Polaris

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and MarketingProfs recently released their latest joint study on the use of content in the marketing mix: B2C Content Marketing, 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends—North America. Email marketing clearly deserves to be near the top of the list. I certainly was.

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Cision

OCTOBER 5, 2016

While experimentation is a healthy practice for marketers, staying on top of your performance is essential. Learn how to measure the impact of your communications activities by downloading Cision and PR Newswire’s free performance guide now.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 10, 2018

With the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, an increased focus from the C-suite on business- and metrics-driven KPIs, and a new trend toward Growth PR , PR & content marketing measurement is changing – radically and rapidly. There is such wide disparity in measurement today.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Content marketing isn’t a panacea. For one thing, you need to re-measure its effectiveness frequently, if you don’t already automate the process of measurement. More important, however, is that content marketing can hit diminishing returns very quickly, in a phenomenon first described by marketing expert Mark W.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 21, 2014

This week I was reminded of a post I wrote back in March on jumpstarting your B2B content. MarketingProfs’ latest B2B Content Marketing 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report. The report provides some great insight into how B2B marketers are thinking about content and where they’re stuck. The reminder?

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Cision

MAY 16, 2016

It details a multi-country, multi-industry survey examining how successfully businesses communicate across their organizations. Key insight about companies is not properly communicated from the C-Suite to employees. Key insight about companies is not properly communicated from the C-Suite to employees. Importance. Connectivity.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Our post last year on the 10 Best PR and Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2019 was a huge hit, so we’ve added even more insight to bring you 15 of our best conference recommendations. Browse this curated list and then book tickets to kick off your best year of marketing and PR yet! PRNEWS Crisis and Measurement Summit.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years. Following is a guide which will eliminate the disconnected messages, bewildering tones, and general chaos of PR marketing content produced by a business. . Creating Content.

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Onclusive

APRIL 12, 2018

. Kathy Seegebrecht is SVP and Chief Marketing Officer for UL (Underwriters Laboratories). We also had only a few in-country marketers who were managing our corporate presence and reputation locally in international markets, and we now have strong talent in our growing international markets. How will you measure success?

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Onclusive

JUNE 24, 2020

We will continue that discussion with three more strategies that we’ve seen modern communicators use. Creating valuable content is never easy, and doing so at scale is even more difficult. Measure and improve. The most effective communicators constantly measure their efforts and try to optimize.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 31, 2018

At the New PR Conference hosted by AirPR Software in San Francisco, discussion swirled around ‘New PR’ and an evolution of public relations, including PR’s place in the greater marketing mix. To be successful in the New PR is to identify the intersection of positioning and content marketing. This is content marketing.

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Cision

JANUARY 11, 2018

Earned media has become increasingly important with 89 percent of marketing/communications professionals saying they use it to support the demand generation goal of driving brand awareness. Use the included template to plan out your content calendar for the rest of this year. How Cision® Impact Measures Earned Media.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2017

PR coverage has typically been measured by media outlet audience size. This method of measurement does not tie back to business objectives and these softer metrics often do not resonate with the C-Suite. This method of measurement does not tie back to business objectives and these softer metrics often do not resonate with the C-Suite.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With decades of experience in journalism, PR and content marketing, Jon is now in charge of content for Inc. Studio, which produces all content for Inc.’s I have worked in PR both on the client side and as the internal PR generator (primarily through content marketing).”. s clients and advertisers.

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Interviews Strategy Content Marketing Advertising 294

Critical Mention

JUNE 19, 2019

Did you know that over 60% of businesses don’t have a documented content marketing strategy according to CMI and MarketingProfs? Without a plan, you risk all of your content efforts going to waste. We have 10 steps on how to create your next content marketing plan: What exactly is content marketing?

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

It’s one of the most engaging ways to communicate with an audience, and digital platforms are doubling down on video. However, one area where video-minded PR professionals fall short is how to measure the success of video communications. Let’s look at the video communications funnel today. Video Impact Can Be Measured!

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 18, 2017

New AirPR Webinar Explores How to Measure True Multi-Channel ROI. We live in the age of the integrated marketing campaigns. Instead of sending a single email or posting a blog, companies leverage a myriad of tactics to drive their message: social media, PR, content, PPC and more. Identifying the goal. Identifying the goal.

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Cision

APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 3, 2022

Insightful breakouts, hands-on case studies, lasting peer connections, and inspiring keynotes all contribute to preparing you with the actionable advice you need to increase your impact, foster measurable results and surpass goals.”. Content Marketing World & Expo (September, Cleveland).

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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. Measure Performance.

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5W PR

APRIL 7, 2025

Data analysis and measurement tools now give content creators unprecedented ability to understand their audience and create content that resonates. According to research by Semrush, content marketing leaders are 3x more likely to report success when they have a documented content strategy backed by data.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like nearly any other marketing or strategic discipline, public relations has changed in recent years. The Global Communications Report, a comprehensive worldwide survey of more than 1,000 senior PR executives worldwide, reveals that the global PR industry is predicted to grow from its current estimated size of $14 billion to $19.3

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Cision

JANUARY 5, 2017

Recent research from The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs found the top two factors in increased content marketing effectiveness are doing a better job with content creation (85%) and developing or adjusting their content marketing strategy (72%). SMARTER goals. PESO tactics.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 31, 2020

Buyers were taking in content before talking to sales even before the Coronavirus hit; now is a great time to double down on content marketing Today is the last day of the first quarter of 2020. When I think about that statistic in today’s context – this is another moment for true content marketing.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Journalists are no longer measured by the quality of their work; they are measured by the effectiveness of their work. Similar to communications professionals, reporters are measured by data and metrics such as: How much traffic did the story drive? Visual Content Impacts Your Performance. About Seth Gilpin.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Those categories are: Content marketing statistics. Social media marketing statistics. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Content Marketing Statistics. 2) Content marketing supports lead nurturing. 3) Quality matters in content marketing.

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Content Marketing Social Media SEO Publicity 142

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Meltwater adds X / Twitter “resyndication rights”; Muck Rack pitches a “hit score” in latest release; mentions and recommended reading When I first started compiling these monthly summaries – back in April of 2019 – it was because no one was covering the PR software community. Coverage was scant and inconsistent.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. It’s a primary communications channel both internally and externally. Owned media, aka content, is content you produce that lives on your website or blog.

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Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. Most of these come from registering for one-off gated content like white papers and webinars – these assets are expensive to create and promote. And I have a massive library of SEO and content marketing material.”.

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Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

With a new year around the corner, communications professionals are gearing up to get their plans ready to conquer the world in 2018. While the communications and PR space has changed drastically over the past few years, it’s also come with some challenges that we’re still working out solutions for.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

A few months ago, I started seeing articles about robots that could develop actual content if given a somewhat organized data set. In essence, these “robots” were producing content from numbers. Are robots going to steal communications jobs? So, what does this look like (conceivably) for us as communicators?

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Corporate Communications Tools Content Marketing 146

Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

With social media, marketers have more (and cheaper) access to their communities and customers than ever, but it’s hard to keep up with the demand for quality content.

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Cision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Content marketing has the power to turn your brand into a driving force in your industry, but with so much competition in the marketplace, how can you ensure that your content makes an impact? What other challenges do you see brands facing in terms of content? Q: How has content marketing changed in recent years?

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Content Marketing Strategy Marketing How To 120

Cision

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In our ongoing series, Jay Baer, founder of Convince & Convert and New York Times bestselling author discusses important questions facing the communications industry. Is there a way to truly measure the performance of earned media, or is it just a pipe dream? It’s part of the Cision Communications Cloud.

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Cision

DECEMBER 18, 2017

However, given the rise in popularity of content marketing, marketers now find value in having an internal content calendar to stay organized with what they publish on their blogs, websites, press releases and social media. Here’s why you should consider creating a content calendar for your company.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As public relations professionals, we know that PR measurement is essential to the success of our campaigns, budgets and client relationships. We attend webinars, dabble with Google Analytics and follow the latest blogs to learn how to move from traditional to relevant measurement. PR Measurement is Not One Size Fits All.

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