Posts Tagged ‘Content Marketing’
Content Marketing 101: All You Need to Know to Grow Your Business
It was a paperback book that someone I trusted and respected had recommended. Its title was good but not great. The headline wasn’t so compelling that it would stop you in your tracks. But something about it made me want to start reading and open the cover. Most of it was read in coffee shops near…
Read MoreShrinking Content Budgets Drive the Need for Content Intelligence
We’re beginning to see some poignant trends in our industry. It seems brands are reducing their content marketing budgets. As a percentage of overall marketing spend, content marketing has gone from being 29% of overall B2B marketing budgets down to 26%. For B2C, it’s dropped from 32% of overall marketing budgets down to 22%. Don’t let the percentages…
Read MoreWhy You May Want to Re-Think Content Marketing
So you think digital content marketing is an excellent way to reach your audience? Guess what? It may disappoint you. A new study, Content Trends Report 2018 from Buzzsumo, tells us that content marketing is now 50% less effective than it was three years ago. If you’re shaking your head because you’ve invested a lot of time, money, and/or energy…
Read MoreThe 10 Laws of Content Marketing Mastery
Content marketing is just two words. But it has evolved to become a complex intersection and eco-system of art and science. For many of us it is a confusing mess of multiple media, platforms and disciplines fighting for our attention. We need to distill the clutter and noise of shiny new ideas and distractions into…
Read More6 Easy Ways to Grow Your Small Business Through Social Media
The power of social media cannot be underestimated when it comes to growing your business. You can easily reach and connect with like-minded people almost instantly. Without the use of social media, your online presence would be non-existent. Many users rely on social media for entertainment, building relationships and for useful information. To see just…
Read MoreThe Case Against Storytelling in Content Marketing
My industry colleague and friend, Douglas Karr, inspired me to take on this topic. It’s been a subject of conversation I’ve had for a number of years at conferences and industry events. He poignantly points out, “That Not Every Content Strategy Needs a Story” and I wholeheartedly agree with him. He makes a very poignant case…
Read MoreWhat Will Make an Inbound Marketing Campaign Successful in 2018?
The year 2017 was a landmark year for digital marketing, in which many brands suddenly “awakened” to the need for great content that attracts customers instead of interrupting them. Thus, content overload worsened…and a lot of good stuff ended up being ignored. So, if you’re looking to break through in 2018, your inbound marketing campaigns…
Read MoreDon’t Cut Yourself Short—Go Long Form
In a world where 140-character tweets, Facebook posts, and USA Today style graphics are the range, it’s easy to assume that brevity is the key to great content creation. Add to that the reality that more and more of us are accessing our online news, social networks and other content via our smartphones and it…
Read More9 Awesome Reasons to Use Infographics in Your Content Marketing
We live in an age of “Big Data”…which means there is more data than ever before. In one day we create 1.5 billion pieces of content, 140 million tweets and 2 million videos. Trying to make sense of the mountains and oceans of data that are now part of our knowledge world due to computers,…
Read More6 Tips to Create and Publish a Killer Article on LinkedIn
In February last year, LinkedIn gave every member in the U.S. the ability to publish posts on LinkedIn – and the response was swift and enthusiastic. In fact just recently, LinkedIn reached more than one million posts. Now since LinkedIn wants each one of more than 330 million members to be able to share their…
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