Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team. In any case, both of these were “audience buys” and proved to be savvy PR, content marketing and SEO moves. There was even an SEO angle: in its heyday, HARO was a backlink magnet and from high-quality new sites. Case in point?

SEO 129

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Software 129

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Writing is thinking, but more than that its the application of thinking; it transforms a passive activity into an active one. Marketing measurement statistics. Search marketing and SEO statistics. Search Marketing and SEO Statistics. Pressing Questions on SEO ). Marketing Measurement Statistics.

Content Marketing 122

Content Marketing SEO Social Media Publicity 122

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 23, 2017

The unofficial kickoff of the digital PR industry goes back to late 2011 and early 2012, when Google’s Panda and Penguin algorithm updates turned the SEO category upside down. The updates rewarded quality content and penalized spammy SEO tricks that had propelled dubious websites to page one of the search rankings.

Digital PR 168

Digital PR SEO Storytelling Analytics 168

Contently - Strategy

MAY 11, 2024

As a frequent traveler, I type in Google searches like this all the time, whether I’m looking for a satisfying slice or a sweaty HIIT class (I’ve got two speeds) — and this is precisely why local SEO content strategy is so critical for businesses. Is Local Search Important for SEO? Here’s what to know in 2024.

Local 80

Local SEO Strategy How To 80

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Sticky PR Measurement: Are We There Yet? Measure me this How many times have you been asked, “Well, what is the value of public relations?” .&# or “Can you really measure that ?”

Measurement 106

Measurement Education Twitter Facebook 106

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Meandering Through Measurement November 20th, 2010 Tweet Measurement takes a holiday What happens when you get a roomful of communicators listening to a bunch of speakers on measurement?

Measurement 80

Measurement Conference Tourism Blogging 80

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Authoring a weekly blog allows a leader to write in her own voice – which becomes part of the voice of the brand. Two blog posts each week becomes a permanent SEO-friendly knowledge base. It takes time for writing and filming — and a strong, informed point of view. Longer content boosts SEO.

Case Study 178

Case Study SEO Film Video 178

Contently - Strategy

APRIL 1, 2024

If your SEO-driven content feels as memorable as yesterday’s weather forecast, it’s missing the mark. Search engines — as well as your target customers — breeze past generic SEO content like a billboard on a highway, leaving your traffic in the dust. But the problem (probably) isn’t the writing. And is that person your buyer?

SEO 52

SEO Engineering Writing How To 52

Critical Mention

OCTOBER 21, 2018

It’s easy to fall behind rapidly evolving SEO trends, which include optimizing your website with the right keywords, using paid online marketing and using structured data—but there are five strategies that many PR pros miss when incorporating SEO into their campaigns: Back in the 90s, how did mom and pop stores grow their businesses?

SEO 74

SEO Strategy Engineering Google 74

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Automation in Public Relations Measurement: Yea/Nay? Traditional and social media measurement tools usually provide 3 broad types of automation: 1.

Measurement 87

Measurement Publicity Analysis Tools 87

Beyond PR

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

What you may not know is that practicing good SEO is just as essential for your press releases as it is for the rest of your online communications. In other words: neglect SEO at your own risk. Before you’ve started to write, ask yourself: what is it about this announcement that my readers will find compelling?

SEO 75

SEO Engineering Google Writing 75

Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

It also increases your SEO and search rankings, which brings those prospects directly to you. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Write down all of the questions your customer service department is asked. I promise you can do it. Do it well.

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Exercises Google Writing Blogging 198

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 19, 2021

Vendors are giving us reason to be optimistic about public relations technology – from AI that will predict your pitching success to more tangible PR measurement and attribution. So, I started tracking the community and publishing three different writing series on PR technology ( PR Tech Sums , PR Tech Briefing s, and Product Reviews ).

Technology 167

Technology Publicity Software Pitching 167

Buzzstream

AUGUST 7, 2024

I met Gus Pelogia at BrightonSEO after he gave his excellent talk on writing SEO tickets for development teams. Gus is the SEO Product Manager at Indeed, a job site with over a million unique pages. Quantify Qualitative Changes Use A/B testing to measure the impact of SEO changes.

SEO 62

SEO Company Engineering System 62

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 26, 2017

Because I focus on the integration of content with SEO and social media, I am lucky enough to see the entire spectrum from creation to ROI – something many marketers don’t get to do as an agency. One of the reasons I appreciate the ability to measure so much is the insider’s view on what works and what doesn’t.

SEO 133

SEO Community Writing Content Marketing 133

Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If left to my own devices I write in a passive voice, I habitually use compound sentences, and my vocabulary choice is less than ideal (humblebrag – I use too many syllables). On a weekly basis, I get a platform to the communications and marketing communities and need to write effectively for them. Tools to improve your headlines.

Tools 120

Tools How To SEO Writing 120

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

“Business outcomes tend to have two qualities in common; first, they have to be a measure of behavioral change (sales or otherwise); and second, as a metric, business outcomes must make sense/be recognizable across an organization.&# He then said, “The second way to measure offline business outcomes is to use primary research.

Measurement 83

Measurement Publicity Web Analytics 83

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

Google 110

Google SEO Engineering Measurement 110

Buzzstream

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I recently saw Alex publish a fantastic LinkedIn post about why every SEO should study branding. (It’s So, SEOs need to think differently about how we build and work with brands. It’s an excellent conversation for SEOs, digital PRs, and agency leaders. It’s a great read —check it out here.)

SEO 62

SEO Study Branding Brand 62

Critical Mention

JUNE 19, 2019

Once you set your goals, you can set KPIs to measure your content’s success. Fifty-nine percent of B2B marketers say email is their most effective channel for revenue generation ( WordStream ), and over 88% of companies are marketing on social media ( SEO expert ). This involves testing your content and measuring its success.

Content Marketing 128

Content Marketing How To Marketing B2B 128

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Measurement… Supplemented October 22nd, 2010 Tweet Last week, Priya Ramesh, CRT/tanaka ‘s director of social media, joined us for the bi-weekly #measurePR chat. Sales of what?

Measurement 66

Measurement Social Media Twitter Tourism 66

The Proactive Report

MAY 27, 2018

They’ll be expected to deliver more: more strategy, more content, more channels, more creativity and more measurement. The traditional skills are still in demand – writing, communication and strategy. Analytics is now at 62% and SEO at 41%. The Challenge. The growth will come from new deliverables.

Industry 113

Industry Measurement SEO Corporate 113

Cision

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ah, the “boring press release” — we’ve all read them, and most of us are guilty of writing one. Brands who blog have more indexed web pages, which boosts SEO. We’ll deliver your multimedia assets, and you’ll leverage the industry’s most authoritative web property, PRNewswire.com, to drive SEO results.

Infographics 235

Infographics Case Study Content Marketing Video 235

Stuart Bruce

MARCH 8, 2017

This makes no sense as it impossible for a senior PR practitioner to be truly ‘strategic’ if they don’t understand the role that measurement, evaluation and data analysis plays in shaping strategy. In 2017 basic photo and video production should be a core skill, just as integral to public relations excellence as writing is.

Publicity 134

Publicity Analysis Public Affairs Measurement 134

The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. Here he outlines a talk from Yext’s Duane Forrester on what a future SEO job description. But inspired by preeminent statistician, George Box, Orin also outlines why asking the correct questions in measurement and evaluation is key. When do they want it?

Tools 137

Tools Publicity Measurement SEO 137

Cision

JULY 26, 2017

Facebook is unprecedented by nearly every measure for social platforms, except perhaps for engagement where its companion network Instagram (and its 700 million users ) excels. Paid Content (what can I measure and how granularly can I target audiences?). Paid Content (what can I measure and how granularly can I target audiences?).

Social Media 233

Social Media How To Insurance Insurance 233

Buzzstream

JANUARY 30, 2020

Being an SEO first and foremost myself, the impact of what I do is always judged on the impact it had on organic traffic, and more importantly, revenue. Successful newsjacking or any link building activity, if just measured on links could see the brand becoming relevant for queries that are of no value. For example.

SEO 71

SEO Film Reddit Video 71

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While traditionally PR work consisted of press releases, pitching, and occasional damage control, today’s PR teams must have a diverse digital skill set, including SEO strategy, social media savvy, data analysis and more. The core skills we need as PR professionals have also changed. Other skills and attributes are more timeless.

Analytics 170

Analytics Social Media Tools Trends 170

The Proactive Report

MAY 27, 2018

They’ll be expected to deliver more: more strategy, more content, more channels, more creativity and more measurement. The traditional skills are still in demand – writing, communication and strategy. Analytics is now at 62% and SEO at 41%. The Challenge. The growth will come from new deliverables.

Industry 100

Industry Measurement SEO Corporate 100

The Proactive Report

MAY 27, 2018

They’ll be expected to deliver more: more strategy, more content, more channels, more creativity and more measurement. The traditional skills are still in demand – writing, communication and strategy. Analytics is now at 62% and SEO at 41%. The Challenge. The growth will come from new deliverables.

Industry 100

Industry Measurement SEO Corporate 100

PR Fuel

JANUARY 20, 2021

Why should you try writing press releases and do press releases work for SEO? Press releases for SEO is a strategy to raise your visibility and traffic. Before you decide to write a press release, here are some things you need to know. Before you decide to write a press release, here are some things you need to know.

SEO 52

SEO Engineering Writing Analytics 52

Flack's Revenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I first learned of Stone Temple and their great work in SEO and digital marketing through an acquaintance, and interviewed CEO Eric Enge for a post on Maximize Social Business awhile back. Eric Enge and I are the main performers/presenters, and I also write the scripts and handle social promotion. Can you walk us through the process?

Video 153

Video B2B Film Marketing 153

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

Marketing 214

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 214

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Of those, 84% say they outsource content creation; distribution, technology, strategy and measurement were distant followers. Year after year this survey shows that successful content marketing programs are resourced appropriately, have a documented content strategy, put their audience needs first, and measure real results with analytics.

Content Marketing 136

Content Marketing Study Blogging Marketing 136

Rock the Status Quo

APRIL 26, 2017

Because I focus on the integration of content with SEO and social media, I am lucky enough to see the entire spectrum from creation to ROI – something many marketers don’t get to do as an agency. One of the reasons I appreciate the ability to measure so much is the insider’s view on what works and what doesn’t.

SEO 100

SEO Community Writing Content Marketing 100

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

You don’t have to be Einstein to start measuring smartly. There are no absolutes when it comes to measurement, as Don points out… only – and, perhaps most importantly – context. by Daniel Sitkin at Metrica’s Measurement Matters. Why: Measuring the channels is not important. Who owns the news?

Measurement 51

Measurement Analytics Conference Web 51

Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The most effective blogs in B2B marketing tend to publish longer posts, more frequently, with visuals, paid distribution and analytical measurement Blogging doesn’t have the appeal that voice search, personalization or influencer marketing do in B2B marketing, but when it’s done right, it’s surely effective, according to a new study.

B2B 145

B2B Study Blogging Survey 145