Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Infographics remain high on the marketing list of tactics. This week I looked at Google search data for the word “infographic” (and variations) and found interest continues to grow at a steady pace. We see infographics in content marketing survey results as well. But Those Troubled Infographics.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 19, 2022

Buyers of B2B software want published pricing: according to a study by McKinsey, 68% want prices published online without negotiation (and other useful B2B marketing statistics). Regular readers know I frequently dive into surveys and studies about B2B marketing, sales and PR. The cost of B2B marketing content.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 25, 2022

I had plans to cover a survey – as I often do with attribution. The chances of marketing content going viral are slim. Marketing and PR are hard enough without the addition of a self-imposed restriction. I’ve long advised marketers to use a Creative Commons license. This isn’t the post I intended to publish today.

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Stern + Associates

JULY 24, 2024

B2B marketing can feel like selling the invisible sometimes, so an integrated strategy is essential for creating a tangible and seamless buyer journey and driving business growth. Here are the latest best practices for implementing an integrated marketing strategy and how B2B brands can effectively utilize them.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Communicators found their influence grew with executives, even as the functions they performed evolved in 2022; PR and marketing alike battled to win trust amid clutter, noise and skepticism. Every year I read and write about dozens of reports on B2B marketing and PR. 12% say competing go-to-market strategy or goals (KPIs).

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2016

Curiosity is an attribute that serves marketers well. Yet in this data-driven marketing climate, we’ve got to find ways to quantify those hunches. For the purpose of satisfying curiosity, marketing surveys are a useful vehicle for research. Marketing skills the CMO needs on the team. vehicles.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Content marketing has never been more important. A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Content Marketers Have Insufficient Resources.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 21, 2018

The data is often derived inexpensively from behavior surveys or flash polls, or it may already exist within the company’s own research unit. 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.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Cision® asked hundreds of senior marketers and 81 percent agreed earned media is more effective than paid media. Infographics.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A survey by Spiceworks Ziff Davis found B2B tech marketing prospects say they consume 11 or more piece of vendor content Pieces of content. There are unpolished phrases the marketing community kicks around to describe the outsized role content marketing has in the sales cycle. Consumption.

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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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Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next 12 months. The 2018 JOTW Communications Survey from Frank Strong.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Most PR professionals say media relations is getting harder or much harder, according to the 2019 JOTW Communications Survey. Over the last few months, there have been three separate surveys that polled hundreds of editors, reporter sand journalists. This is up 17% from last year where 51% said media relations was getting harder.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 26, 2022

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of B2B buyers say they consume three or more pieces of content before engaging a salesperson, according to a survey by Demand Gen Report. For those in B2B marketing , that means they want those pieces to count. For those in B2B marketing , that means they want those pieces to count. 34% said ebooks.

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Sword and the Script

MAY 19, 2015

The Social Times recently published an infographic by a UK-based software company called SDL. It calls for “global customer experience wakeup call” and is based on a survey of nearly 3,000 people in nine countries. The post Infographic: The Perennial Customer Revolution appeared first on Sword and the Script.

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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! Read on for the essential elements of how to create a successful content marketing strategy. Where should you focus your marketing efforts?

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PRSay

JUNE 28, 2023

Consider the following findings from Cision’s 2023 State of the Media Report , a survey of more than 3,000 journalists worldwide: Press releases are cited as the resource journalists want to receive the most from brands and PR professionals Journalists ranked press releases No. reveals,” “shows,” “announces,” etc.)

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Beyond PR

APRIL 26, 2017

Cision’s annual survey of more than 1,550 North American journalists and influencers reveals key findings on how journalists use news releases and multimedia to tell better stories. Mobile compatibility, video and image-based content, influencer marketing and social media as a journalistic resource were all cited as rising trends.

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Onclusive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In recent market estimates, digital online and ad spending is expected to grow at approximately 11% per year through 2021. 1 Paid search, display ads, social media, online video advertising and email marketing will grow to 46% of advertising budgets 2. So what does digital marketing growth have to do with PR? ” 4. .

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Cision

JANUARY 18, 2018

While much of a content marketing strategy revolves around creating new content just for your blog (part of your owned media), I highly recommend that you divert some of your attention to incorporating earned media into your strategy. We create a ton of resources for PR and marketing professionals. Amplify Media Mentions.

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Contently - Strategy

MARCH 5, 2024

Flashier B2C brands often muscle their way to the center of the marketing stage, showing off products and services that people love shopping for. 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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Reputation Us

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The annual survey of more than 33,000 individuals in 28 countries seeks to understand the public’s perception of trust across different markets and demographics. Businesses must distribute trustworthy information, the survey found. But content also includes your press releases, corporate communications and annual report.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You can get data from survey platforms like OnePoll , YouGov , Survey Monkey , and Pollfish if you don’t have user data. Depending on how you visualize your data studies and survey results, you may choose to use an infographic, which is the next tactic on this list.)

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 17, 2024

Novelty in marketing refers to anything new, original, or unusual that makes a story stand out and grab your audience’s attention. 5 brainy benefits of novelty in marketing By understanding and leveraging the power of novelty, you can elevate your brand’s storytelling , making narratives more memorable and impactful.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 13, 2019

Whether you are a CMO or not, if your work is related to marketing, then the challenges and opportunities facing the CMO are also yours. We all have a responsibility to support the CMO with the inputs from our piece of the puzzle to develop a sound marketing strategy. Your Marketing Predecessor was Probably a Hot Mess.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 14, 2012

” It occurred to me that some people treat infographics like my three-year old treats “Starships.” One recent infographic illustrated this point quite well. Consider this infographic that I created. How Do You Like Them (Infographic) Apples? The problem with this is that this is simply one case study.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2018

For many of our clients we field quarterly surveys designed to generate relevant news or insights. Surveys are the data gift that keep giving. Polls and surveys are time-honored PR tools for developing campaigns, fine-tuning messaging, and generating earned media and content. Omnibus surveys.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 24, 2019

I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. It’s something of a readout on the year in PR and marketing. Read more: 3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]. 2) The average content marketing budget is $185,000.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Data analysis of millions of articles and surveys thousands of bloggers find long-form content outperforms short form. Something similar has happened in content marketing and blogging in the marketing community. Too many marketers believe that short content outperforms long form. We needed to get the client some coverage.

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Shift Communications

MARCH 3, 2017

Back in December, one of my colleagues penned a piece on using surveys to generate coverage and increase brand awareness. If a quick Google search reveals that your survey results are old news, a reporter is likely to pass. After an initial survey idea is formed, you may have a lively brainstorm session to collect ideas on a direction.

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Buzzstream

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’ve covered tips on successful survey ideation in the past, so the next step is distributing your content. Survey Pitch Outreach Template When pitching a survey, highlighting the key takeaways is the most effective way to inspire your target to cover your post. Here’s Jodie’s recommendation for a press release template.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

According to a Marketwired survey in November 2015, PR and marketing professionals plan to increase their content marketing programs by 64% in 2016. According to the same survey, 79% of these professionals have a content marketing plan in place. Discovering new design techniques for content creation.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 2, 2016

Sometimes contrast is better than comparison because it advances our understanding of marketing and communication channels. Search is a form of a question…which is why answering customer questions is a sound strategy for content marketing. Also see: Viral Marketing: The Hope, Hype and Helplessness .

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re a content marketer at a financial institution, you’ve been asked to fulfill a particularly bright promise: not only do you need to establish a trusting relationship with your audience, but you need to develop a voice entertaining enough to make your bank stand out. Deloitte’s annual back to school survey.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In fact, according to LinkedIn : 40% of B2B marketers surveyed say LinkedIn is the most effective channel for driving high-quality leads. Marketers see up to 2x higher conversion rates on LinkedIn. So, when you’re putting together your marketing strategy, don’t sleep on LinkedIn articles. Consider Mailchimp.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2019

1) PR software market estimated at $4 billion. Consulting firm Burton-Taylor published a report that benchmarks market size and market share for a category of technology the company describes as “Media Intelligence and PR Software.” Gartner says about one-third of the CMO budget goes to marketing technology. Here we go….

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