Not many small businesses currently take advantage of native advertising, so the small businesses that do gain a significant advantage over the competition. Native advertising is advertising that looks like…
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Five social media courses make one social media strategy meal
When I was young and naïve pasta was called spaghetti, and it was the main course of dinner at home. Then I took my mom to Genoa on holiday and quickly discovered that…
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Don’t you love the way an amazing movie makes you feel? I’m sure you’ve had the experience of bursting out of a darkened theater into the bright light of day…
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Why I told a client to quit blogging: finding your “One Thing”
Here’s a question: what’s the ONE content marketing tactic that drives the majority of your revenue? Is it blogging? Webinars? Teaching small classes? Or is your answer, “Hmm, I’m not…
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All about earned media micro-influencer marketing and more on the Through the Noise podcast
I was recently invited to be a second-time guest on the Through the Noise podcast. This time, I was relaxed and open and playful and in more of a silly…
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3 insights from intelligent content conference
I had the great fortune to speak twice at the Intelligent Content Conference in Las Vegas on March 30. I said to a colleague there that the conference agenda fit…
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Simple content optimization – SEO for when SEO doesn’t make sense
It’s not often that you’ll hear a content marketing guy tell you that a big investment in SEO isn’t for everyone. But if your marketing focus doesn’t include creating a…
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Make chatbot-ready videos for account-based marketing
Did you know that Facebook thinks that most online interactions between businesses and their customers will soon be mediated by chatbots? Chatbots can deliver an immediate personalized response—which is what customers…
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How to build a killer content team
Do you want to crank up your content success to a Spinal Tap 11? A 2016 Curata study found that 75% of companies are increasing their investment in content marketing,…
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Emotional branding vs. quantitative measurement. Or how fear, happiness, sadness, anger, anticipation and surprise beat “Buy Now” every time
Working on a CM project recently, I had the privilege of collaborating with one of the industry’s thought leaders. While laying down the basic building blocks of our strategy, something…
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