Throughout my career, I have noticed a tension between creativity and productivity. In my more productive times, I’m checking off items in my to-do list one at a time. For…
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Should brands take a public stand on social or political issues?
The year 2017 is just half over, and it is already proving to be amazingly transformative with the number and nature of emotional changes in our culture and political world….
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4 tips to successful digital writing
As most of you know, I am a prolific writer. I have more than 1700 bylines in my career, spread across dozens of magazines and their companion sites, blog sites,…
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Should businesses use LinkedIn groups or Slack for prospecting? Part 1
If you’ve checked out your LinkedIn groups lately, you may notice that LinkedIn groups are not what they used to be. As much as I had hoped that LinkedIn’s changes to groups would…
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Facebook ads vs Google adwords: 7 key criteria to decide
Consider these facts: Digital ad revenue in the U.S. grew by more than 20% last year to a record $72.5 billion. (IAB) Google and Facebook accounted for almost 100% of…
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A guide to getting started on using hashtags on LinkedIn
LinkedIn wants you to start using hashtags and I think it’s about time. For platforms, like Twitter and Instagram, hashtags are an essential ingredient to the social posting recipe. Up…
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Digital marketing channels–whole lotta mediocre going on
We’ve seen data recently–reach out and I’ll share it–that showed a lot of “meh” from marketers who were asked what digital channels worked well for them. On one level, we…
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On the limited value of branded content
Those who have read our book Outside-In Marketing: Using Big Data to Guide Your Content Marketing know we approach the problem of content marketing head on. Here is my definition…
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6 types of content your readers hate
When creating content for your blog, social media profiles, email subscribers, and other purposes, you don’t want to irritate your readers. Unfortunately, some types of content can send readers running…
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Four tips to perfect your social listening skills
Social media is more important now to businesses, and it’s an evolving part of online behavior. What was once a way to connect with friends is now a way to…
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