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Monday Roundup: Integrated Communication Case Studies

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This week, we feature seven such case studies from both sides of the pond. Integrated Marketing Communications Case Study: City of Hope . Why: “We like to look not just at, ‘how are we going to get this research report in front of the right people?’ What a Duck Can Do For “Social” Media Relations.

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Case Study: Blogger Outreach for Oxfam America’s International Women’s Day 2012 Campaign

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Since we didn’t need to focus on promoting the campaign in social networks per se, but were focused on blogger outreach, we did a ton of research. Hot tip : I can’t stress this enough; even if you have done a ton of research, you should write a really good pitch that is personalized to the recipient. And I mean a ton.

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New Study Finds You Suck

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The study was listed as one of the bullet points in Academica’s Top Ten , a daily scan of the news stories in Canadian Higher Education. Right now, I can’t tell you if a blog story about U of R research made post-secondary education an important factor in a local voter’s decision at the ballot box.

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Creating Insanely Effective Content Marketing

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Check out my case study for more detail on why longform content is tops: Evergreen Content Case Study: Why Long Form Content Performs Infinitely Better on Google’s Search Engine. Before you start investing the time and money needed to research and develop longform content, you need to have a content marketing strategy.

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Once Upon a Time …: The Art of Storytelling

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According to Dr. Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston and best-selling author, storytelling is innate. “We’re Use facts – proof points – to substantiate the issue but don’t be afraid to use testimonials, quotes and anecdotal case studies to also make the problem relatable. We’re wired for story.

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How Socially Responsible Communications Maintain Your Community Cool

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Another great resource or ally can come from working with a trusted research firm that can help you “uncover the hidden patterns of understanding that undermine citizen action,” as the Topos Partnership has done for a variety of communities in at least seven different sectors. Responsibly-designed research.

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What Compels People to Share Your Content?

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A Harvard marketing professor named Thales Texeira has done some recent studies of content virality and sharing. In his research on viral advertising videos , he found that a very small percentage of advertising videos (0.1%) actually go “viral.” It’s complicated. His findings are pretty illuminating.

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