Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. Paid Media. Earned Media. Shared Media. Owned Media.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

Critical Mention

MARCH 17, 2022

Social media platforms have provided a space for businesses and organizations to flourish in growing reach and visibility with the help of influencers. If anyone’s likely to start a trend, it’s definitely a social media influencer. Ultimately, investing in influencer marketing could result in increases in sales.

Social Media 144

Social Media Media SEO Instagram 144

ReimaginePR

JULY 11, 2016

You may assume that creating a similar content marketing strategy will be too complicated for your business to handle. After all, when you try to create content, it probably seems to take forever as you fall further down the never-ending rabbit hole of ideas, tasks, and social media updates. Social media posts.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Writing Strategy 120

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2025

Since I work in technology, which is by definition the application of science for practical use, there is some direct professional development value. HubSpot has them for marketing and social media. Most of the social media platforms have courses you can take on their advertising products. And I have.

Google 156

Google Course Survey YouTube 156

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

And somehow, in one sentence, these stories have the power to capture our attention and spark our curiosity—something content marketers aim for with every piece they create. How can we get creative with content marketing? Sometimes, I feel more like a content machine than a content strategist. Creativity.

Content Marketing 101

Content Marketing Creativity Marketing eBook 101

Prohibition

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As always, we’ve been keeping our eye out for some exciting and stand-out social media and PR campaigns. The movie features entities that have an unsettling smile, causing harm to those who see it, so the marketing team behind the movie hired actors to stare into the camera at the games while donning their creepiest smiles.

Social Media 118

Social Media Fashion Media Travel 118

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

It’s definitely a useful exercise to discover what’s working (and what isn’t). Hopefully we learn a few content marketing lessons by reviewing the past year, then use that information to develop even more effective editorial calendars in 2015. Content Marketing Lesson #1: Make it useful and timely.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

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. That’s precisely 2.34

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 28, 2021

New Content! That’s what many social media marketers are thinking about as we start 2021. And, as you think about new content ideas, you need to think about visuals as much as text (even more so, really). But, that should show up in social content, too. It’s a WSJ staple.

Content Marketing 117

Content Marketing Trends Marketing LinkedIn 117

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Some time ago I pitched a reporter, who was looking for sources, on social media for a client. A survey I teamed up with Ned Lundquist to conduct of PR pros last year found 51% said media relations was getting harder. Myth 2: Content marketing doesn’t yield credibility. Myth 5: White papers are content marketing.

Content Marketing 97

Content Marketing Marketing Pitching Survey 97

ReimaginePR

JUNE 6, 2016

Which is definitely smart; traveling without a guide into a foreign territory isn’t wise or safe unless you’re experienced. So I like to think that this same situation occurs—on a much less extreme level—anytime you’re promoting on social media without a plan. 1: What do you hope to achieve with social media?

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Instagram Advertising 120

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 19, 2020

Many advocates have developed sizable followings on social media. Accessing this new audience (through things like product reviews and sponsored posts) can be highly effective and much more cost effective than trying to target new customers through other marketing channels. Reaching a new community. And rightly so.

Healthcare 137

Healthcare Content Marketing Marketing Instagram 137

Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

However, the definition of quality gets a bit complicated. Set your definition for quality and stick to it. However, this metric gets a little less reliable if there are a lot of other content marketing and SEO initiatives going on at once. Social Media Mentions and Social Traffic Why?

Digital PR 112

Digital PR Report Google Radio 112

5W PR

APRIL 29, 2020

Integrated marketing communications take all of the various marketing channels and strategies, interconnects all of them, and then combines them with one message. Those strategies include everything from direct mail and public relations to social media and digital. Define success metrics.

Strategy 97

Strategy Communications Advertising Advertising 97

Polaris

DECEMBER 15, 2014

I published so many blog posts over the last 30 days I simply didn’t have time to promote all of them on social media AND follow best practices by sharing the right mix of other people’s content. And the last thing I wanted to do on a Saturday or Sunday was hunt around for shareable content. Social media shares.

Blogging 156

Blogging B2C Social Media Facebook 156

Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike.

Social Media 105

Social Media Ethics Trends Viral 105

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In fact, you must publish content in order for it to be indexed and returned in response to search. That’s the gist of a piece Michael Brenner wrote for the Content Marketing Institute last week titled The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? There are a few benefits I’d add to that: a) Media relations.

Content Marketing 85

Content Marketing Marketing Comparison Measurement 85

Onclusive

OCTOBER 18, 2017

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. We now have ever more fragmented teams, such as PR, Marketing, Demand Generation, Brand, Web, Digital, etc.

Measurement 150

Measurement Marketing Social Media Web 150

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.

Trends 135

Trends Marketing Pinterest Social Media 135

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2022

Consider the evidence: One in three content marketers use podcasts or other audio content. However, 53% of content marketers who leverage podcasts and other audio content say it is the most effective format they use. 2 – Audio isn’t as searchable as blog content. What gives?

Brand 113

Brand Branding Twitter LinkedIn 113

Sword and the Script

APRIL 24, 2018

This compounding effect is analogous to some aspects of content marketing , especially in audience growth. It’s important to note in this context, content marketing means something very specific : developing useful and relevant content consistently over time, on an owned media platform, in order to attract and grow an audience.

Content Marketing 63

Content Marketing Financial Marketing Banking 63

Buzzstream

MARCH 3, 2020

If you consider yourself a subject matter expert, there are three main reasons why you should be incorporating podcast guesting into your content marketing mix, along with some considerations for once you get started with this strategy. This is definitely the best route if you don’t have a lot of on-air experience. Conclusion.

Content Marketing 86

Content Marketing Pitching How To Marketing 86

PRSay

MAY 29, 2019

If you asked people where they get their content these days, you might be surprised by how many rely on social influencers and viral platforms like Uplift and Humankind to hear from their favorite brands. In fact, social influencers are having more of an impact on ROI than ever. The reason? The best way to connect?

Viral 154

Viral How To Advertising Advertising 154

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Employers are more believable than government, media reporters with named sources, major corporations, media reports with anonymous sources, advertising and “my social media.”. Media distrust grows. To be sure, America definitely has a problem trusting the media. click image for higher resolution).

Government 152

Government Survey Ethics Media 152

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

If the B2B community feels overwhelmed by the volume of content, then B2B marketing might feel overwhelmed by the volume of content marketing studies. The trends suggest to me that content is still very much a form of currency bartered in exchange for attention. 1) Content Requirements at Every Stage of the Sale.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Study Marketing B2B 60

The Proactive Report

JUNE 17, 2018

91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use content as part of their marketing efforts. Source: Content Marketing Institute 2018) That’s a lot of content being dumped online every day. Why are these brands so content focused? They know that content powers the customer journey.

B2C 157

B2C Study Exercises Sports 157

Cision

AUGUST 18, 2015

With the ubiquity of social media and the Internet today, connecting with others is easy. Gary Vaynerchuk , business builder and owner of VaynerMedia , knows the secret to attracting your audience: quality content and effective communication. But before you can measure your social ROI, you need a powerful social strategy.

Communications 120

Communications Social Media Television Radio 120

Communications Conversations

MARCH 25, 2020

So much of social media marketing, and marketing in general, for that fact, seems like it’s almost in the background right now. Until, that is, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, came up with the best piece of content marketing I’ve seen yet during the COVID-19 crisis.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Marketing Case Study Social Media 60

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

B2B 143

B2B Study Survey Software 143

Contently - Strategy

JULY 9, 2024

Every content marketer loves the feeling when a content piece climbs the rankings for views, engagement, and, ultimately, conversion. But nowadays, marketers have more reliable ways to choose content topics that are likely to engage customers. What is data-driven content, and why should content marketers create it?

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Data Marketing SEO 52

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2016

More than half of dads on social media are inclined to agree they’ve had had conversations or found resources that helped them become better fathers. That’s according to a survey of 1,200 “social dads” by Social Media Link and presented in the infographic – Dads Do Social – published nearby.

Infographics 60

Infographics Social Media Media Survey 60

Communications Conversations

JULY 19, 2018

And, unlike many others who have these opinions on trends in the social media world, he’s actually done the work. But, for now, let’s meet this Social Media Rock Star and learn more about what he’s up to at Toro. First, tell us more about your role at Toro as Social and Digital Media Leader.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media B2B Content Marketing 60

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s fitting then, and perhaps quite timely, social and otherwise, that mindfulness is extending itself to social media marketing. Janet Fouts has recently published a new book – Mindful Social Marketing: How Authenticity and Generosity are Transforming Marketing – and provided me with a copy at no cost for review.

Social Media 60

Social Media Marketing Media Employee 60

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 21, 2017

The second problem is that the things marketing wants to definitively measure tend to be asymmetric and intangible. Sometimes I think metrics in marketing is trying to measure the circumference of a circle with straight edge ruler – and neither the circle or the ruler is perfect. 3) Social Media Metrics: Three Impacts.

Social Media 60

Social Media Crisis Marketing Media 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 11, 2019

It’s a bit like that with gated content. Marketers tend to be for it or against it – and passion may sometimes cloud new perspective. You want to build your email marketing list. This is useful for email marketing and also retargeting and custom audience campaigns for paid social media. List building.

B2B 137

B2B Mobile Content Marketing SEO 137

Communications Conversations

JANUARY 7, 2022

One of the questions I get from time to time from friends and colleagues is “Who would you recommend for a social media agency in Minneapolis?” I mean, there aren’t that many “social media agencies.” ” But, many ad, PR and digital agencies claim to offer social media marketing services.

Social Media 60

Social Media Agency Media Measurement 60

Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 18, 2021

There’s definitely a place for compassion in marketing, but finserv audiences also benefit from hard-hitting, assertive counsel rather than vague or meek recommendations. 04 and has been shared over 5,000 times on social media. It also suggests a dislike of confrontation.

Study 142

Study Brand Branding B2B 142