Sword and the Script

JANUARY 25, 2022

The chances of marketing content going viral are slim. Marketing and PR are hard enough without the addition of a self-imposed restriction. I’ve long advised marketers to use a Creative Commons license. I found it on the Creative Commons website. There’s a better way.

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Buzzstream

AUGUST 26, 2024

This case study is about a time when I worked with a local NYC pest control company that was on the verge of complete death and brought them back to life with the help of some creative marketing chops and massively helpful tools like Buzzstream. Mike Bonadio: A marketing pro tasked with the challenge. There aren’t any!

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5W PR

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of media and marketing, creating a PR stunt that captures attention and aligns with your brand’s values and marketing goals is a high-wire act of creativity and strategy. Craft a Creative Concept: Innovate a unique, engaging, and authentic concept for your brand.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Incorporating visual content into your content marketing strategy is about more than just grabbing eyeballs. Understanding these psychological aspects of visual content is crucial for content marketers. Memes: Injecting Humor and Virality Memes are a unique breed of visual content.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

creative agency. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone. Forbe s and Fast Company both wrote about Caine’s determination and creativity. Later that year he launched The Imagination Foundation with a mission to find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s Bob Geller | Fusion PR.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

What must also be kept in mind is that creativity and innovation don’t come in a vacuum. If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Implement viral marketing tactics. How did Movoto do it?

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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.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Opt Outside campaign, in which REI announced it would close its stores on Black Friday and encouraged shoppers to take the day to spend time outside instead of shop, reached viral levels. They took its fans’ needs, added its brand messaging and ended up with a content marketing strategy that earned tons of media coverage.

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Cision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Think about how many times you’ve seen a text-based article go viral – and compare that to cute kitten photos, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge or infographics. Images: martinak15 , Verizon ( Creative Commons ). Want to learn more ways to build relationships with influencers? Images inspire sharing.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 7, 2018

7 Reasons Your Content Marketing Fails to Deliver that You Haven’t Heard Before. B2B marketing shops with complex products can find that a good corporate explainer video is valuable. Yet these videos don’t have the virality marketers often imagine. Yet these videos don’t have the virality marketers often imagine.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 5, 2019

million for their content marketing budgets in 2019, per Contently research. This number includes content creation, distribution, technology, and talent. To help marketers be more efficient and effective, Contently created this new report that examines the state of financial services content marketing.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 3, 2020

PRs and journalists are not immune to this – we use and re-use a vast amount on content on a daily basis. Seen a funny picture in a forum that would make a viral-worthy news piece? If the picture is on sites such as Flickr, you might also need to consider Creative Commons attribution. For example. Attribute the author.

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Prohibition

MAY 10, 2023

Cost-Effective Content social media content, benefits of user generated, share photos, other consumers User generated content is also a cost-effective way to create content for your social media channels.

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Cision

OCTOBER 21, 2015

We all want as many social media shares as we can get, but in order for us to increase our content’s chances of going viral, we must first look at the demand side. Learn how to amp up your content marketing with influencers. Measure Your Niche’s Density. What does your audience want to hear? Put a Face to Your Characters.

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Cision

AUGUST 21, 2017

As the women of Game of Thrones continue to inspire us week after week, they can also give us guidance on everything from career moves to that creative spark we didn’t know our marketing campaign was missing. Below are 5 Game of Thrones women that can help articulate 5 crucial pillars of your content strategy.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Why do some posts catch on and go viral, while others fall completely flat? But—if no one feels inclined to click on your post—your subheads, word count, images and creative hook don't stand a chance. From Twitter feeds, Facebook networks to the daily inbox … readers are bombarded with content.

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Cision

AUGUST 26, 2015

How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Co-Founder of Status Creative, a leader in social media engagement. 68% Of Marketers Want To Know How To Create Better Visual Content [link]. Content marketing influencer, social media marketing strategist & speaker.

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Barokas

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Content marketing has taken on new life and meaning. now want to know, “How can we go viral?”. Fundamentals like creative collaboration, grassroots ideas, great storytelling, smart planning, are as important today as they have ever been. Smaller newsrooms are covering a far wider reach of topics.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

There is really no excuse to stick with lackluster content that rubs people the wrong way or leaves them disinterested. Buyer personas have the potential to catapult businesses into the big league with personalized marketing wins. 3 Content Marketing Wins with Buyer Personas.

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PR in High Definition

JUNE 3, 2020

PRs and journalists are not immune to this – we use and re-use a vast amount on content on a daily basis. Seen a funny picture in a forum that would make a viral-worthy news piece? If the picture is on sites such as Flickr, you might also need to consider Creative Commons attribution. For example. Attribute the author.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

The content you should be creating 2018 plans are underway and creatives are about to be brought to life. Just before you tie down the exact detail for content take a look at this research from content share experts BuzzSumo. The 20 most engaging types of content. What do you guys think? Watch the recording now.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 26, 2018

But choosing the correct topic to write about is actually one of the hardest parts of content marketing. Even the best written piece of content will fail if the subject matter isn’t important to your audience. Figure out the underlying cause of their pain point and you can get some truly great, unique content ideas.

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Prohibition

JULY 5, 2017

Here at Prohibition HQ, we love creative social campaigns of all natures, and video content is no exception. So when our lovely city centre client, The Light, informed us that they would be hosting another pop-up bar – after the success of the Game of Thrones-themed Stark’s Tavern – we couldn’t wait to get creative.

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Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Through this collaboration I learned of Stone Temple’s very creative use of video. On the face of it, the idea of using video for B2B marketing in 2017 might not seem that groundbreaking. By 2014 it was obvious that video was the rising star of content marketing. He agreed; see the Q and A below.

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Critical Mention

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

ANA’s CEO, Bob Liodice, provided some insights to Chief Marketer: “It’s clear that the popularity of influencer marketing has increased among marketers in recent years, largely due to the growth and evolution of social media,” ANA CEO Bob Liodice said. It’s well known that companies hire marketing teams to generate content.

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prTini

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ann Smarty created this tool to help content marketers, bloggers, PR pros and influencers collaborate to create and promote content. Viral Content Buzz. Viral Content Buzz is a crowdsourcing tool to generate organic social shares. Photo credit: OZinOH, via Flickr Creative Commons.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 2, 2017

What must also be kept in mind is that creativity and innovation don’t come in a vacuum. “I If you want to see who are seen as the best both by data and peer review, then typing a search term, such as “Top Content Marketers,” will be revealing. Implement viral marketing tactics. How did Movoto do it? Define goals.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This piece originally appeared on Contently’s The Freelance Creative. When it comes to freelance content marketing , however, the parameters are often less clear. “What separates excellent content marketing from the mediocre, in part, is care and attention to detail.

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Shift Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? Will a blog post go viral? Is a tweet less or more likely to work?

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

Icebreaker: What’s a cool piece of content you’ve seen that’s inspiring or super creative? But before I do, when I just throw out like a little icebreaker, I know you’re a man of content out there in the business, what do you like? There are a lot of SEO tools and content marketing tools on the market.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 9, 2024

You don’t want your audience to feel like your content is repetitive across all channels, so you’ll need to get creative with your remixes and make sure you’re continuing to deliver value, regardless of the medium. Here’s how to repurpose content in a way that feels fresh and engaging.

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Beyond PR

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.

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PR in High Definition

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Soon, marketers will have to design their campaigns around algorithms as well as humans. Uber came under fire after an employee blog went viral, detailing a culture of sexism. Seeking, as hiding is not possible. 2017 is the year where we saw a shift when it comes to transparency.

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Every campaign goes viral and it’s coverage from everybody, but. And for me, like the best ways to do it are work very closely with your brand’s content marketing or like copywriting team. The key to this campaign is going to be getting coverage from this one journalist. And obviously that’s the dream, right?

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The tool will then show you a word cloud with other terms surrounding the subject, in addition to suggested insights and content ideas. David White , Director of Content Marketing at Connective3 , has found multiple other uses for the tool. Enter your topic keywords, which can be as simple as ‘TV’ or ‘Interior Design’.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 24, 2019

This is an excerpt from The Content Marketer’s Playbook: Grow Your Content Program. Brands are creating more content than ever before. According to CMI’s 2019 benchmark report , a majority of both B2B and B2C marketers increased content creation budgets from 2018. Get key stakeholders on board.

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