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Why Cisco Is Hiring Over 200 Content Marketers

Contently

The first candidate came from a more traditional PR background. Washer is one of the funniest people on the marketing conference circuit, using his talents to make hilarious videos for Cisco. . “Where we’re really finding a sweet spot is people who have empathy and passion for what we’re doing.”

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Why Cisco Hired Over 200 Content Marketers

Contently

The first candidate came from a more traditional PR background. Washer is one of the funniest people on the marketing conference circuit, using his talents to make hilarious videos for Cisco. . “Where we’re really finding a sweet spot is people who have empathy and passion for what we’re doing.”

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How NOT to pitch a blog | Online Marketing Blog

Online Marketing Institute

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. For example, we get pitches from PR firms about major brands running new viral or social media campaigns. Excellent food for thought for us PR hacks out there. Please don’t.

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Blogger outreach is earned media PR, isn’t it?

Biznology

All blog conference preach payment (but I’m earned too so I get ur point)” and I responded “Don’t forget, most bloggers online have never been corrupted by blogger conferences :)” and, finally, “You don’t NEED to be sneaky in social media.

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Earned-media micro-influencer marketing master class

Biznology

My Personal Digital PR Philosophy. Explore the long tail (there are millions of people blogging, sharing, and posting online – and PR tends to pile on the same 100 “influentials.”) “We want you to take 50 million of us as seriously as you take one reporter from The Wall Street Journal ” (#83 of the 95 theses from The Cluetrain Manifesto ).

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Influencer marketing is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration

Biznology

My Personal Digital PR Philosophy. Explore the long tail (there are millions of people blogging, sharing, and posting online – and PR tends to pile on the same 100 “influentials”) “We want you to take 50 million of us as seriously as you take one reporter from The Wall Street Journal ” (#83 of the 95 Theses from The Cluetrain Manifesto ).

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11 Pro Tips for Better Business Blogging

Online Marketing Institute

Cutting corners or half-assing this exercise will do nothing more than lead you to produce advertorial dribble. Always Be Adding Value Absolutely don’t create a advertorial time drain. In fact, for most businesses, it will be an utter waste of precious selling time that will not meet your expectations.