large sums of money on content marketing. Brands are creating longer content, but there’s still room to improve the finish rate. Financial services companies also took strides compared to brands from other industries. Create social videos and infographics. Get creative with compliance.

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Financial Industry Report Insurance 106

Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

An overwhelming 81% of respondents said it is not appropriate for a brand to take a stance on politically-charged issues. This reflects the findings of my own primary research study – Should Brands Take a Public Stand on Politics? which I conducted in October 2018 after observing some highly reported calls for brands to get political.

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Study Survey Infographics B2B 137

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Tis the season for public relations ‘ best and brightest to wield creative wit and savvy strategy in the name of meaningful holiday media placements. Pull the whole idea together as an infographic or slide show to illustrate for media, especially for digital who could end up using piece as is. Predictions are a perennial.

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Pitching Print Survey Local 136

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The minute a profile appears on your CEO, or a brand spokesperson kills it on a live broadcast interview, it’s time for the social media team to get involved. This means posting links and images to all brand social accounts of course, but there are also opportunities to get more creative. Socialize all coverage. .

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Interviews Pitching Infographics Print 136

Cision

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

It’s a way to keep your brand top of mind and to share the stories and announcements that will delight both the media and your audience. What will they get out of knowing more about a product, service, event or other news about your brand? Share the brand story. Images: Joi Ito , Pen Waggener , ( Creative Commons ).

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SEO Google Infographics Creativity 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Forty-five percent of executives think it’s okay to share other brands’ information as either digital or print paid content. While comedians must rely on others’ materials for parody and sketches, the amount they take to work with can cause a scene just as easily as someone reusing statistics from one infographic for another. .

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