Recently, my agency did an industry survey asking people we knew—specifically those responsible for marketing—to tell us what was of greatest concern for them in the upcoming year. The top three concerns were email marketing, website marketing, and content marketing, followed closely by thought leadership.  They all have one thing in common: content—the key to your marketing success!   What […]

Academia is known for its rule of “publish or perish,” and this ties into one of the best kept marketing secrets: if you don’t publish content, consumers will gravitate towards brands that do. So why is this one of the best-kept content marketing secrets? To put it simply, content creation isn’t easy — and quality […]

I like watching movies on Netflix, and I love how Netflix recommends movies for me to watch based on what I’ve already enjoyed. Sometimes Netflix gives me a weird movie, but most of the time its recommendations are on point. Like more and more companies today, Netflix has mastered the art of personalized content, and […]

If I asked you to tell me about your best friend, how would you do it? Would you use a PowerPoint presentation with slides of bullet points, or would you tell me stories of long talks and adventures and other shared moments? Obviously, the first option is silly and you would never use it to […]

For content marketers, it’s a publish or perish world — but have you ever thought about the balance between quantity and quality of content? In most cases, it’s a simple equation: more quantity often does not mean greater quality. The key in content marketing — as in most areas of life — is to find […]

How many times have you visited a website in hopes of communicating with a company directly to ask a specific question, only to be stymied by continued redirection to a FAQ page or a where’s-Waldo search for the “Contact Us” button? These kinds of experiences are all too common, and they don’t encourage consumer trust or […]

Customers crave sales, but they also crave stories. How you frame your commodity, brand, and business is just as important as its price points. But, no matter how compelling, is there such a thing as too much content? Content is king, and today there are myriad channels on which you can share your company’s story […]

Ever since Black Friday, your inbox has been inundated with holiday deals, end-of-year sales, and unbeatable discounts. But how do you make your brand, and product, stand out when so many voices are competing for your time and dime? The holidays are an exciting and hectic time for small businesses, and it’s never been more […]

When I hear the phrase “digital expert”, I’ll be honest—I’m left scratching my head. In this context, what is “digital”, and how can you be an expert in it? You can be an expert in marketing, finance, technology or operations/logistics, but how can you be an expert in ‘digital’? It would seem that the word […]

We all know how time-consuming digital content marketing can be. There are only so many hours in the day that you can spend promoting your brand on social media, and only so many dollars you can pay someone else to do it for you. Online influencer outreach presents an opportunity to broaden your digital content […]

I’ve written many times about how you need to have a plan when it comes to your content marketing strategy. “Come up with a plan”, however, is great item to stay on your to-do list until the end of time. Therefore, I’m going to break down and itemize each step to help you turn your content marketing […]

If I asked you to tell me about your best friend, how would you do it? Would you use a PowerPoint presentation with slides of bullet points? Or, would you tell me stories of long talks and adventures and other shared moments?  Obviously, the first option is ridiculous and you would never use it to […]