Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 31, 2024

These ideas span marketing budgets, studies on tactics, and sadly, goodbye to a couple of beloved brands in marketing and PR This blog was started in 2009 as a tool for my own professional development. Consistency counts for a lot in many things, including marketing and communications. was changing my profession.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Business may be getting a tad personal as B2B buyers put “I feel safe signing a contract with them” at the top of their decision criteria Dentsu a global creative agency is out with a new study about B2B buying decisions. Like other recent studies , it also found that sales cycles are getting longer. That builds trust.

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Agility PR Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Leaving no stone unturned, AI continues its march through the nooks and crannies of business operations, and new research from experience management firm Qualtrics reveals a significant impact on market research in the coming year and beyond—showing that within three years, more than half of market research may be done using AI-created, synthetic personas (..)

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Ronn Torossian

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Learn how leading financial brands like PayPal, Monzo & American Express excel at digital marketing through data-driven campaigns & customer-centric strategies The post Financial Digital Marketing Done Right: Case Studies and Lessons from Leading Financial Brands appeared first on.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2024

Those companies that are in the early stages of a startup building a product stand to gain “the greatest” valuation benefit from marketing About half (45%) of all B2B technology startups make no effort to market their products. More specifically, they did the study twice to ensure its validity.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 13, 2024

Creativity is the one area of marketing that’s immune to budget cuts; the most creative B2B marketing ideas aren’t just “a video” but platforms of messaging and positioning B2B marketing isn’t known for creativity. Important, the five creative B2B marketing ideas below aren’t just a single video or ad as is often the case.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Marketing content should be a key component in our ideation processes — especially during quiet periods. . With that in mind here is a refresher on ways that PR teams can use content marketing assets to drive PR results and ideas. Case studies. Data and research. PR people should never let good data go to waste.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Its not that we need a new playbook, or a new idea, or new way of doing things; we need to execute on the tried-and-true fundamentals of marketing, communications and psychology. I’ve been thinking that B2B marketing tries too hard. The message I took from that book was that all markets are conversations.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 8, 2024

B2B marketing today produces more stuff, for more channels, for longer sales cycles on smaller budgets – and B2B customers want a unified CX or they say they will churn B2B marketing is an incredibly difficult job. Consider the following statistics from just this year: B2B marketing budgets are “anemic” in 2024, sitting at 7.7%

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The world of marketing and PR evolves rapidly. Conferences and other gatherings of like-minded marketing professionals provide key learning opportunities, introductions to others who can help you hone your craft, and team-building experiences unlike any other. Digital Sales and Marketing World. Dates: Feb 25 – 26, 2020.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The account management model most tech companies employ puts sales and marketing at odds over customer references Gaining access to customers for direct conversations is a long-standing problem in B2B marketing. I’m using the term customer reference here interchangeably with access to customers by a marketing team.

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Onclusive

MARCH 18, 2019

In our Metromile case study you’ll learn: Why owned media is a vital part of the customer journey. How to establish benchmarks for your PR and content marketing efforts. How to connect content marketing to website traffic, sign ups, and sales. Best practices for reporting ROI. COMPLETE FORM TO DOWNLOAD.

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5W PR

APRIL 2, 2025

Financial technology companies face unique marketing challenges that traditional advertising alone cannot solve. Recent data shows that 92% of consumers trust influencer recommendations over traditional advertising, while fintech-focused influencer campaigns generate 11x more ROI than conventional digital marketing.

Marketing 78

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Ronn Torossian

MARCH 6, 2025

Learn how affiliate marketing drives app growth in 2025 through data-driven strategies, successful case studies and best practices for maximizing user acquisition The post Affiliate Marketing That Works for App Marketing: Unlocking Potential for Growth in 2025 appeared first on.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

Here is the third installment in my series about maximizing “secret sauce” in tech marketing. Then, in the next one, I outlined steps to turn your core IP into a PR asset , and included case studies. I thought I’d wrap the series with a few final thoughts, as well as one more case study. How did they do this?

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Creating a fintech case study can feel like a never-ending trip to the DMV. While a fintech case study isn’t as straightforward to create as other types of content , these powerhouse stories offer unparalleled value for brands. But that’s exactly why a well-crafted fintech case study can be so powerful.

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Contently - Strategy

AUGUST 30, 2024

But with endless ads and marketing noise, it’s hard to get your story heard, especially if you’re using the same marketing tactics and jargon as your competitors. According to a study from Oracle and Brent Leary, “ 80% of consumers have purchased products in direct response to social media content.

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Agility PR Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

From shopping online to communicating with loved ones, from working and studying to attending meetings, many parts of people’s lives suddenly shifted to a virtual setting. And while […] The post 5 virtual event marketing strategies to boost attendance appeared first on Agility PR Solutions.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. Faces and Markets of PRGN is a series of blog posts in 2024 that puts Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) member agencies and their markets in the spotlight. Planning strategic activities.

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Agility PR Solutions

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As the Creator Economy continues to grow and diversify, new research from creative marketing platform Thinkific Labs finds that after a year of massive shifts across the technology sector and the wider economy, online learning is growing and offers financial stability for the consistently increasing body of creators.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2025

The best PR campaigns from travel agencies are those that dont just market a destinationthey connect emotionally with travelers, stirring their wanderlust and […] The post The art of storytelling in travel PR: These 3 case studies show how great campaigns transport us to new destinations first appeared on Agility PR Solutions.

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Onclusive

APRIL 9, 2019

The acquisition brings together AirPR’s industry-leading communications measurement solution with Ozmotik’s content marketing and analytics offering, creating a unified platform for companies to discover their most valuable earned media and to deliver it to its intended audience at scale. Measuring Reader Engagement and Brand Impact.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Privacy laws spook marketers. The changes have marketers scrambling, which gives ad tech the opportunity to be Ellen Ripley, the hero of this horror story. Marketers need guidance, and these changes are the perfect way for ad tech companies to use thought leadership to assure brands that they are not alone.

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here are three ways to write audience-focused messages — whether it’s for media relations, marketing materials, internal comms, or other audiences or channels: Put the audience first. Don’t start with [Organization Name] conducted a study. Focus on what you learned in the study, not on the study itself.

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5W PR

JANUARY 29, 2025

Integrating Storytelling Across PR, Blogs, and Branded Content Public relations and content marketing share a common foundation: storytelling that connects with audiences and builds lasting relationships. According to a study by Cision, 91% of PR professionals believe content marketing is becoming more important to their success.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 8, 2023

SaaS companies have an average of 38 active cases studies that are between 500-1,000 words in both HTML and PDF format; here’s how they incentives customers, sales and customer success to solicit new case studies Case studies are a pillar of B2B marketing, particularly in technology circles like software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Agility PR Solutions

JUNE 21, 2023

In public relations and marketing, client case studies are a powerful tool. They’re a critical way for PR agencies and brands to demonstrate their value in a specific way that readers can grasp.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 28, 2025

Customer anonymity behind their desktop or mobile screens is no longer an obstacle for marketers. Thats because its now possible to study consumer behavior on and offline to make informed and data-enhanced decisions. How is this possible? The answer lies in behavioral analytics.

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Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Before I was at BuzzStream, I worked with The Grit Group , a fantastic digital marketing agency run by Alex Johnson. I recently saw Alex publish a fantastic LinkedIn post about why every SEO should study branding. (It’s Building and marketing those sites to generate leads. It’s a great read —check it out here.)

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5W PR

MARCH 16, 2025

Preparing for a future without third-party cookies represents one of the biggest shifts in digital marketing since the rise of programmatic advertising. Marketing teams must adapt their strategies now to maintain effective digital campaigns while respecting user privacy and meeting compliance requirements.

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Onclusive

JULY 13, 2021

Across the marketing funnel: NEO shows the business impact of each soundbite and key message across the entire marketing funnel. Read the full case study. Read the full case study. It’s about controlling the narrative. How communicators use NEO for strategic decision-making.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 15, 2023

B2B buyers say they want quality content that demonstrates you understand their industry, and their company and helps them to build a business case to buy your tech product One of the reasons content marketing is so important to B2B companies is the fact that the last person a buyer speaks to is a salesperson.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 26, 2024

Thought leadership benefits B2B marketing in so many ways – awareness, consideration and even customer retention – but it can have adverse effects when it’s under-resourced and turns out to be light on substance The social media platform LinkedIn and the PR firm Edelman routinely team up to conduct surveys.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

58% spending more time researching products before making purchasing decisions; social media has become increasingly important in B2B marketing The consumerization of business technology is probably one of the biggest driving forces in the development of B2B software. Using people’s names in marketing email (i.e.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A solid investment in PR paves the way for long-term success in today’s competitive market. Building Brand Awareness and Credibility A primary objective B2B tech PR is to increase brand awareness and establish credibility within the target market. This is a strategy that attracts organic website traffic.

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PR for Anyone

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

People often question the difference between public relations and marketing. This week I’m going to talk about publicity and marketing. So subscribe to the channel and now I will tell you about publicity and marketing. The post Public Relations in Marketing appeared first on Christina Daves.

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Onclusive

JULY 22, 2021

Clear and compelling messaging is essential to achieving impact with marketing, communications and branding. Strategic messaging enables you to create brand awareness, convey who you are as a business to your intended audience and develop the emotional connection that influences purchases of your products and services.

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