Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Transform your content fails into content marketing successes: Using a defined content strategy considerably boosts your odds of success, when it comes to content marketing. Download The Essentials of a Documented Content Marketing Strategy: 36 Questions to Answer here. Are you a PR pro?

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Buzzstream

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

After working and learning from Ross Hudgens , the founder of content marketing agency, Siege Media , for close to seven years, I am thrilled to have him on the podcast. Ross and Emily Campbell-Snidal , their VP of Content Marketing, recently released a podcast explaining their new “product-led digital PR” approach.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, digital PR has become significantly more important for brands and now goes way beyond ‘building links’ It includes increased brand awareness, brand positioning, SEO ranking, marketing share, share of voice, social media performance, organic traffic, sales and more – all encompassed in one.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 4, 2023

Digital PR is a great tactic for driving traffic and brand awareness, which can be matched across your offline and online marketing campaigns. Social media marketing. Social media content can be repurposed for other channels, especially video and user-generated content. Website Content/Content Marketing.

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Rock the Status Quo

AUGUST 20, 2015

I thought I’d take a quick look at Google Trends to come up with new keywords (blog inspiration!). First, I searched trends on content marketing. . The growth is a bit obvious, since everyone is buzzing about content marketing like it’s Columbus arriving at the New World. Looks promising, right?

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

In the digital PR world , journalists and reporters promote our content. Some like to go a different route to find interested journalists and seek websites or articles via Google search. So, continuing our farming example, let’s perform a Google search for farming news. Let’s type farming into Google News.

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Buzzstream

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I joined BuzzStream as Director of Content Marketing in November of 2023. But before that, I worked for over ten years with three content marketing agencies and one in-house role. Over the years, I tested and used almost every digital PR, blogger outreach , and link building tool available.

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Prohibition

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Staying on top of your game is a must when it comes to content marketing. Having various marketing strategies across multiple platforms can be hard to keep on top of – so having the right tools at your disposal can be a game-changer. Working with experts can ensure your content is hitting the mark.

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Buzzstream

JULY 1, 2024

One day, Google says it doesn’t matter as much, and the next day, someone leaks their algorithm, which clearly shows otherwise. Looking at Google Trends to check its popularity shows that link building is almost the same, if not slightly up, from five years ago. Link building has undergone a lot these days. And it may even be too high.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2018

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute, 91 percent of B2B brands and 86 percent of B2C brands use it. But it’s still an emerging tactic and far too many companies are “flying blind” – just pumping out content without any strategy. Google’s Aims. The Google Algorithm.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

This is contrary to 99% of all PR advice that says short emails are best. Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. I first spotted the data about the content length on MarketingProfs.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 22, 2017

But there are several indicators that can tell you how well your content is doing: The Google Quality Guidelines. Google has been kind enough to provide us with a list of their quality guidelines, so you can check all you content against this list and see if you are at least in the ball park as far as Google is concerned.

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The Resolution Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

New tool ‘Automated Insights’ could be a game-changer for our future PR work-flows. Watch our video to find out how to make your PR coverage more visible on Google. Free tool: visualise multi-channel reports in Google Analytics. Is anybody else confused by multi-channel reports in Google Analytics?

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

I asked Rebecca questions based on her recent research report for Altimeter Group about content, measurement and KPIs: Q1: Why are marketers finding measurement to be the single most formidable content marketing challenge? A3: Digital transformation is taking place across the organization. HR, for example.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Here are the questions I’ll be asking Brandon: Q1: Can you define strategy and tactics as it applies to content marketing. Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern.

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The Proactive Report

MARCH 29, 2016

Topic: Content Marketing Challenges- strategy, planning, content creation and distribution. Previously Marketing Director for Cision. Here are the questions I’ll be asking Brandon: Q1: Can you define strategy and tactics as it applies to content marketing. Time: 10 am Pacific and 1 pm Eastern.

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Buzzstream

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Google now combats this approach by releasing new anti-spam requirements for bulk email sending. But there are four easy ways to find journalists: Google Search for Publications If you don’t know where to start, you can also do a Google search to find some news outlets in whatever field you are interested in.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

Friday’s #DigitalPR Twitter chat with Rafferty Pendery was all about the need for businesses to embrace mobile and prepare for Googles’s next mobile update. They spend more time on your site and take the actions you want them to take – download content, watch a video, fill in a form or purchase your product.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 11, 2016

Friday’s #DigitalPR Twitter chat with Rafferty Pendery was all about the need for businesses to embrace mobile and prepare for Googles’s next mobile update. They spend more time on your site and take the actions you want them to take – download content, watch a video, fill in a form or purchase your product.

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Buzzstream

MAY 2, 2024

You need to be internally linking to pages you care about on your site, which sends an important signal to Google that this page is important and matters, and it should rank. Google only cares about three, but five is twice as good as three. I, on the, I think it was 12 brands that basically own Google search.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Their content marketing and brand journalism has not yet evolved to a place where they are comfortable letting employees take the spotlight, allowing independent voices to ring out with options, truth and expertise. Plus, it’s a great launch point into digital PR tactics, if online visibility is something new to you.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Once the site is live you can use Google Analytics to discover what’s working and what needs further tweaking. The ABC’s of Google Analytics. You have to set up your goals in Google Analytics based on the goals you set for the website. An e-commerce site will want purchases and payment. And finally, Conversion.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 31, 2017

Optimize every piece of content so it is perfectly formatted for search engines. If it is truly 10X content Google will love it. Invite top dermatologists to participate in an online event and answer Moms’ skin care questions. Get it out there and amplify it in any way possible – promote it on your own social media channels.

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The Proactive Report

APRIL 27, 2018

And since Google’s overall search numbers show a huge growth in mobile searches, this is important information. Google has long said it’s an answer engine, rather than a search engine. Not so much on desktops, but there’s been quite a steep drop on mobile devices.

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The Proactive Report

AUGUST 5, 2016

And this way, the PR industry becomes a partner in communicating truthful and factual information.” How’s how to create SMART news content. Search: 98% of journalists start a story by doing a Google search. Twitter news consumers are significantly younger than news consumers on Facebook, Google Plus and LinkedIn.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

A little more than a year ago, I recommended four Chrome extensions for digital PR professionals and episode #75 of the Growth Marketing Toolbox podcast by Nicholas Scalice tipped me off to a few more. The most impressive recommendation was Page Analytics by Google. 2) Is your brand investing in the right content?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 29, 2020

EL: Our goal is to help businesses improve their online visibility and digital PR is an increasingly important part of it. During the last four years, we’ve been adding many features in the digital PR space such as brand monitoring. Did SEMrush look at other PR software tools as potential acquisition targets?

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The Proactive Report

JUNE 23, 2015

Google’s recent mobile update penalizes sites with content that is not mobile-friendly, so make sure that your video content is available on a fully mobile-responsive website. There is no doubt that video is the preferred content format of the future. Get our Digital PR Tips Newsletter.

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Rock the Status Quo

JUNE 30, 2015

If you do anything in the digital space – PR, content marketing, search engine optimization, social media – the one thing that matters most is experience. The need for writing skills is a bit obvious, yet neglected by most people in all areas of marketing. Enter multitasking!

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Buzzstream

AUGUST 28, 2024

Media databases can be a valuable tool in any digital PR toolkit. Yet, despite their shortcomings, most digital PR agencies that use BuzzStream utilize a media database. Yet, despite their shortcomings, most digital PR agencies that use BuzzStream utilize a media database. What Do the Experts Say?

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5W PR

JUNE 25, 2018

In the digital marketing world, making the most of this content generation ability now means investing in new content marketing plans to ramp up brand awareness and cultivate customer engagement. In the content marketing and PR world, hacking the press is similar to hacking a target audience.

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ZudePR

JANUARY 21, 2016

I already knew where to look; I’d been doggedly increasing my digital knowledge for a few years, getting to know who were the experts. Content marketing had been mushrooming and seemed to explode as 2013 turned into 2014. Not just websites either; wider web marketing as well. Digital PR. Truthfully.

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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2020

PR pros could be forgiven if they feel like they are the living the same day over and over when it comes to trying to demonstrate the value of their activities. Nonetheless, there are miles to go, and many CFOs still view PR as a cost center and not a profit center. Be more selective. Start out incrementally. Lose the vanity metrics.

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

And yet, according to uSERP’s State of Backlinks for SEO report , guest posting is the third most popular link-building method behind content marketing and digital PR. Some simply buy links on large guest posting directories, and others pitch quality content to get published on an external site.

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ZudePR

JULY 20, 2016

I don’t know what the figure is for Glasgow PR firms, but I imagine it’s similar. Here are 28 top observations from MY first 28 months as a solo digital PR pro (just in case you ever need them ). You Should Read This If: You’re c onsidering setting up your own (in my case solo) PR firm. Embracing the cloud. I pay £6.58

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 2, 2024

This evolution underscores a fundamental shift in how search engines like Google interpret and prioritize content. Just a decade ago, SEO was a game of keyword stuffing and backlink farming, but today, the focus has shifted toward user intent and experience. I recall working on a website project for a local bakery.

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ZudePR

JUNE 10, 2015

I benchmark and check the effect of my content marketing and SEO on clients’ Search rankings. Go to Google Search. The post You’re Not Alone: Zude’s (#PRstack) Top 4 appeared first on Glasgow PR Agencies | Scottish Digital PR Company | Zude. Taken from the keyword report. Whatsmyserp.

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