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Stop the Insanity. Fire Your PR Firm in 2014.

Marketing Craftmanship

Its source notwithstanding, the axiom applies perfectly to the great number of companies that retain PR firms, year after year, to generate publicity that will have little or no impact on tangible business outcomes. Business leaders must address two key questions in advance of seeking any publicity: “1.

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What Is Earned Media?

ClearVoice

As the name suggests, a PR executive has relationships with members of the media and continuously pitch their clients to be included in various publications, news shows, podcasts and more. Additional earned media definitions, according to PR professionals. “It’s You have not paid to be mentioned.

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B2B Video Marketing Done Right

KoMarketing Associates

Video content in particular is an increasingly compelling tactic for business marketers to deploy throughout the funnel, with numbers to support its use. It’s an asset in PR kits developed to promote new product launches. It’s a way to reward high-value customers in a feature highly visible to the business community.

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What Is Off-Page Optimization?

ClearVoice

Off-page optimization uses branding, marketing, public relations, advertorial, and other tactics to market a brand in the hopes of leading to sales and attracting consumer attention. Add some marketing and PR. What is off-page optimization? It can be considered as a “third-party” validation of your work.”

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Brand Journalism Trend Heats Up in UK

B2B Memes

Because these new types of publishers want to avoid “clunky advertorial, laden with overt brand value and PR messages,” they will be hiring experienced journalists to build an audience of loyal customers. Companies that have a story to tell and the money to get it told.&#.

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How to Get Quick Results With SEO Sprints: The DriveSafe Case Study

Moz

Posted by ChristopherHofman Currently, many businesses face challenging times and are moving their SEO budget to disciplines which offer quicker wins. But in reality, for competitive queries, the right CTR will be much lower, which means that you could be basing your business case on the wrong numbers. How we did it. Measurement.

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Is Starbucks’ “Upstanders” Honest Digital Storytelling or a Marketing Stunt?

Content Standard

Starbucks has launched a new digital storytelling series with an eye on positive human experiences—a move it insists is about bridging a journalistic gap, not marketing or PR. The content is distributed via Starbucks’ own website and mobile app, as well as other online media including Mic and Upworthy, Business Insider reported. .