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Web Ink Now: How Raytheon implemented a brand journalism approach to content marketing

Web Ink Now: How Raytheon implemented a brand journalism approach to content marketing | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From www.webinknow.com - April 11, 2013 9:40 AM

I'm always fascinated by organizations that embrace brand journalism, hiring reporters to create content that serves as marketing and public relations. For almost a decade, I've recommended that companies of all kinds model their sites not on their peers' boring old brochure-like approach but rather aspire to becoming like a media site such as Forbes, the BBC, or The New York Times and that they actually hire reporters and editors, not marketers and copywriters, to produce the content.

 

One look at the Raytheon homepage shows they do exactly that. There are real-time news, images, and a top stories section. And Raytheon is a B2B (and B2G) company! "You can see our homepage is very much a news operation," says Corinne J Kovalsky, Director, Digital & Social Media at Raytheon. "We've got feature stories and trend stories about cool products."...

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Excellent example for an online newsroom as well as strategies for brand storytelling, brand journalism, social marketing, content marketing, social PR, digital PR or any other name you want to give it.

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Richard Marr's curator insight, April 12, 2013 8:43 AM

The future of Copywriting?...
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Brand and Reputation Management: Four Insights | Social Media Today

Brand and Reputation Management: Four Insights | Social Media Today | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
From socialmediatoday.com - March 21, 2013 1:31 PM

I was recently asked a provocative question: “What experiences or insights have shaped your views on brand and reputation management in today’s business environment?” This is a great question and the more I thought about it, the clearer the answer(s) became. 1. The first insight reflects the The Changing Role of Influence. There is a great quote by Gary Hamel, who says “Influence is like water. Always flowing somewhere.” This is very true in today's business environment as new sources of influence are forming around our companies and industries at an extremely rapid pace....

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Marketing and PR pros...  Great read!

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Liz Reid's curator insight, August 22, 2013 4:04 AM

This article highlights the current state of marketing, and the need to change, adapt and look to the future in order to implement successful marketing strategies. For example, there is a serious need to adapt and change marketing strategies in line with changes in a companys' consumers. Too often companies carry on as they always have because it was successful at the time. However, in our increasingly fragmented and digitalised society, brands must keep up with these changes in order to stay popular or trusted. It is also necessary to converse with consumers. No longer can all brands be successful with top-down, authoritarian communication. They must involve consumers in brand discussions in order to make progress. For example, many chip brands have created campaigns where consumers suggest new chip flavours that could potentially be put into production. This demonstrates including consumers in a brand's discourse and giving consumers the chance to influence a brand's image. These are important concepts in terms of engagement, communicating with consumers and brand management. 
Finau Tuipulotu's comment, August 22, 2013 8:22 PM
Savanna, I’ve picked up the line where it says “Most companies today are not approachable and lack of personality or an image that people can relate to”. The redbull example you have used is funny but so true. Furthermore, Companies needs to define where they sit in the market and continue to build brand relationships effectively. Marketing tactics changes everyday and brand reputation becomes more and more important. Therefore, useful insights stated in this article should be taken into account in order to be a successful company.
Anna Bairstow's comment August 22, 2013 10:56 PM
Really good choice of an article Savanna, this closely relates to what we discussed in class in terms of branding and brand management! What I found interesting, is an issue raised in the beginning of the article, about communication and marketing platforms and one-to-one relationship models being disrupted in today's society. This is a consequence of the advanced technology and access to social media we all have, and like Finau pointed out, we need to constantly and cohesively change and adapt our way of marketing and communicating to audiences.
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