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Jun

Need to persuade an audience? Use these 5 powerful messaging techniques

June 21, 2018

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If you’ve watched the show “Mad Men,” you may have thought that you, too, could be an advertising executive, drink old fashioneds during the day, chain smoke cigarettes and come up with cool campaigns that persuade the American public to choose one brand over another with a snappy slogan.

Well slow your roll, Nancy.

Mad Men made advertising look easy because it was easier back then.

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May

3 PR takeaways from Cision’s 2018 ‘Global State of the Media’ report

May 8, 2018

by: Michelle Calcote King in B2B , Public relations , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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Nowadays, the media is the news. With a president who calls the media “fake news” and an overwhelming supply of competing vendita gonfiabili content online, the news industry has been under rapid transformation and intense scrutiny like no other profession in past years.

However, the media — and the public relations profession — are winning.

One stunning proof point: The digital paywall business of “the failing New York Times” is growing as fast as Facebook and faster than Google. Its online subscription sales jumped 46 percent in 2017 to $340 million, and digital ad sales rose 14 percent to $238 million. Subscriptions now make up 60 percent of the news organization’s total revenue.

It’s an interesting time to be in PR.

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May

4 reasons marketers must shift toward a ‘knowledge extraction’ mindset

May 2, 2018

by: Michelle Calcote King in B2B , Marketing strategy , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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Marketers… if you had to describe your most important role in one or two words, what would you say? My gut tells me that many would say “promotion,” “brand building” or “thought leadership.” I doubt many would say “knowledge extraction.” And that must change.

Knowledge extraction is basically that — extracting knowledge from your subject-matter experts (SMEs). It’s a specialized skill when done right, and it’s imperative for effective business-to-business and professional services marketing. Here’s why:

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Apr

7 ways to overcome content marketing’s biggest challenge: just getting it done

April 24, 2018

by: Michelle Calcote King in B2B , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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We’ve all heard it before:

“I just can’t get my subject-matter experts to give me the information I need.”

“We would do content marketing, but we can never find the time — we’re too busy focused on billable work.”

I get it. Content marketing takes time. It’s the reason I have a viable business, after all.

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Jan

Content promotion: 8 ways to get more mileage out of your content

January 23, 2018

by: Steven Gallo in B2B , Marketing strategy , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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By now you understand the value of creating engaging content to grow your business. Content marketing works (ask our clients!), but there’s a caveat: Your content doesn’t do you much good if no one sees it.

A crucial component of your content marketing strategy is promotion and distribution. Publishing a post to your blog or adding a form to your website to download your e-book isn’t enough.

Yes, if you build it, they will come…but only if they actually know about it.

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Nov

3 easy B2B marketing videos you can create right now (and how to create them)

November 16, 2017

by: Steven Gallo in B2B , Content marketing , Video marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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You’ve heard thought leaders hüpfburg kaufen telling you to create more online video.

You’re reading about the importance of video marketing on industry blogs (guilty as charged).

You’re seeing your competitors produce video content, and maybe you’re getting pressure from higher-ups at your company to do the same.

Here’s the thing: If you wait to feel 100% prepared before starting something, you’ll never accomplish anything. (Click to tweet!) It’s time to stop putting it off.

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Nov

Professional B2B content marketing writers: Why you need ‘em and how to find ‘em

November 10, 2017

by: Michelle Calcote King in B2B , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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By far, the number-one challenge we hear from prospects and clients when it comes to content marketing is finding the time to do it. Producing content is time consuming.

Behind every blog post, white paper, hüpfburg mit rutsche kaufen e-book, case study, infographic and video are countless hours of research, interviewing, organizing, writing and editing for accuracy, word choice, clarity, voice and flow.

At the same time, many in complex B2B industries (like law, manufacturing, technology, architecture, engineering and construction) believe that their businesses are too complex and niche for non-technical professionals (such as writers) to grasp and translate into compelling, digestible content.

“We have to do it ourselves” is something I’ve heard time and time again.

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Oct

4 types of video B2B companies should be using in their marketing

October 19, 2017

by: Steven Gallo in B2B , Content marketing , Lead generation , Video marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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It’s likely your B2B company is vendita parco acquatico gonfiabile already incorporating video into its marketing efforts. If not, what are you waiting for? The majority of internet users today watch videos every single day. Not only that, but companies that use video marketing grow their revenue 49% faster than those that don’t.

Strategically produced videos can:

Educate your audience
Showcase your successes
Differentiate your brand
Drive viewers to action

But what kinds of video should you focus aufblasbare wasserrutschen kaufen on? Let’s examine four types of video you should start leveraging to grow your business.

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Jul

Content marketers: 7 ways to improve your subject-matter-expert interviews

July 12, 2017

by: Michelle Calcote King in B2B , Marketing strategy , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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Get the information you need to create persuasive, insightful content by conducting better interviews

I’ll let you in on a little-known secret that sets great content marketers apart from the good ones. It’s not the writing. It’s not video production skills. It’s not even research.

Don’t get me wrong — those are important. But the real secret sauce? Conducting great interviews.

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Apr

3 newsroom lessons to improve your sales story

April 21, 2017

by: Steven Gallo in B2B , Content marketing , Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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Humans are natural storytellers and we gravitate to stories — whether around a campfire, the office water cooler or on Netflix. The world of sales is no different.

A compelling narrative can be the difference between a pitch that converts prospects into clients and one that falls flat. That’s why sales stories are so important.

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Need to persuade an audience? Use these 5 powerful messaging techniques

3 PR takeaways from Cision’s 2018 ‘Global State of the Media’ report

4 reasons marketers must shift toward a ‘knowledge extraction’ mindset

7 ways to overcome content marketing’s biggest challenge: just getting it done

Professional B2B content marketing writers: Why you need ‘em and how to find ‘em

4 types of video B2B companies should be using in their marketing

Content marketers: 7 ways to improve your subject-matter-expert interviews

3 newsroom lessons to improve your sales story

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