For the last five years or so, a tidal wave of inbound and content marketing adoption has roared through the marketing community. The digital ministry of propaganda (people like me) has helped fuel the adoption rush. Online communities have been developed to espouse the marketing virtues of content and inbound attraction.
How 3 Brands Won Big with Content Promotion
More and more marketers are finding new and creative ways to ensure their content gets seen by the audiences that matter most to their brands. From native paid channels to influencer outreach, new tactics of content promotion are becoming popular.
Promote Your Content Using Paid, Earned and Owned Channels
Some people think content promotion isn’t complicated. It’s just making sure content is optimized for the search engines, sent to an appropriate email list, and then broadcast it socially, right? If only it were that simple.
The 2014 State of eCommerce SEO
It’s no secret that SEO has been on a rollercoaster ride the last few years. This is particularly true for eCommerce companies. Google and the other search engines have made huge strides at making sure they serve up only the best problem-solving content in their index.
It’s Official: Content Marketing is Synonymous with the Word FAILURE
Fact: there’s more perceived content marketing failure than there is success today. That’s been proven time and time again by many Content Marketing Institute studies. The excuses for perceived failure range from limited staff to inability to measure impact.
A Completely Biased Point of View on Content Marketing
Ever pour your heart and soul into an article, guide, slide deck, infographic or some other form of content only to see it published and quickly die on the vine?
Startup Budgeting for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
You have a great idea for a small business—and the business know-how to pull it off. You’ve done your market research and written an airtight business plan. If you think this means there’s no way your business can fail, you may want to take a closer look at your financial plans.
Do Consumers Even Want Content Marketing from Brands?
Two contrasting content marketing studies have been published in the last few months: one by WP Engine/Taylor Nelson Sofres and the other by inPowered/Nielsen.
The Biggest Content Marketing Mistake Brands Make Today
Many brands that have invested in content marketing over the last few years took a strictly owned media approach. They created copious amounts of content and published it on their own websites via a blog or something similar. After that they used their own social channels to broadcast the content.
Content Shock: Why Earned Media Will Save Content Marketing
Large and small brands alike that create problem-solving content and build real relationships with the popular websites in their respective industries will more than just survive content shock; they’ll flourish.
