Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 15, 2024

High-quality individual pieces of content marketing don’t just happen in a vacuum – you need goals, a content calendar, competitor, audience and SEO research, and more! In other words, you need a content strategy. Read on for the essential elements of how to create a successful content marketing strategy.

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Cision

MAY 7, 2015

When it comes to content marketing, there’s a lot of “been there, done that” out there. It takes a little creativity, but once you break through the doldrums, you’ll find these to be quite effective tools to help you connect with your audience. Infographics and Graphics. Content Recycling. LinkedIn Blog Posts.

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Shift Communications

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Content marketing isn’t a panacea. More important, however, is that content marketing can hit diminishing returns very quickly, in a phenomenon first described by marketing expert Mark W. Earlier this year, Mark Schaefer proposed the idea of what he calls content shock. Lots and lots of content.

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5W PR

JANUARY 13, 2025

The rise of digital channels and content marketing ushered in a new era for thought leadership. Companies began to recognize the value of creating valuable content that addressed the needs and interests of their target audience. Focus on creating high-quality content that is informative, engaging, and valuable to the audience.

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5W PR

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Content marketing is not a novel phenomenon and has been used as a marketing tool by PR executives for years. Following is a guide which will eliminate the disconnected messages, bewildering tones, and general chaos of PR marketing content produced by a business. . Creating Content.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When you think of content marketing, you probably think of blog posts. But they’re just one of the many types of content that can help you establish your brand as a thought leader in your industry and attract new leads. By diversifying the types of content that you share, you attract different people with different needs.

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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. Infographics.

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Cision

MAY 2, 2015

The Content Marketing Institute defines content marketing as “owning, as opposed to renting, media. It’s a marketing process to attract and retain customers by consistently creating and curating content in order to change or enhance a consumer behavior.”. It’s more than an inbound marketing tool.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Just when you thought you had all the public relations tech tools you need, fresh innovations come along. Tech tools to improve PR performance. But your data is only of value if you can use it to plan and create better content or refine strategy. The post PR’s Top Tech Tools appeared first on Crenshaw Communications.

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Onclusive

MARCH 21, 2018

“Today, advertising, corporate content, and social content is often separated,” Owyang wrote, “but tomorrow, we expect these circles to converge and overlap, with little or no separation.”. The challenge is that these teams frequently continue to be siloed and need a roadmap for continuous storytelling and story marketing.

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Cision

MAY 29, 2017

Brands, publishers and advertisers are leveraging various content discovery platforms such as Taboola , Outbrain , Curiyo , Renoun , and others to expand their reach and improve ROI. Here are some quick tips that will help marketers present the most relevant content in front of their targeted audience: 1. you can benefit a lot.

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Cision

APRIL 23, 2015

This post is based on our white paper “ Outside-The-Box Content Marketing for PR.” ” A week into 2014, Mark Schaefer published a blog post that questioned whether content marketing – which he termed “the hottest marketing trend around” – was a sustainable strategy for businesses.

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Cision

JUNE 18, 2015

Content marketing is an established PR tactic, but it can sometimes feel like wielding a double-edged sword. To increase your content marketing success rate, consider the following five tips: 1. To increase your content marketing success rate, consider the following five tips: 1. Focus on your niche.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Infographics remain high on the marketing list of tactics. 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.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

What smart marketers learned using MarTech and Marketing automation was that their online videos, ads, and email marketing campaigns perform better when integrated with a strong, holistic PR and content marketing strategy. PR is now being fueled by the omnipresence of digital content.

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PR 20/20

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

That's where inbound marketing and content marketing relate. Think of them as the smooth talkers of the marketing world—using engaging content and helpful information to attract and win over potential customers. Some examples of inbound marketing tactics include: Social media. What is content marketing?

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

Believe it or not, the caution with which consumers approach money actually makes finance content into fertile ground for creativity. After all, the actual content of bank marketing stays largely the same from institution to institution—there are finite ways to approach writing about, say, a checking account or a credit card.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 23, 2024

What is a content strategy template? A content strategy template is a roadmap for how you plan to use individual pieces of content to reach your organization’s goals. Define how you will measure success What does success look like for your content marketing goals?

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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. What to Avoid: Don’t over-polish your feed.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

For many B2B technology brands, data is not only a business asset, but a PR tool. Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. Data-driven PR drives marketing engagement. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor.

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Cision

APRIL 15, 2015

Infographic. If you are announcing research or statistics you’ve put together, infographics can be a great tool for visually relating them. You can create your own infographics with Piktochart or hire a professional designer. Want to stand out with content? Show photos of your product being used.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

More importantly, what should doctors, hospitals, insurers, and healthcare companies do to improve the state of healthcare content online? We’ve extracted the most important healthcare content marketing trends using a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll also get the webinar on-demand.).

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2016

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. In an introduction to the infographic, marketing director Jordon Ben writes: “Today’s dads are social, vocal and see their online world as a communal resource to help them make decisions.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It’s more than a marketing asset—it’s a storytelling tool that can make a major impact on potential investors, customers, and your bottom line. It sets you apart from the competition Unlike generic marketing materials, a fintech case study illustrates how your products and services address specific pain points in deep ways.

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Prowly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

MEASURE THE RIGHT METRICS IN ONE PLACE 3 Top tools to measure digital PR performance Choosing the right tools to measure digital PR and digital marketing is crucial in making sure your strategy is going according to plan. It now offers powerful tools for journalist research, sentiment analysis, and trend prediction.

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Cision

JULY 13, 2016

Cision’s new white paper, “ The 3 Stages of Expanding Your Content’s Reach: Creation, Distribution and Amplification ,” provides a detailed guide to help you create a truly great piece of content and extend its lifespan by distributing it to the right audiences in the right ways. Struggling to get eyes on your content?

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Cision

APRIL 20, 2015

Owned content. Owned content is created content. It’s also tactics like content marketing, a broad umbrella that includes blogging, social media updates, email marketing, infographics, visuals and video. All that content points to an underlying mantra: “be the media.” Try multimedia.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 6, 2015

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. The annual report is a joint effort between MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute.

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Cision

JUNE 2, 2017

A laptop, the web, and a search engine and you have the starter tools to begin this spying caper. 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. Cool infographics.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

It’s a question as old as the web – should you gate your content? It appears that most marketers do and reported gating “ 80% of their major content marketing assets ” according to a survey vetted by MarketingProfs. The same study points out there’s some content – infographics for example – is rarely gated.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. Long-form content, that is content with 3,000 or more words earns 3-times as much traffic, 4-times as many shares, and 3.5

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Barnes to forgive me the editorial liberty I’ve taken with this headline, but that’s my takeaway after finally reading the UMASS Dartmouth Study: The 2014 Fortune 500 and Social Media: LinkedIn Dominates As Use of Newer Tools Explodes. These giant corporations are demonstrating an interest in experimenting with new tools.”.

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The Proactive Report

JANUARY 31, 2017

While B2C brands have been hitting content marketing full-bore, B2B companies have been a little more circumspect. Many B2B marketers have discovered that creating effective content that gets results is not the easiest task. According to a study by DemadnWave whitepapers, case studies, videos and infographics work well.

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 10, 2015

One person who has labored over B2B content, what works and what doesn’t work, is my good friend and colleague Steve Farnsworth. In short, Steve knows content marketing and the nitty gritty of lead generation. With this as the backdrop, here are his top 10 tools and resources that he applies to content marketing campaigns.

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Axia PR

AUGUST 23, 2017

Creating content that’s relevant and valuable to your audience is one of the eight key elements of successful content marketing. We’ve put together a handy infographic for you to print out and keep at your desk that offers five easy tools to use to find great content topics.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 28, 2013

Since so much of what we do entails marketing, this week’s roundup focuses on just that topic; from tools (the ones to use , not to be ) to best practices: 1. Slideshare Is The Biggest Opportunity In B2B Content Marketing. Infographic: 25% of marketing budgets spent on content marketing.

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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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