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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

When it comes to freelance content marketing , however, the parameters are often less clear. Fact-checking for my content marketing stories is just as essential as it is for my editorial work,” said Anna Dimond , a journalist, content creator, and producer. Why accuracy in content marketing is important.

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5 Essentials of an Effective Content Marketing Strategy

Polaris

Content marketing is all the rage nowadays. And there’s no shortage of marketing firms touting content marketing as the latest bandwagon you don’t want to miss. Yet, truth be told, content marketing is nothing new. In 1891, August Oetker sold baking powder with recipes printed on the back.

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5 Financial Content Marketing Insights From The Best Email Newsletters

Contently - Strategy

The best email newsletters are like holy grails for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. People respond well to CTAs if they’re specific because we all want our content to feel tailored to us.

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What is PR? 141 PR and Comms Pros Explain What They Do for a Living

Sword and the Script

More respondents (38%) say the comms function reports to the CEO, versus 35% that say they report to the CMO. When communications is too tied to marketing, it is more difficult to keep a pulse on the broader business,” wrote Tammy L. It can develop into a separate function, often reporting to the CEO, as the business grows.

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Writing, Labels and Cohorts; Words Really Do Matter [UML]

Sword and the Script

Electronic communications have made writing so easy that we don’t put as much thought or effort into the task anymore. At least not to the degree we did when we had to sit in front of a typewriter or hand write a note with a bottle of white-out nearby. Email has made our writing lazy. 1) Words matter in communication.

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Get a Big Picture of the PR Landscape with these Notes from 10 Industry Surveys

Sword and the Script

Over the past 12 months or so, I’ve easily reviewed and written about more than 20 such PR surveys from the PR sector (there many more about marketing). Recently I went back through all the write-ups I’ve published on surveys and boiled the results down to these ten. These lay out a pretty good picture of the PR landscape.

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Content Distribution Best Practices: 3 Strategies You Should Update

Cision

Let’s examine three ways of distributing content and how to get them up to date. You can no longer simply email journalists and hope to get coverage online or in print-based media. It’s necessary to take a much more proactive approach to ensure your content gets seen by people who care about what you have to say. .

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