Sword and the Script | B2B

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some marketing and communications predictions suggest AI will change the world; others see a tailspin of noise and and see humanity as a path for differentiation Most marketing and PR professionals have formed strong viewpoints on AI. That much is apparent I compiled this year’s list of marketing and communications predictions.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

This session included much of what Indra and her partner Jon Bailey have been able to accomplish in the last two years, moving from a primarily traditional agency to a new media powerhouse. It’s a journey that’s similar to my own when I merged my digital agency (Mighty Interactive) to Off Madison Ave in 2005. Direct mail?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

Social Media 122

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Onalytica B2B

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The evolution of technology has allowed social media to evolve in parallel. In 2003, social networking website MySpace was launched. Thus were born bands and artists who gained fame solely due to MySpace marketing (Arctic Monkeys, Drop, Dead, Gorgeous and Jeferee Star, for example).

Social Media 50

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Even though ustwo , a digital product studio, has worked with major brands like Google, Adidas, and Ford, their Instagram presence is surprisingly personal. VICE's full service digital agency serves up plenty of both in their frequent updates, along with photos of their team and their traveling flag. 7) Skirt PR: @skirtpr.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. But then it gets even worse.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Or have too many social media marketing statistics.” ” Well, she actually only said the first part (which is debatable), but certainly would have said the second part (which isn’t) had social media been around in the 1930s. How does B2B social media marketing differ in effectiveness from B2C use?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 6, 2015

In few professions has the emergence of social media been such a double-edged sword as public relations. On one hand, the “citizen journalism,” blogging, and content-sharing platforms for all types of media have fundamentally altered the traditional print-based business model of professional and trade publications.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 11, 2015

Though “social media” broadly encompasses a variety of platforms including blogs (WordPress, Medium, Tumblr), content sharing (YouTube, SlideShare, Instagram), and content curation (Scoop.It, Triberr, Paper.li), the term is nearly synonymous to many for the big social networks. 12 Facebook Statistics and Facts.

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Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2015

Digital marketing activities and budgets are growing, because they have an impact: more than half of all employed adults say that “digital media has changed the way they work.” Marketers in the U.S. Marketers in the U.S. 14 Digital Marketing Stats and Facts. Image credit: AdWeek.

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Webbiquity

JULY 21, 2015

Even with the continual introductions of shiny new tools for marketers, email remains the workhorse for lead generation. Consumers and business buyers alike have raised expectations of what’s required for marketers to get, and keep, their attention. Keep social media in perspective. Image credit: AdWeek.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Content marketing is a hot topic. According to Google Trends , searches for “content marketing” have increased 150% in the past two years. 90% of companies now use content marketing , and collectively they will spent $135 million on digital marketing content this year. by The Marketing Nut. ** 5 STARS.

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Webbiquity

JULY 14, 2015

Business and consumer marketers are nearly unanimous in their belief in the importance of social media to marketing activities. Still, marketers sometimes struggle with strategy, tactics, and measurement in social media marketing. Know your market (B2B). Be responsive.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Though the use of social media and social networks for marketing is now nearly ubiquitous, and 78% of companies have dedicated social media teams, many marketers sill struggle with certain aspects of social marketing, such as formalizing strategies and measuring results.

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Vidyard

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Marketing can be a bit of a thankless job. And that’s why we created the Video Marketing Awards. It takes passion, creativity, resourcefulness, and a whole lot of hard work to make awesome video content, and we believe that marketers producing great video deserve to be recognized. Best Personalized Video Campaign – Reltio.

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EveryoneSocial

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The goal of any employee advocacy program is to better leverage the social networks of employees, both for the benefit of the company they work for and the employees themselves. We think so, but the reality is that it’s still the minority of early adopters and market leaders that have invested in employee advocacy.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I can’t think of any superpower that would be more useful for content marketers than to have a sneak preview of all the important developments, trends, technologies, and key disruptors that will impact our strategic and creative decisions over the next 12 months. Allison Wert , content marketing manager, Frontline Education.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I found myself asking the same question, so I compiled a list of 19 brands with faithful followings, along with the marketing tactics that might contribute to their cult status. From one marketer to another, stop, breathe deeply, and give yourself a break. So what’s the secret sauce in the brand’s marketing efforts?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Content marketing success starts with developing a strategy and roadmap, but the rubber hits the road with the execution of tactics (and measurement of marketing results to support continual improvement). So it is with Content Marketing Week. Where do you find ideas and inspiration for content marketing topics?

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Onalytica B2B

JUNE 30, 2015

What’s next for content marketing? With a growing discussion and a solid increase in the use of content marketing across all disciplines we are asking ourselves what’s next for content marketing? Seth Godin already talked about content marketing back in 2003 when we didn’t even know what to call it.

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Content Standard

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As a 24-year-old journalist-turned-marketer, I wanted nothing to do with a technology startup churning out what I thought was the same rhetoric as every other content company in town. He suggested I figure out what it is I want to create at Skyword, and I joined the Marketing team a few weeks later. The Result.

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Content Standard

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As a 24-year-old journalist-turned-marketer, I wanted nothing to do with a technology startup churning out what I thought was the same rhetoric as every other content company in town. He suggested I figure out what it is I want to create at Skyword, and I joined the Marketing team a few weeks later. The Result.

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Content Standard

JULY 26, 2016

It’s a scene that’s played out so many times in my marketing career. I sat in the same conference room with the whole marketing team. I felt pure dread, knowing that a bad media buy was going to overshadow the weeks of planning and execution. I decided to never put my fate in the hands of a media planner again.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As social media marketing has become ubiquitous ( 88% of marketers say social media is important for their businesses), hundreds of new tools have developed just in the past few years: tools for social media management, monitoring, measurement, automation, identifying influencers, creating graphical content, and more.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 3, 2015

From humble beginnings, Twitter has grown to become an indispensable source for online news alerts as well as a vital marketing tool. Given the increasing level of social media noise, which advanced practices are most helpful for Twitter marketers today? Expert Twitter Marketing Tips and Tactics.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

For anyone in marketing or PR being asked to make “data-driven&# decisions “based on the numbers&# (and doesn’t that include pretty much everyone in marketing and PR these days?), How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? And much more.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 17, 2013

With marketing minds now turning their attention to 2014 , these professionals are beginning to look at budget and strategic focus for the coming 12 months. But with changes to Google''s algorithms and the continual rise of social comes massive opportunity for those businesses that realign spend to where it matters most.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are marketers measuring social media success?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Looking at marketing surveys and studies from the past year, a few trends are clear, among them that buyers are firmly (and increasingly) in control of the purchase cycle. In response, marketers are producing an increasing amount and variety of content to support all stages of the decision process. 9 General Marketing Stats.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Let’s say his name is Malcolm Marketer. If he’s heavily involved in digital efforts, he might be knee-deep in his marketing analytics. If he’s heavily involved in digital efforts, he might be knee-deep in his marketing analytics. “How the heck do I hire a good marketer?

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Hubspot

APRIL 5, 2017

When you think of viral marketing, your mind probably wanders to that Oreos "You can still dunk in the dark" tweet , which garnered an enviable 40,000 retweets and Facebook likes during 2013's Super Bowl power outage. What happens to small brands that hit on marketing gold, kind of by accident? 12 Small Brands That Went Viral.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. How are marketers planning to allocate budgets this year? Social Media Statistics.

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Directive Agency

JULY 26, 2016

You’re reading this because you’re interested in hiring a top SEO company that can exceed your company’s marketing KPI’s. Enjoy the answers and feel free to share the post across your social channels. I tweet about #marketing #seo and #business – Contributor to @Entrepreneur and @GulfBusiness.

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Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2015

Used primarily on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, Throwback Thursday posts can liven your marketing campaigns up and generate real results -- that is, if you know how to use them right. To help you figure out how to navigate this trend, we pulled together everything you need to know about using #TBT in your marketing.

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