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.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 1, 2024

If your SEO-driven content feels as memorable as yesterday’s weather forecast, it’s missing the mark. Search engines — as well as your target customers — breeze past generic SEO content like a billboard on a highway, leaving your traffic in the dust. Here’s how to create SEO-driven content that stands out from the competition.

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PR Fuel

JULY 21, 2021

Content marketing is three times more efficient in generating leads than outbound marketing. In fact, 72% of companies say content marketing increases leads. About 80% of marketers intend to spend more on content marketing this year. It’s important to measure both forms of ROI.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 23, 2015

Janet Fouts , who founded Tatu Digital Media , read this post – Scale Content Marketing: Employees are the Secret – and invited me to a Google Hangout to discuss it (She previously produced The Friday Hangout , a regular weekly show with Steve Farnsworth and Adam Helweh ). How to Energize the Enterprise for Content Marketing.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

However, success in the competitive SaaS landscape requires a well-crafted SaaS digital marketing agency. Effective SaaS marketing requires a comprehensive approach that combines content marketing, SEO, PPC advertising, email marketing, social media marketing, product demos, customer success, and data-driven analysis.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 27, 2019

Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. So, what is content marketing?

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5W PR

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Digital Marketing, on the other hand, utilizes digital channels to reach and engage audiences. It encompasses various tactics, including Search engine optimization (SEO), which focuses on optimizing websites to improve their visibility in search engine results pages.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, performance marketing is a pivotal strategy for businesses aiming to achieve measurable outcomes. Unlike traditional marketing, which often focuses on brand awareness, performance marketing focuses on specific goals such as website visits, conversions, or sales.

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re developing digital content in any capacity, you’ve probably run across some of the following advice: Develop a content strategy. Write “good” content. You could develop content to entertain and never sell, but what if people really want to buy from you? Entertain, don’t sell.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 3, 2022

Formerly the SiriusDecisions Summit, now produced by the eminent industry analyst Forrester Research , this premier event for B2B marketing, sales and product leaders sets out to empower their strategies, fuel the revenue engine and drive the business forward. Content Marketing World & Expo (September, Cleveland).

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PR 20/20

APRIL 29, 2023

If you answered no to the above question, I invite you to read this resource about why you should create a content strategy , like… immediately. How Do I Know if My Association’s Content Strategy is Effective? Conversions : Most association content strategies have the ultimate goal of converting visitors into members.

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Contently - Strategy

APRIL 20, 2023

When you find the right metrics to prove the value of your content, you can showcase how important your work is to the organization. As content marketers, it’s our job to engage our audience , build brand awareness , and drive interest in our company’s products and services.

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Onclusive

MARCH 8, 2018

They discussed how AI is already impacting the PR industry, how AI will impact the role of PR and content marketing professionals, and how to leverage this evolution to drive business impact and success. She quoted Columbia University’s Professor of Mechanical Engineering Hod Lipson: “Data is the fuel and the algorithm is the engine.”

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Sword and the Script

MAY 20, 2017

A new survey of 2,400 B2B marketers suggests content marketing is the top priority this year – and by a wide margin. According to Marketing Charts , 37% of the respondents cited content marketing as the most important initiative. Also see: B2B Blog Metrics: 4 Effective Categories to Measure Success.

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5W PR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

While tactics like search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, and content marketing are essential for driving traffic and generating leads, they often struggle to build brand awareness and create a lasting impression. Identifying the most impactful PR initiatives can optimize future campaigns.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It’s also key for search engine optimization (SEO). Search engines favor authoritative content in finance-related queries. A fintech case study can help establish you as a credible source and increase the likelihood of ranking high on search engine results pages (SERPs). Work with a fintech content marketing writer.

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PRSay

JANUARY 4, 2022

You’ll learn to write web pages, press releases, emails, content-marketing pieces and more. Keep this in mind when developing story ideas and angles for blog posts, content-marketing pieces and other social posts. Use free online tools like HemingwayApp to measure, monitor, manage and improve readability.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

This post, however, is aimed to put visual content on the pedestal. As you look through an interrogative lens — analyzing brands, consumers and the media’s relationship with multimedia, it’s easy to see that visual content is the engine that steers the narrative. Visual Content Impacts Your Performance.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The best way to excel at content marketing is to “be the story.” ” That’s according to the new documentary by the Content Marketing Institute : The Story of Content. The film, which runs a little more than 40 minutes, explores what content marketing is, its history and why it’s different.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

At the heart of this alignment lies a well-structured content framework grounded on solid topic pillars, which act as the foundation for content marketers to build compelling, relevant, and targeted content. They serve as the cornerstone of your content marketing strategy.

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Rock the Status Quo

MAY 28, 2015

One simple task that significantly improves the success of your content marketing is the ability to identify what pieces of content are driving results and which are not. Once you know which ones are resonating, you can CREATE MORE content centered around high-interest topics. How can you do this? GOOGLE ANALYTICS.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

B2B marketing should take a little slice of the display ad budget and invest in media relations, genuine content marketing (not marketing content) and paid distribution of related assets from both . That’s a pretty generous measure too. Both have a deserved place in the marketing mix. will click it.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The first measure came from a business with a marketing automation system implemented. The second measure was largely a manual effort: going back through the deals closed at the end of the year and identifying which ones had downloaded gated for content featured on the blog. Components to Effectively Measure a B2B Blog.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Without a clear definition of the ultimate aim of your marketing campaign, it’s impossible to be able to measure the results. SEO strategy aims to increase the amount of quality traffic driven to your website or content organically, through tailored and quality content. Set your campaign goals and make them SMART.

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Onclusive

MARCH 19, 2019

As a team, we enable PR, Communications, and Content Marketing professionals to drive better brand and business outcomes with insights across owned, earned, sponsored, and amplified media including: Key Message Tracking. Strategic Accounts Director – Customer Success. Social Amplification.

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Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

But here’s the thing: Marketing budgets are increasingly shifting to focus on content marketing and other efforts that can show a concrete return-on-investment. It’s incredibly difficult to measure a direct return-on-investment from most traditional media relations efforts.

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The Proactive Report

JULY 23, 2017

.” Jim Yu, CEO of BrightEdge, There is a positive side to the findings of this report – in house marketers and agencies are moving towards strategies that integrate SEO, SEM, social media and content marketing. DemandGen Report – 2016 Content Preferences Survey ). Optimized for search engine algorithms.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There’s no written playbook for navigating the PR challenges likely to arise, and smart marketers and comms pros will trust their judgment and past experiences in guiding strategy and providing counsel. Marketing investment was redirected towards demand generation (content marketing, paid media) as startups looked for deal flow.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

People were excited to see how the search engine offered relevant results just by reading the first few letters of a keyword. Fast forward to 2017, the search engines have become even smarter. What is Content Discovery? This helps users to find content that’s most suitable for them. Offer Users Quality Content.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The financing will fuel investment in engineering, data science and product development and accelerate the expansion of the company’s international footprint. We connect content to business outcomes for the first time, and leverage artificial intelligence to reveal which communication strategies drive actual brand engagement.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

It’s a situation you have probably faced as a content marketer: You publish a piece of content—perhaps a blog post—on your website. Why organic search matters when publishing content The importance of SEO to a content strategy cannot be overstated. Search engine changes happen regularly.

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Remote PR Jobs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Advertising is a costly technique to bring potential clients and customers to one’s marketing platform in order to make a sale. Why, then, does PR still exert power in a world we were are constantly told it’s *all* about engineering, product, and design? Thoughtful content-marketing paired social media scales.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers. For Content Marketing, we like…. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the marketing mix, fueled by the MarTech revolution, the growth of influencer marketing and content marketing, and a push towards integrated communications, marketers and communicators need cutting-edge resources more than ever. Search Engine Land. Search Engine Watch.

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Contently - Strategy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

That said, how do you transcend from a messy spreadsheet or sticky notes on a bulletin board to a comprehensive content marketing engine? Ensure consistency: One of the biggest keys to content marketing success is a consistent posting schedule—it helps your audience stay engaged.

How To 52

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

AUGUST 15, 2023

These are essentially frameworks that help a business set realistic and measurable goals. Integrating OKRs gives your public relations team a clear roadmap to success with measurable, actionable key results. The PR team’s campaigns were more successful than ever, increasing brand awareness and market presence.

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