Congratulations! You’ve created a written content marketing strategy! Your chances of success just improved significantly. What’s next? Well, there are a few more documents you need to support your strategy in order to keep your campaign on track and targeted to the right people.
Continue reading “Content Marketing Strategy: The Support Documents”
We all want to create content that gets attention for many reasons. For one thing, who wants to spend time writing, editing, revising, proofing, designing for no one to see it? But beyond ego, creating attention-grabbing content is important because it can increase your reach as people share it with their friends and colleagues.
With the constant onslaught of content we’re all exposed to every day, achieving that goal is getting harder and harder, even when you know you’ve created something really good. Experts note that the type of content that “goes viral” is emotional, is easy to digest, has great visuals and is mobile friendly, among other things. I’d add the type of content you create is important. Some formats simply appeal to people more quickly than others.
Here are seven types of content that grab people’s attention:
Continue reading “If You Write It, Will They Come? 7 Content Formats That Get Noticed.”
Last summer, I wrote my first post on this topic, 5 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Content Marketing, and now I’m back with three more things you could be doing unconsciously that could derail your content marketing strategy.
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Last week, a business colleague told me about a new social media management tool I have to try. It was casual conversation, but for brands, there’s power in that recommendation. Humans crowdsource by habit. We regularly seek others’ opinions, advice and ideas when making purchases both in our personal and professional lives. Many, many decades ago, when marketers recognized the power of word of mouth and figured out how to create that one-on-one feeling within mass marketing, the testimonial was born. Continue reading “The Evolution of Testimonials in Marketing and Their Power Today”
When you’re trying to sell more product, memberships, event tickets, or something else, it’s tempting to jump right into tactics. But, throwing money into an unproven strategy isn’t ideal. That’s why, whenever you start a new campaign either annually or to launch a new product or effort, it’s critical to go through a process that builds a strategy based on data.
This is the 7-step method I use to build strategies. It can be time and labor-intensive, but each step provides an important piece of the puzzle. Continue reading “The 7-Step Plan for Creating a Content Marketing Strategy”
On this day one year ago, I announced that I was starting glee Content Marketing. My goal was to combine my skills in marketing strategy, copywriting and social media marketing with my passion for executing new marketing tools and trends in ways that make sense for my clients. Making this kind of change after spending 11 years at the same job came with a little anxiety. Like with any new venture, I was confident in my product, but slightly nervous about how it would all go.
I never could have imagined just how great the year would turn out. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to meet new people, grow my relationships and work on dozens of interesting projects. I’m proud of the effort I’ve put into running and growing a business. I’m happy that I can be a role model of hard work and success for my children (they may be young, but they now know what conference calls, invoices and clients are!)
I appreciate very deeply the trust my clients have put in me and my abilities. Collaborating with you and delivering the best work has been a true pleasure. I’m also grateful for the support of my friends and family who have sent me leads and given me advice on running a business or just asked me how it was going.
I’m looking forward to another year of new challenges and the chance to apply my skills in new ways, learn about new marketing trends and deepen my working relationships with clients. I hope to have you with me as the journey continues!
Email campaigns good. Digital and paid social campaigns are great. Content marketing campaigns are essential. But there are five things that event marketers should do to keep their strategies at the top of their game. This infographic identifies the additional marketing activities your team should be working on to make the biggest impact with your target audiences.
Today’s customers have high demands—they want a great product, a personalized customer experience and they want the brands they do business with to be “authentic”. So, just what makes a brand authentic? Continue reading “Be The Real Deal: Conveying Brand Authenticity in Content Marketing”
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