When a company invites me to evaluate the state of their digital maturity, the first question they always ask is, “What’s the ideal state?” The fact is, a complete digital…
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Mike Moran on the future of content marketing, search, and digital
Does digital sometimes feel a little overwhelming to you? There are so many things you could do that it can be tough to decide what you should do. And it’s…
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Why are URLs so important?
I recently commented on a LinkedIn post about the power of LinkedIn as a content marketing platform. The gist of the post was that it is rapidly becoming the go-to…
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What is a keyword ontology?
A keyword ontology is a knowledge graph describing relationships between the keywords your target audiences frequently use in search queries and the products and services you sell. It can include…
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Warning: You’re ignoring your company’s best salesperson — and it just might be killing your business
Here’s a scenario for you: imagine you have an amazing salesperson who develops a deep connection with customers, beginning with their very first interaction. Even better, these prospects share their…
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International SEO: Another reason to avoid AMPs
In my last post, I gave three reasons to avoid accelerated mobile mages (AMPs). Accelerated mobile pages are flat HTML web pages that follow Google‘s guidelines and are hosted by…
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2 applications of marketing AI
The major hole in our book Outside-In Marketing: Using Big Data to Guide Your Content Marketing is the lack of information on marketing artificial intelligence (AI). We talk about how…
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How to improve sales with online chat software
Online retail as an industry vertical is transforming quickly to keep pace with the rising demands of the consumers looking for convenience. Customer service, which was one of the strong…
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Can content written for print position well in Google?
Recently, I worked with a big-brand publisher that published print assets to their site. The powers-that-be believed that the content should position just fine. After all, the content was written…
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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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