
How to secure buy-in for your content marketing program expansion
content marketing and the potential it has to drive business, do those above you? If you’re struggling to secure buy-in from your...

4 ways to measure and realize the value in your content
When it comes to understanding exactly what you’re getting for the time, money and resources you’re investing, it’s critical to...

No content strategy is an island
content marketing. But content strategy requires its own foundational elements, too. Without them, that strategy is very, very difficult...

3 ways to boost your content marketing program’s performance
content marketing program to the next level? Have you seen some program success? You’re driving more traffic, maybe even attracting some...

Live video has become the creative canvas for digital marketers
Well, jump into the live video pool, folks, because this is where the innovation is happening today. With the growth of live video, that...

How to use social proof in your marketing campaign
Today’s users are sharp, and naturally distrustful of brands — especially in traditional advertising messages. Accordingly, brands need...

7 questions your customers ask, and how your website must answer
Every visitor to your website has questions — lots of them. These questions must be answered before any visitor can become a customer....

The rise of bad content marketing advice
For over a decade now, I’ve had a Google News alert for the term “content marketing.” I set it up around the time I delivered my first...

5 quick web page fixes any blogger can make
It may take a writer several hours to create a content piece, and too often, we see that the same writer or editor rushes through the...

5 top hacks to step up your B2B content marketing strategy in 2017
Creating meaningful and useful content and distributing it efficiently are just one side of the coin. Making the most of this marketing...

How to create a competitive content insights report step-by-step
content marketing efforts, but you’re probably also curious about what your competition is doing. Where do they excel? How you do rank?...

Want stronger content? 7 steps to truly understanding your audience
We — and I can say we, as a 20-year veteran of print and digital newsrooms — typically sat around a big table, looked at the day’s...

Why brands should embrace UGC as part of their marketing strategy
Simply put, smart brands are creating stories and moments to engage in versus products to push. UGC creates opportunities for brands to...

Don’t risk your business and consumer relationship over ‘alternative facts’
My concern with the term “alternative facts” is not a political one, but rather one of good conscience for marketers. As content...

5 storytelling triggers that spur your readers to take action
When you miss an opportunity to capture someone’s mind with your content, chances are, turning that new viewer into a return visitor are...

After a most lively year, where does live video go in 2017?
Twitch moved beyond video games; and tween-girl must-have Musical.ly launched Live.ly. Big brands started aggressively using live-video...

Are you writing too much content?
How much content is too much content? Writers have been debating this question for centuries, if not millennia. Back in the 1800s, book...

Content marketing ideation: Where do good ideas come from?
current content marketing program and see how you’re doing. Is it time to change things up a bit for the new year or are you A-OK just...
























