Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The survey found, “The top three areas live event budgets will be reallocated to are content creation (43%): hosted webinars (40%); and search marketing (33%).”. The deluge of PR pitches. Pitch proof points with claims. Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance. Source: What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? ).

Survey 179

Survey Marketing B2B Study 179

5W PR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Internal Communications: Ensures effective communication within the company, keeping employees informed about company developments and fostering a positive internal culture. PR specialists pitch stories, arrange interviews, and share press releases to secure positive media coverage for the company or its products.

Technology 78

Technology Product Launch Crisis Management Case Study 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The survey listed 16 possible formats and here’s how the most valuable format stacked up: 43% said research or survey reports; 40% said case studies; 40% said webinars; 37% said B2B media and news; 34% said white papers; and. Effective storytelling improves valuations. I’m open to pitches on these, but please read this first.

B2B 122

B2B Marketing Survey Software 122

PR Conversations

DECEMBER 19, 2014

This includes blended approaches to online and offline learning (with Stuart Bruce leading a face-to-face session, alongside my own direction of the web-based aspects, including guest webinar presenters). Increasingly I note how communications practitioners are connected on a constant basis through their mobile devices.

Social Media 90

Social Media Trends Communications Crisis Management 90

NewsWhip

JUNE 23, 2021

Watch webinar. And I would say you get on the other end of our Kivvit partnership and me being on this webinar, it’s pretty indicative of what we look for when we bring on a new tool or technology. It bisected different farms and lands, but more broadly Keystone also represented an international issue. Read transcript.

Data 78

Data Media Analytics Energy 78

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“Content marketing will revolve more around individuals and storytelling components. With chatbots capable of handling more and more ‘how to’ and ‘information requests’ internally, leading marketers and communications pros will train them to give feedback and assist when executing on content initiatives.”. How can they do that?

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Marketing Advertising Advertising 105

Contently - Strategy

JANUARY 2, 2019

At the state of content marketing webinar I co-hosted last month, attendees submitted 50 questions, which means we either did something terribly right or terribly wrong. Recently, we combined that user-generated data with internal data to create a badass freelance rates calculator so you can easily see what to charge for future projects.

Case Study 110

Case Study Content Marketing Strategy Facebook 110

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Make your team members track everything that matters within your marketing department – blog views, cost per lead, conversion rates at every stage, webinar attendance rate, paid search efficiency… and report their own KPIs up to you. Podcasts are great for the delivery of credible information and analysis, and storytelling.

Marketing 174

Marketing Employee Content Marketing Training 174

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It was a good pitch. After several unsuccessful attempts, I re-worked my pitch into a blog post and published it on the company blog. This new trend some were calling content marketing had the hallmarks of a soft and subtle pitch. Get to the latest infographic before it’s published – and pitch it to a media outlet first.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Publicity Marketing Television 60

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

I shared a first draft of this article as a Google Document via Twitter; with MA PR students at Newcastle University; and with colleagues at Ketchum on an international webinar. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project. 7 Shift to newsroom workflow.

Publicity 164

Publicity Ethics Data Community 164