Cision

JULY 5, 2017

How can a brand like yours be authentic, especially in its content marketing ? . You stay true to your company values and impart them through your content. Being authentic doesn’t mean pulling crazy stunts like Burger King did recently when it hacked Google Home with its ad. But what does that actually mean? and move on.

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Content Marketing Advertising Advertising Google 247

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Ah… content marketing. “Let’s do some content marketing!” When content marketing lets you down. This is a classic case of being let down by content marketing. When Content Marketing Lets You Down is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing LinkedIn Facebook 40

MaccaPR

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Rebranding to “LinkedIn Pulse” in late 2013 , the app has quickly become a key part of making LinkedIn a content marketing machine. SAP Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Becher particularly excels at both educating and entertaining content marketing pieces on LinkedIn. 3) Search engine visibility.

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LinkedIn Content Marketing Marketing Engineering 48

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

Content Marketing 61

Content Marketing Marketing eBook Nonprofit 61

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

If there’s one thing you take away from today’s post on content marketing, please let it be this: just because you build it, doesn’t mean they’ll come. Content Marketing: a scenario. You’re super-excited too – content, new client, money… what’s not to love?

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Content Marketing Community Marketing Mobile 40

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 4, 2015

Content marketing does much more for your brand than just aid your marketing. Effective content marketing shapes your brand by giving it a face to know, like, and trust. Content marketing and becoming human. Put more succinctly, your customers know your content before they know your business.

Content Marketing 40

Content Marketing Marketing Engineering Advertising 40

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Go to your website or your internal server/Dropbox/Google Drive and grab your most recent frequently asked questions sheet. Now, choose 10 of these items you’d like to use for content. Go back to your list of 10 keywords or phrases and, one-by-one, type them into a Google search bar. Cool, right?

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

government will finally get serious about the social media monopolies and start by breaking up Meta/Facebook, Google, etc. In addition, we’ll finally see legislation removing the blanket immunity of social media monopolies for content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.”. Social media breakup.

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Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2016

3) The Facebook Frozen Frog and Fodder for Content Marketing. PR is the best-kept secret in content marketing. 5) 11 Shrewd PR and Marketing Predictions You Can Bank On. 6) Survey says PR Best Positioned to Manage Corporate Social Media. 6) Google Hangs Up on Popups and Hangouts [UML].

Blogging 112

Blogging Content Marketing B2B Social Media 112

Sword and the Script

JULY 10, 2018

Much to his dismay, a corporate communications person, at the Clorox Company, who reports to the general counsel, declined his story idea because the executive team was too busy. Then the story hinge swings like this: “Such is the sorry state of corporate media relations these days. Media Relations Ends; Content Marketing Begins.

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Media Relations Media Content Marketing Corporate 79

Sword and the Script

MAY 17, 2016

If your answer involves turning to Google, then you’re not unlike the 250 or so reporters the agency Wasabi Publicity recently surveyed. The survey matches my own experience and I believe represents a substantial evolution to the classic corporate media relations program. What Does Content Marketing have to do with PR?

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Survey Report Content Marketing Pitching 66

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But even a solution like Google Alerts, or a platform that does not provide access to all media types, is not enough in the most critical moments for a brand. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics.

Media 162

Media Fashion Television Radio 162

Cision

MAY 2, 2016

Fast forward a few months and with very little conscious thought I get much of my News briefs from the Apple News app, as well as from Facebook, Twitter, Amazon’s Alexa and (of course) Google. What this media consumption shift caused is a shift in how publishers view content marketing. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages.

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Mobile LinkedIn Facebook Google 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

If you work for a big agency or even a large corporate communications shop, you can designate one person as a relationship owner so that pitches are filtered through that person. Integration with Google Analytics for referrals. Google Analytics (GA) can tell PR how much referral traffic is coming from earned media mentions.

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Technology Publicity Software Pitching 170

The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Fast forward seven years, and I wish I – and the rest of the public relations industry – had taken more of an interest in the evolution of search marketing. The big opportunity for the PR industry though is content marketing, an increasingly key element of SEO. D: SEO is all about tactical execution.

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SEO Engineering Content Marketing Agency 120

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

That may be changing in the near future, particularly as content marketing has reached a saturation point.The Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi predicts a resurgence of print content led by brands and points to Airbnb, which recently launched a print magazine with Hearst. PR and SEO are joined.

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Trends SEO Leadership Print 124

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app. The shift really seemed to happen on the other side of the pandemic.

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Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 29, 2020

Studies find media relations isn’t the top PR service anymore; PR weakness on technical skills; execs are key to shaping corporate social positions Several interesting reports on the PR industry were published earlier in 2020 but got lost in the blur that unfolded since. This weekend, I had a chance to go back and review a few of them.

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Media Relations Report Industry SEO 103

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These habits are applicable to corporate blogging where a blog is a central platform in a content marketing strategy. The 4 Engines You Need to Pull Off Content Marketing Successfully. What Does It Take to Implement Content Marketing Effectively in B2B? 1) How long does it take to write a blog post?

Study 81

Study B2B Marketing Survey 81

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

How to Set Up Google Analytics Goals and Score More Conversions! Why: Goals in Google Analytics transform tons of data into easy to focus on metrics. 10 Must Read Content Marketing Posts for 2015. Why: Content marketing has remained a hot topic during 2014. Tjan offers some tips for effective communication.

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Analytics Google Content Marketing Small Business 80

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

It’s versatile content piece that can complement and add powerful visuals as part of an integrated campaign. This week I looked at Google search data for the word “infographic” (and variations) and found interest continues to grow at a steady pace. We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well.

Infographics 70

Infographics Data Case Study Content Marketing 70

Critical Mention

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Critical Mention’s Google Analytics integration allows users to: View and customize Google Analytics website metrics alongside mentions in reports to understand the impact of earned media on web traffic and conversions. Navigate search display by Users, Sessions, Pageviews, Goal Completions and much more.

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Radio Instagram Analytics Mobile 116

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. When I was director of corporate communications at a local healthcare organization, I would regularly receive a number of resumes from reporters whenever PR jobs opened up.

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Pitching Journalism Video Advertising 174

Presspage

APRIL 15, 2019

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of enhancing your online content to improve visibility in search engine rankings. As more and more people turn to “googling” to find products and information, SEO is more crucial than ever: the top five search results per Google search get up to 70% of all clicks.

SEO 60

SEO Engineering eBook Google 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.

Content Marketing 131

Content Marketing B2B Marketing eBook 131

Critical Mention

JUNE 10, 2020

The way technology like online news tracking or Google Trends works, PR and communications pros have trending topics at their fingertips at all times. A native New Yorker, he originally began his career in journalism and later moved to marketing, discovering a passion for branding and analytics. Trending Topics Can Work Both Ways .

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Media Pitching Trends Resources 104

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 10, 2017

I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. It was interesting to see that a relatively new player like Squarespace ranked second while Blogger, which was acquired by Google in 2003, for a rumored $20 million trails further behind. WordPress the Dominate Platform.

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Survey Blogging Corporate Analytics 60

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. For nearly five decades, Money was a glossy finance magazine published by Meredith Corporation.

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Financial Banking Content Marketing Writing 79

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 8, 2013

Why: A great free PR Resource Kit by Cision (full disclosure: client, this year I’m organizing and hosting several media panels for them), that provides resources to improve your content as well as a Q&A with media pros in NYC. How To Get Leads With Content Marketing. Why Good Content Delivers Bad Leads.

Content Marketing 82

Content Marketing Resources LinkedIn Google 82

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Other statistics in the report that drew my attention were: Top marketing challenges. That was followed by “low barriers to entry – new players keep emerging” (26%) and “fighting the giants: Google, Amazon, Facebook” (22%). Most effective marketing channels. Respondents ranked Facebook ads (40%) as the top marketing channel.

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Study Marketing Brand Branding 78

Communications Conversations

AUGUST 18, 2015

My angle: To talk, not about the trends *everyone* is talking about (hello content marketing and emojis!), Why the corporate blog isn’t content marketing’s home base anymore. Yeah, I know Google Glass is on the shelf. My topic: Digital trends reshaping the PR industry. Instagram Zero in 2016?

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Trends Storytelling Instagram Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” But Google! . Google certainly cares about freshness , but that’s just one part of a much bigger effort to solve search intent. If your content answers a user’s question, Google will serve it in response to a query no matter the dateline. Just add to the body of the blog post.” Dateline (building trust).

Blogging 120

Blogging Survey Google Engineering 120

Sword and the Script

JUNE 22, 2021

Google is shutting Feedburner-emails; viable FeedBurner alternatives to include FeedBlitz, follow.it, MailChimp and ConvertKit. Savvy marketers know email subscribers are crucial for success with any blog, news or content marketing program. FeedBlitz has been around for a long time.

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Google Tools Analytics Blogging 109

Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Great content marketing has the power to do that. Today’s audiences come across so much mediocre content that looks and sounds the same. Lately, innovative marketing teams have been thinking beyond the standard blog post. On Google, there are 260 million search results for “b2b technology.”

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B2B Content Marketing Trends Marketing 85

Landis PR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the PRGN Presents podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or any other podcast app. On this week’s episode of PRGN Presents podcast , we’ll share tips for how to effectively amplify your PR wins. We publish new episodes every other Thursday.

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Conference Consumer Social Media Google 59

ReimaginePR

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Why Video Marketing is Important. Video is an essential part of your content marketing strategy. It’s the old adage: people buy from people, not brands, and certainly not soulless corporations. This gap gives you an incredible opportunity to market to the community of users that 90% of small businesses neglect.

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Video Strategy YouTube Marketing 120

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I have to use Teams, Wrike, Kapost, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Data Studio, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Oktopost and Slack to communicate with clients and teams. I have colleagues who also layer on Trello and other content management systems as well. Lines between what constitutes PR and content marketing continue to blur.

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Communications Crisis Internal International 128