
Meet Nativ.ly, the media startup ad biz accelerator used by Waze, Medium
Nativ.ly co-founders Jared Katzman, left, and Mark Chu-Cheong. In early 2012, then-Digitas exec Eric Perko wanted to pitch his client,...

Content marketing and the silo issue
Once upon a time (circa 15 years ago), digital marketing had a great big silo chip on its shoulder. “Digital needs a seat at the grown-up...

Maggie: the essence of content strategy
On more than one occasion, I have been asked the question, “What is the value of developing content?” Typically, the person asking the...

Why the blog post is killing the press release
how social and mobile are completely changing the traditional desktop, website and content experience, it’s time to rethink the press...

How to deliver a true cross-channel experience
There’s an opportunity for marketers to build better, lasting relationships with consumers and prospects by consistently delivering...

Stop fearing failure and be brave in your content marketing program
content marketing efforts. I had the opportunity to speak at SMX London last week, and it was wonderful. I had the chance to talk with...

Surprising lessons from BuzzFeed’s most popular content
It turns out success on BuzzFeed requires more than kitten GIFs paired with minimal text. My team at Fractl used BuzzSumo to analyze the...

6 reasons to boost SEO & content investments with influencer marketing
Practically every digital marketing budget in 2016 includes line items for both SEO and content marketing. If you want to add rocket fuel...

How to understand the value of content and measure digital emotion
Measuring emotional engagement and understanding the value of content requires access to qualitative data and deeper audience insights...

Are content discovery platforms replacing generic search?
Remember when we used to get excited about Google’s instant results reading our minds? How about just the thought of typing in a few...

How to effectively prioritize and amplify SEO content
Many SEOs these days are focused on content marketing. This involves building out high-quality content optimized for searcher intent,...

Warning: Vulnerability discovered in Yoast SEO WordPress plugin
WordPress and Yoast SEO users: If you do not have the most recent version of the Yoast SEO plugin, grab it now. Last Friday, it was...

The morality clause in digital marketing
The issue is a constant one, of course, and hardly limited to digital, but nothing brings it into sharp relief quite like an election...

The 7 deadly sins of content marketers
Reasons why businesses fail in their content strategy. Content marketing has become a popular online marketing tactic over the last few...

Report: Engagement with branded content on mobile 63% higher vs. PC
It’s now well established that people spend more time with their smartphones than they do with their PCs. The obvious implication of that...

13 content marketing metrics to track for optimum conversions
This applies to content marketing, as well. Without measuring the performance of your content, you can’t really tell whether your...

The power of “Anchor Influencers”
We all recognize that influencer relationships play a key role in any business or career plan. Finding and developing the right...

Should you move your blog to Medium or Facebook? The post dot-com era for content
These are exciting times — but also uncertain ones. Is this reliance a good thing? A bad thing? Whatever it is, it’s definitely going to...

Show, don’t tell: How to inspire your customers to create and share on-brand user-generated content
How many times have you checked Facebook today? What about Twitter, Instagram or any other social channel? If you’re anything like 71...
























