Can a PR Software Vendor Provide “Guaranteed” Editorial Placements? [PR Tech Sum]
Cision adds sponsored content feature to PR Newswire – pitches it as “guaranteed editorial”; Meltwater Beats Earnings; TrueScope Raises $6.2 Million and Eyes the U.S. Market One thing that separates PR, and specifically media relations, from marketing and advertising is...Read More
Stop Smearing Goldfish: That Attention Span Statistic is Dubious
In spreading an untrustworthy statistic about the attention span of humanity, we’ve been smearing goldfish as well That goldfish statistic just won’t die. The statistic goes like this: A 2015 Microsoft study shows that the average consumer has an attention...Read More
Wordle “Baked” Marketing into its Product; SaaS Companies Have This Too
SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how...Read More
Business is Not the Panacea for Trust, but Candor Makes Powerful Content [roundup]
Businesses should strive to build trust by being ethical and responsible in deed – and candid, consistent and reliable in content It’s been a long minute since I published a roundup. However, there’s been a flood of worthy ideas and...Read More
“Skepticism” is the “New Normal;” Survey Finds B2B Tech Has Trust Issues
This might sound crazy, but being candid and honest is a surefire way for B2B tech solution providers to differentiate themselves from ~75% of the market Most buyers of B2B technology don’t believe vendors are completely honest. That’s according to...Read More
This Semrush Acquisition of Backlinko hits PR, SEO and Content Marketing Trifecta [PR Tech Sum]
SEO vendor that dabbles in PR technology buys an audience and adds an influencer to their team Buying a publication can be a faster path to developing an audience than building one organically. It doesn’t happen often, but we’ve seen...Read More
Don’t Slap a Copyright on Marketing Content You Want to be Shared; Do This Instead
This isn’t the post I intended to publish today. I had plans to cover a survey – as I often do with attribution. But as I dug into the report, I noticed one small thing that gave me pause: a...Read More
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You Are Not Your Target Audience [False Consensus Effect]
Every now and then I’ll hear a marketer say, “I’m the target audience.” As such, the marketer assumes their target audience has the same view of the world as they do. The reality is, they probably don’t. This is a...Read More
PE Firm Buys 3 PR Tech Vendors and Combines Them into One [PR Tech Sum]
PE firm closes on deals for Kantar Reputation Intelligence, PRgloo and Onclusive; will merge all three companies under a single PR tech company I don’t get too excited about private equity money in PR technology. The industry track record in this...Read More
The Average Cost of a B2B Content Asset is $2,791 [Data Analysis]
Content costs soared last year, according to a data study by PathFactory; B2B video content costs the most at $8,448 while blogs cost the least at $1,959; people do actually binge on B2B content Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms have given us...Read More
