Digital Content Marketing & Press: Looking for a PR agency from Esslingen, Göppingen or Geislingen?
Published on: June 9, 2021 / Update from: August 4, 2021 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein
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Benefits and methods of PR and content marketing
Public Relations (PR) can simply be understood as the communication process between companies, organizations or individuals and the public. PR specialists typically work to build and maintain relationships with an organization's target audience, the media, relevant trade publications, and other opinion leaders. Market data for this fast-growing sector, designed to promote clients' interests and image, shows that global public relations revenue will rise from $14 billion in 2016 to approximately $19.3 billion by 2020. In the United States, PR agencies generated $13.5 billion in revenue in 2016, recording significant growth compared to previous years.
Of large companies (500+ employees) in the United States, 46 percent have conducted public relations activities. 19 percent commissioned an external agency to do this. Among small and medium-sized businesses, 31 percent invested marketing dollars in public relations, and 15 percent said PR is the marketing tactic they rely on most to grow their business.
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The transition from PR to content marketing and back is fluid. In the digital age of search engines and social media, there are no longer any boundaries. In the digital age, the applications of technology are the same, only the goals are different. For PR, the focus is on the company itself; for marketing, the focus is on the customer. In short: the focuses are different, the goals are similar but both use the same methodology. A challenge for marketing.
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Survey on the most important topics for corporate communications in Europe 2021
Survey on the most important topics for corporate communications in Europe – Image: Xpert.Digital
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the most important topics in corporate communications in Europe. According to the European Communication Monitor 2021, around 38.9 percent of PR experts surveyed said that building and maintaining trust will be one of the most important topics in the next few years.
Which topics in the area of public relations and communication management will become more important in the next three years?
- 38.9% – Building and maintaining trust
- 32.4% – Exploring new ways to create and distribute content
- 31.3% – Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility
- 30.5% – Linking business strategy and communications management
- 27.8% – Strengthen the communication function in supporting decision-making in top management
- 26.8% – speed and volume of information flow
- 24.4% – Digitize communication processes with internal and external stakeholders
- 24.4% – Target more audiences and channels with limited resources
- 22.5% – Use of big data and/or algorithms for the communication function
- 21.7% – Digital Evolution and Social Web
- 19.3% – Improve communication skills
Survey on the most important influencer groups of PR employees in Germany
Survey on the most important influencer groups of PR employees in Germany – Image: Xpert.Digital
According to the “news aktuell Trend Report 2019” survey, 86 percent of the employees of press offices and PR agencies surveyed said that journalists were the most important influencer group for them from a professional perspective. Experts and specialists followed at a considerable distance: a total of 58 percent of participants said that this group was particularly important for their work. Employees of the company and company representatives such as CEOs or press spokespersons were each named by more than a third.
Which influencer groups are particularly important for your work?
- 86% – journalists
- 58% – Professionals/Experts
- 39% – employees of their own company
- 37% – company representatives (e.g. CEOs, press spokespersons)
- 24% – Bloggers
- 18% – Social media celebrities (e.g. Instagrammers, YouTubers)
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How has the credibility of your content developed among influencers, PR experts and journalists over the last two years?
Developing the credibility of your content from influencers, PR experts and journalists – Image: Xpert.Digital
According to the “news aktuell Trend Report 2019” survey, 84 percent of the influencers surveyed stated that the credibility of their content towards their target group had increased in the last two years. While 71 percent of the participating PR experts said that their content credibility had increased within the period, the proportion of journalists surveyed was 59 percent.
Developing the credibility of your content from influencers, PR experts and journalists in Germany
Influencers
- 84% – Strong or somewhat increased
- 12% – Don’t know
- 4% – Strong or rather decreased
PR experts
- 71% – Strong or somewhat increased
- 22% – Don’t know
- 7% – Strong or somewhat decreased
Journalists
- 59% – Strong or rather increased
- 25% – Don’t know
- 16% – Strong or somewhat decreased
Most popular blog content formats according to bloggers worldwide
Most popular blog content formats – Image: Xpert.Digital
Blogging: most popular blog content formats. In a 2019 survey of bloggers, 77 percent of respondents said they had published an advice/how-to article within the last 12 months, making how-to articles the most popular blog content format. News and trend articles ranked second, with 49 percent of bloggers surveyed saying they had published content in this segment in the past year.
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- Important for PR and content marketing: emailing – newsletter
- Scope and industry types of PR and content marketing
What content formats have you published in the last 12 months?
- 77% – advice articles
- 49% – News and trends
- 47% – Guides and e-books
- 44% – Opinions
- 41% – Interviews
- 35% – Original research
- 32% – Protected content
- 30% – Infographics
- 29% – Summaries
Types of media most commonly included in a typical blog post, according to global bloggers
Blogging: Common media content - Image: Xpert.Digital
A 2019 survey of bloggers found that 26 percent of respondents included video content in their posts. The most popular type of elements included in blog posts are images, as indicated by 93 percent of respondents who included images in their articles.
Blogging: Common media content included
- 93% – Images
- 60% – bullet points
- 57% – Statistics
- 39% – Quotes from contributors
- 26% – Videos
- 7% – Sound/Audio
Leading Types of B2B Video Advertising Used by Businesses Worldwide in 2020
Leading Types of B2B Videos Used Globally – Image: Xpert.Digital
In 2020, product videos were the most used video type in global B2B communications. How-to's and explainer videos were also a popular choice for B2B video marketing campaigns. Training videos were used by 47 percent of global B2B marketers and social ads by 41 percent of respondents.
Leading types of B2B videos used worldwide, based on analysis of 760,000 videos
- 63% – Product demos
- 51% – Instructions
- 51% – Explainer videos
- 51% – Webinars
- 47% – Training videos
- 41% – Social videos
- 40% – One-to-one videos
- 38% – Customer testimonials
- 32% – Live streams
- 29% – Thought leadership videos
- 29% – Internal communication videos
- 26% – Cultural videos
- 16% – Personalized videos
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