Goals and methods of PR work and content marketing
PR (public relations/public relations) focuses on the company, marketing on the customers. In the digital age of search engines and social media, there are no longer any boundaries.
According to a global survey, over 90 percent of companies used content marketing as part of their marketing concept in 2019. The same study found that nearly 50 percent of industry professionals surveyed estimated their companies' expenses at under $10,000, making content marketing a comparatively inexpensive form of advertising. In North America, one of the largest advertising landscapes in the world, between 30 and 40 percent of B2B and B2C marketers planned to increase their content marketing budgets in 2020.
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There are different types of content marketing aimed at different needs and goals. Depending on the brand, marketing techniques can range from images, infographics, videos, and GIFS to tweets, blog posts, and email newsletters. The use of images is particularly prevalent because they capture audience attention and engagement.
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Use of content marketing in organizations worldwide
In a survey of global marketers conducted in mid-2019, 91 percent of respondents said they already use content marketing as part of their advertising efforts. Additionally, 77 percent said they have a content marketing strategy in place in their organization.
Use of content marketing worldwide in 2019
- 91% – Yes
- 9% – No
Content marketing spending according to industry experts worldwide in 2019
In a global survey from mid-2019, 46 percent of marketers surveyed said their company spent up to $10,000 on content marketing efforts that year. Two percent of industry professionals surveyed said their 2019 content marketing budgets were between $500,000 and $5 million.
How much did companies spend on content marketing in 2019?
- 46% – $10,000 or less
- 17% – $10,000 to $25,000
- 15% – I don’t know
- 8% – $25,001 to $50,000
- 6% – $100,001 to $500,000
- 5% – $50,001 to $100,000
- 1% – $500,001 to $1 million.
- 1% – $1.01 to $5 million.
- 1% – more than $5 million.
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Leading content marketing types and tactics used by B2B marketers in North America
This graphic shows the content marketing types and tactics used by B2B marketers in North America as of July 2019. During the survey, 73 percent of respondents said they use in-person events in their content marketing campaigns.
In a July 2020 survey of North American marketers, 42 percent of respondents said they use in-person events in their content marketing campaigns. Of course, this seems to be a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the industry. In fact, 67 percent of marketers surveyed said they use some form of virtual events as part of their content marketing strategies.
What content marketing tactics are used in B2B communications in North America?
- 93% – Blog posts/short articles
- 77% – Email newsletters
- 68% – case studies/case studies
- 69% – Videos (pre-produced)
- 67% – Virtual events/webinars/online events
- 65% – Infographics/diagrams/photos/data visualization
- 54% – e-books/guides
- 47% – White papers
- 42% – In-person events
- 32% – Long text (e.g. articles with more than 3,000 words)
- 29% – Videos (live streaming content)
- 28% – Research reports
- 26% – Podcasts
- 16% – Digital magazines
- 11% – print magazines
- 5% – Printed books
- 5% – Other
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Leading content marketing types and tactics used by B2C marketers worldwide
In a July 2020 survey of B2C content marketers from around the world (though predominantly from the US and Canada), 83 percent of respondents said they use blog posts or short articles as part of their content marketing efforts. Another 74 percent said they use email newsletters for their content marketing campaigns.
Which content marketing tactics are used in B2C communication worldwide?
- 83% – Blog posts/short articles
- 74% – Email newsletters
- 62% – Videos (pre-produced)
- 55% – Infographics/diagrams/photos
- 39% – Virtual events/webinars/online courses
- 37% – In-person events
- 35% – Videos (live streaming content)
- 29% – e-books/guides
- 24% – case studies/case studies
- 22% – Long text (e.g. articles of 3,000 words or more)
Number of years agencies have provided content marketing services to clients in the United States
A survey conducted in early 2019 found that four percent of agencies offering the full range of marketing services have had content marketing in their service portfolio for less than a year. For agencies that offer specialized content marketing services, this proportion was only one percent.
Period of time that agencies have provided content marketing services to clients in the United States
Offer a full range of content marketing services
- 4% – less than 1 year
- 14% – 1 to 3 years
- 31% – 4 to 6 years
- 19% – 7 to 9 years
- 32% – 10+ years
Offer specialized content marketing services
- 1% – less than 1 year
- 21% – 1 to 3 years
- 28% – 4 to 6 years
- 19% – 7 to 9 years
- 30% – 10+ years
Current PDF libraries to support your marketing planning and activities
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- Search Engine Advertising / SEA Library – Search Engine Advertising Knowledge Base (PDF)
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