Marketing Craftmanship

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Branded Interviews: Your Pathway to “Enlightened”? Thought Leadership

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They should not feature employees or clients Presented in a quick-reading Q&A editorial format, with 10 – 12 questions that highlight the individual’s personal and professional background, insights, and opinions Purely objective in nature.

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How To Make Marketing An Invaluable Function

Marketing Craftmanship

The degree of mutual cooperation between marketing and sales depends largely on the personalities involved, and how well they like and respect each other. This can include everything from their pitch letters and PowerPoint presentations to case studies and demos. Ask for feedback and find ways to compromise.

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Social Distancing: Marketing’s New Strategic Mandate

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Include the person’s or company’s name in the subject line to distinguish it from spam, for instance. Snail mail, which for decades was blocked by executive gatekeepers, is now such a rare occurrence that personal letters often receive immediate attention. Less is more, if it’s well written.

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Why Your Company’s Blog Doesn’t Make the Phone Ring

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If you’re simply presenting facts, your posts are probably a snooze-fest. The potential for you to make your blog a marketing device lies in your ability to present provocative, unique or contrarian viewpoints. You don’t provide an interesting point of view. People read blog posts to gain insights and opinions.

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4 Media Relations Lessons…Learned the Hard Way

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Some Reporters Have Personal Agendas. He answered all of her questions in a direct manner, and she did not present any questions that suggested an intention to write anything other than a positive story. I’ve never forgotten the lesson to always expect to see whatever you say (and sometimes things you didn’t say) in print.

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Industry Conferences and Seminars: How to Extract their Real Business Value

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For example, if you’ve given a conference presentation, you can send highlights of your remarks to your database shortly after the event, and offer to send them your complete remarks or PowerPoint slides. If you’re not on the podium, you’ll need to be more creative.

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Are Pitch Letters The Cinderella Of Content Marketing?

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Both requirements are addressed by unsolicited pitch letters, which is the only genre of content marketing that delivers tailored content through a personalized solicitation process. As long as your ideas are relevant and presented in a professional manner, most prospects will not object to learning about problems or opportunities.