Persuasive Picks – Week of October 12, 2015

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PR Daily published a great article called “10 falsehoods about PR“. This article, authored by Robert White of PR Matters, focuses on the top things that PR is not while highlighting exactly what the definition of PR is.

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Another great article this week from PR Daily is called “5 ways to write sharp, catchy infographic copy“. This piece, authored by Florence Mendoza, offers tips on how to create a memorable infographic that will catch attention from your audience.

 

“Seven common uncertainties in PR and how to overcome them“, authored by contributor, Ken McGaffin, talks about uncertainties in PR including if a journalist receives your pitch or if a journalist will cover your topic after speaking with you – both are not guaranteed.

 

 

Persuasive Picks – Week of October 5, 2015

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Fortune Magazine author, Heather Clancy, pens an article about marketing tech spend and how marketers are willing to spend the money if a technology helps them. This article called “5 reasons marketing tech spending will reach $120 billion by 2025“, states that marketers are evolving from “mad men” to “math men.”

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“Content Marketing Valuable for B2B Marketers Who Document Strategy” focuses on how marketers can determine what strategies are working.  This article focuses on an August 2015 Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and Marketing Profs survey, sponsored by Brightcove. This survey found that 88% of B2B marketers use content marketing and that while almost a third of B2B marketers said their use of content marketing is effective, 36% had opposing views.

Huffington Post contributor, , covers the topic of marketing operations in his article called “How To Streamline Marketing Operations In Small Marketing Departments“. This article offers insight from this Operations Executive on how to do things differently in your marketing efforts.

 

 

Persuasive Picks – Week of September 28, 2015

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“The Top 7 Content Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2016” by contributor, Jayson DeMers, covers the new technologies available to marketers who want to stay ahead of the curve with their content marketing efforts.

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DMNews offers insight on how marketers should apply neuroscience in order to appeal to customers’ subconscious mind.  This article, authored by Elyse Dupre, is entitled “The Marketing Brain Game” and gives practical tips on understanding the consumer decision making process.

Marketing Land’s article called “15 Digital Marketing Myths CMOs Need To Stop Believing” talks about digital marketing myths including the notion that SEO is dead and that negative comments on social networks are bad for business. This article, authored by Scott Rayden, is a comprehensive look at these and other myths and why you should debunk them all.

 

 

Persuasive Picks – Week of September 21, 2015

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Huffington Post contributor, John Rampton, offers insight and practical tips on how to automate social media for your small business. This article called ” Your Small Business Can Automate Social and PR” simple, yet effective ideas to start automation of your efforts now so you can quickly see ROI.

Forbes once again covers the important topic of social media in an article called “7 Warning Signs That Your Social Media Campaign Is Failing“.  Contributor, Jayson DeMers, offers seven warning signs that your campaign is not effective, including the amount of time spent on the campaign, posts seem self-promotional and your strategy was an afterthought.

Laundry Service CEO Jason Stein Breaks Down Social Media Economics in an AdAge article called “How Much Is A Social Media Influencer’s Audience Really Worth?”  This is part of a digital crash course in the publication focusing on authenticity and great content.

Persuasive Picks – Week of September 14, 2015

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“How Marketing Got More Personal”, written by contributor, Julie Ginches, focuses on how the mobile industry has created a level of intimacy and become more personalized over the years. We are now in the “mobile era” and there is much more to come.

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Ever wonder how most companies define content marketing? This is the focus of Business2Community contributor, Carly Murphy’s article called “Where Does Blogging Fit Into Your Content Marketing Strategy?” Blogging contributes significantly to your content marketing strategy and helps bring traffic to your website

Entrepreneur contributor, Adam Toren, pens a piece called “The 5 Ultimate Content-Marketing Tools”, which offers insight on which content-marketing tools entrepreneurs need to jump start their creative marketing efforts. ClearVoice, HubSpot, Copify and others are mentioned in the top five tools to utilize

Persuasive Picks – Week of September 7, 2015

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“Next Generation CMO: How To Succeed In The Future Of Marketing”, written by contributor, Stuart Levine, discusses the role of the CMO as it relates to collaboration, communication, creativity and flexibility.

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Millenials are the topic covered by eWeek’s article authored by Nathan Eddy. This article called “Millennial Workforce Values Flexibility, Social Media”, identifies five unconventional benefits that Millennials find particularly important including flexibility in when and where they work.

Huffington Post contributor, Vala Afshar, pens a piece on the ever popular topic of digital marketing. This article called “The 5 Cs of Digital Marketing” offers tips on what the focus should be for digital marketers moving forward, including Content, Context, Content, Commerce and Convergence.

Persuasive Picks – Week of August 31, 2015

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“How to Master Social Media to Get Ahead”, written by Amy Elisa Jackson and Levo League, offers new rules for social media from Internet guru Gabriel Sands. This Fast Company piece includes which social media sites matter most and how to tailor your approach to each one accordingly.

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Entrepreneur contributor, Pratik Dohlakiya, covers the topic of “social listening” in his article called “2 Cases That Show How Social Media Can Change Your Business Trajectory”. This thorough and thought provoking article includes examples by Hallmark and Progressive.

Best selling author, Jon Acuff, pens a piece for Time called “7 Lessons I Learned From Taking 10 Days Off Social Media and Email”. This piece offers insight on what happens when you take a break from your phone and social media.

Persuasive Picks – Week of August 24, 2015

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“Calculated PR Move or Embarrassing Blunder? PR Lessons Gleaned From Tinder’s Epic 30-Tweet Meltdown“, authored by Huffington Post contributor, Eric Yaverbaum, covers the recent Tinder meltdown, which was reported as being not only odd and confusing, but cringeworthy. Washington Post writer, Tim Carman, writes about the “MCWhopper” PR stunt by Burger King. In this article called “Why Burger King’s PR stunt fell as flat as a patty on a griddle”, Carman points out why this poorly planned PR scheme fell short of expectations. Joseph Plambeck, writer for New York Times Bits, pens a piece on the popular topic of social media. This Daily Report called “The Ugly and Antisocial Side of Social Media” brings up the recent tragedy involving the man who is thought to have shot two journalists in Virginia and turned to Twitter and Facebook to show a video of the shooting. Another example of how powerful social media is.

Persuasive Picks – Week of August 17, 2015

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“Is Marketing on Twitter Worth the Investment”, authored by Huffington Post contributor, Jayson DeMers, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Twitter, from hashtags to personalization. DeMers reminds us that Twitter is a constantly evolving platform, and it has many new functionalities in the works.

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The popular topic of consumer behavior is covered in a MarketingProfs article called “Harness the Power of Personas for Social Media Marketing”. This article, authored by Keith Quesenberry, offers insight on creating personas to increase the relevancy of your social media marketing methods.

Forbes contributor, Cheryl Conner, talks about PR mistakes and successes in an article called “When PR Goes Really Right (Or Dead Wrong)”. She offers examples of entrepreneurs who took a chance on a unique PR strategy and it either bombed or created a real buzz.

Persuasive Picks – Week of August 10, 2015

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“7 Social Media Platforms That Could Explode Before 2016”, authored by Forbes contributor, Jayson DeMers, offers insight on the upcoming platforms that social media professionals should expect this year. SlideShare and Shots are on the list as well as social shopping app, Wanelo.

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Kimberlee Morrison, contributor to AdWeek’s SocialTimes, pens an article on the value of social media presence for consumers. Her article called “Consumers Value Social Media Presence — But Some Small Businesses Aren’t Buying In” reports on data from Enplug that shows that small business owners don’t think social media is a good value for their business. The results show that small business owners aren’t quite aware of the weight consumers give to social media content. “How Do you Create a Strong Global Marketing Campaign?” covers the timely topic of personalizing your global campaign. This article, authored by Courtney Huber, recommends that companies customize each campaign based the country and language.