What should you do when you are creating content for social media? Is it about what you care about or what the audience wants from you? First of all, write what feels right for you and write for the audience, establish your objective, provide value and add an avenue to extend the conversation. Your creation…
So you have a blog, now what? One of the most common questions I get from clients is what to talk about. It’s easy to start a Facebook page, blog, or any of the many little content consuming monsters we like to create on a whim. But if you’re brand isn’t a fit for baby…
Viral videos. Every company wants to create a viral video, yet few know how. Most marketers have at one time participated in a meeting where the directive is to create a viral video for the latest and greatest product. In general, the rule of thumb is that you cannot create your own viral video. Company-created…
Content creation has become a very crucial role for marketers over the past few years, and it doesn’t look like a role that will be going away anytime soon. Whether you’re managing content, creating a presentation, writing a blog post, or developing copy for social media, there is no doubt that you have to be on your…
Coming up with great blogging ideas can be a challenge, whether you’re writing for one blog or multiple blogs. Sure there are thousands of topics to write about, but with the Internet being flooded with content good and bad, you want to stand out, be ready for anything, be relevant and be professional. Blogging has…
10. Blog regularly Most of us have a blog at this stage, and if you don’t you’re missing out on opportunities to feed your audience and Google freshly squeezed content. The challenge with blogging is keeping up with it. Make a resolution in 2013 to put your blog on a schedule and post regularly. When…
Finding photos for use in online articles, blog posts and other online marketing efforts can be a source of frustration for many. Questions arise about rights, fair use and attribution. There are several resources available to find photos, and understanding creative commons, editorial use and attribution will help you navigate and find a photo…
This week we’re at the Content Marketing Strategies Conference discovering tools for content development, curation and syndication. I’m excited to test and try all of them because my own organization suffers from the same challenges every company (big or small) does in taking this on as a serious marketing tactic: Time Resources And, the need…
Everyone seems to have their standard set of social platforms in place (Facebook, Twitter, blog) and this is the year for marketers to take the next step forward to seriously consider their content. We are all thinking about how to better leverage our digital brand assets and distribute them in a way that makes sense…
The velocity of communications have become faster with the emergence of real-time news feeds in social media. It has become the norm for brands to regularly produce fresh content and interact with customers online. Whether it’s blogging, video, podcasts or whitepapers, content marketing is what is now. Here are ten things you can do to…
