How’s your customer outreach? You might be looking at how to secure new customers and follow up on leads, but are you also keeping your existing customers happy? We hear…
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Men vs. women? Who should narrate your explainer video?
Is there any reason to prefer a male or female explainer video narrator for tech-oriented videos? My answer has always been “not really.” However, Ben Lebay, a researcher at ConversionXL.com, has published a nice…
Read MoreToday’s online influencers are wicked tough
Back in 2006 when I started doing online public relations, blogger outreach was a minefield. Everyone was an INBOX-monitor and each pitch was a tentative toe into boggy turf. Landmine?…
Read MoreAsk and thou shalt receive
I have been pitching bloggers, online influencers, micro-influencers, reporters, and journalists for exactly ten years today (let’s say that true). Over that time, Dan Krueger, Team Gerris, and I, Chris…
Read MoreMicro-influencer marketing is the new long tail
I have been doing long-tail blogger outreach since 2006. Ten years later, I am still at it in earnest. Even more, I play so far down the long tail of…
Read MoreCreating great content for content marketing: Don’t overthink it
Frequently, we hear our clients worry about how to keep a steady stream of content flowing. Many of them don’t realize that they’re making more of the problem than they…
Read MoreHow to reach content marketing’s Holy Grail: Revenue
Building lists, attracting an audience, being showered in likes and follows and comments are all great, but none of that pays the bills. So how can you maximize the chances…
Read MoreEvaluating content marketing channels
In my posts over the past few months, I’ve covered the basics of content marketing, the importance of knowing your audience, and how to generate content ideas. So we’ve covered a lot…
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