Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In today’s hi-tech, fast-moving, cluttered digital world, content marketing is one of the most practical, effective and useful marketing strategies to date. It’s an essential aspect of today’s digital marketing landscape. So what does content marketing mean? Is content marketing important?

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Contently - Strategy

MAY 8, 2019

Some sellers know their companies have a library of content but don’t put in the effort to find and study it. As Contently’s co-founder and CTO, I’m always thinking about new ways software can help people. The post Content Marketing and the Future of Sales Enablement appeared first on Contently.

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5W PR

MARCH 15, 2025

According to research by Sprout Social, 86% of consumers say authenticity matters when deciding which brands to support. Document these traits in brand guidelines that all content creators can reference. According to a study by Adobe, 75% of consumers judge a brand’s credibility based on its website design, including typography.

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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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Did you know that 47% of B2B marketers and 34% of B2C marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI? Another reason why marketers don’t measure content marketing ROI is that they simply don’t know how to do it. Following is a list of 15 content marketing metrics that you should measure: 1.

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Agility PR Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2020

As brands and businesses continue to navigate the landscape created by the COVID crisis, it’s becoming increasingly clear that digital marketing and PR are crucial to connecting with consumers in a more digital-reliant world.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Against that backdrop, I’ve organized this year’s prediction roundup into the following categories: Predictions that have little or nothing to do with AI; Predictions that express caution about AI; Predictions that are enthusiastic about AI; Predictions from PR software executives; and One prediction from ChatGPT.

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Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. million words.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 18, 2023

A study including behavioral data and a poll of 38,000 B2B professionals finds the more B2B content your “audience consumes, the more likely they are to be closing in on a purchase decision.” B2B content and buyer intent are two of the hottest topics in B2B marketing – and a new study offers some details as to how these are linked.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 9, 2016

But one thing that hasn’t changed in nearly 20 years is the way we consume content online. Also see: The Shocking Beef about Feeding the Content Monster . 3) Why I’m Killing the Marketing Qualified Lead. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Is Content Marketing Better than Advertising?

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Cision

OCTOBER 29, 2015

While ad blocking software has been around for years, concern about ad blocking has become one of the hottest topics in advertising and marketing this year, especially for mobile advertising. Some advertisers and website owners believe that ad blocking by consumers is at best freeloading and at worst, it’s theft.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. This isn’t a reflexive reaction either. Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson).

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Cision

JANUARY 2, 2018

Facebook has gained a reputation for being a marketing shortcut of sorts; its ads have an average click-through rate of.9 It’s also known for helping increase consumers’ engagement with brands, given Facebook’s 183 million daily users. There are no shortcuts to engaging today’s consumers.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

You can also create a brand awareness survey via free tools and send it to your existing customers or use it as a point of contact with potential new consumers. But professional social listening tools deliver more valuable insights and help you analyze your brand awareness and marketing efforts with greater care.

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Cision

AUGUST 15, 2015

With smartphones, particularly the iPhone, it is easy to download and consume episodes, and awareness of the audio content medium has doubled since 2006. Brands should leverage podcasting in their content marketing strategies, especially if they want to engage a loyal audience.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When you invite internal and external subject matter experts to contribute to your content marketing program, it’s important to have guidelines for them to follow. The less time you need to spend editing content and following up with contributors, the more time you have for strategy and optimization. increase brand awareness.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As almost 200,000 folks get ready for their annual excursion to Las Vegas for CES (Consumer Electronics Show) , those of us who toil in B2B tech public relations will be looking for 2017 trends to better take advantage of industry moves and stake out positions for clients. B2B content will become more customized.

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Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

According to research by Boston Consulting Group, one ultraloyal customer who shares content can generate eight times his or her own consumption through their advocacy. The key idea here is that the economic value of content marketing does not come from content. It comes from the transmission of content.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Years ago, I had the opportunity to be a PR director for a publicly-traded company that developed and sold software to the PR market. While I’ve primarily done B2B tech work over my 20-year career – and strive to be diligent in becoming knowledgeable about a market and products – it’s not quite the same as being an end-user or SME.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 2, 2024

Every content marketer has heard the saying: “Content is king!” ” In fact, all great marketing leaders know that producing great campaigns starts with compelling content. Content marketers are asked to serve nearly every department in the business. The problem? So how do they do it?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 14, 2015

Content marketing is the new branding. Content marketing *is* PR. Content marketing is the new buyer’s journey. But for the vast majority of marketers, especially in large organizations, content marketing is still a new concept, it’s still seeping into the culture. Almost passé.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Think about how you will promote, share, and distribute the content you create with your target audience and key stakeholders before it’s in production. Including project management software in your MarTech stack can help you avoid a situation where you must scramble to figure out what comes next. What might this look like?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 21, 2018

Like many companies, PR firms need to ensure that our content marketing and other campaigns are compliant with the new regs. In July, the state of California passed its own data privacy regulations called CCPA , and other states are sure to follow.

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Cision

APRIL 7, 2015

If content marketing is about connecting with consumers and driving engagement, video is a tactic that must be employed. Native ads, like sponsored content at “The Onion” or BuzzFeed, don’t disrupt the viewing experience. What does that mean for your content marketing efforts? It shows no signs of slowing.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Buyers of B2B software want published pricing. Yet, B2B software companies are resistant to publishing pricing online because they feel it removes leverage. You’re kidding yourself if you think a motivated buyer doesn’t know what they are going to pay for your software. Research and surveys are the most valuable content in B2B.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

On the other end, rich visual content driven by data can help convert the lead. A PR team can design research surveys designed to generate content that appeals to high-value customers or partners. Your next winning concept may be in a research study or consumer survey spreadsheet, and all you need to do it find it.

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Marketwired

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Iris PR Software. Iris PR Software presents a solution to this challenge. Aim to tell compelling narratives through infographics, ensure visual branding is consistent across all marketing collateral, and integrate more imagery into everything you push out. Which are the proper tools for you? Here are 5 Leta recommends.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Brand evangelists can reduce what we have to spend to get the word out, and 68% of people trust reviews by other consumers , which is better than we could get doing our marketing on our own. No matter what size your marketing budget is, you can still get great exposure online. It’s Affordable. It’s Getting Easier.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 18, 2014

New social media platforms will launch while existing platforms evolve and change—likely in a way that’s disadvantageous to marketers unless they invest in paid media. The lines between public relations, social media, content marketing—and every other marketing discipline—will continue to blur.

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Cision

MAY 23, 2016

Further, whether a person has used the service impacts their viewpoint of whether Lyft or Uber is software or a transportation service. If a person is familiar with ride-sharing but has never used one of the services, they are more apt to support tighter governmental regulation of these services than people who have used them.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

As well, we conduct quarterly consumer surveys that look at everything from millennial housing fears to consumer shopping habits. Firms blur lines across advertising, marketing, social media, event planning, content creation and more. PR firms expand service offerings.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Consumers might operate it in a totally different way than you imagined. Customer research involves gathering data about your ideal consumers—who they are, what they want, and how you can help them. Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Lack of buy-in. The best part?

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Sword and the Script

JULY 18, 2017

Consumer technology has had a serious impact on expectations for business software. Why, the business user asked, can I unwrap a new mobile device an intuitively understand how to use it, but the business software I use at work requires several hours or days of training? 2) Channels are interactive. Anyone can be an influencer.

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Beyond PR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Keep reading for the five ways media monitoring software and content distribution go hand in hand for communication success. Every press release needs a hook – something to set it apart from the thousands of other personnel announcements, product launches, and content marketing promotions out there.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Brands like to pay lip service to the customer experience, but if marketers want their content to make a real impact, they have to commit. Content marketing isn’t just a constant stream of advertisements. Who are these consumers, and where do they typically find the articles they read?

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Video is now the main way people consume content online. Much of that video content is pure entertainment , but consumers are itching for branded videos. In response, brands are investing more in video marketing content than ever to meet such strong engagement and potential ROI.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There’s a misconception that marketing a business is always time-consuming. If you know where to put your efforts, it’s completely possible to handle the essential marketing tactics in five hours or less a week. Content Creation. Here’s where you should be putting your energy. Social Media.

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