Did you ever see or hear about something and think, “well, that just makes too much sense.” I have. A few things come to mind for me. Al Pacino in The Godfather. Cool weather in San Francisco (every time I’m there at least). LeBron James as a Cleveland Cavalier. Orange shirts. That’s also the reaction...

I was really impressed with David Chapin’s work on comparing content marketing to life sciences. So much so, that I asked him to submit a guest post about it.  Thanks to David for putting this together. Content marketing is a hot trend in marketing circles. This trend may be hot but it is not new. Science...

Two success factors: 1) Content Marketing Cannot Be About You and 2) Ship Although this Inc. article from Joel Spolksy is geared toward entrepreneurs, it’s worth the read.  While I disagree with Joel’s decision to discontinue his popular blog (the one that helped him launch and grow his...

Interesting interview with Primoz Inkret and Igor Savic from Poslovni Mediji (Business Media) in Slovenia. Some points covered include: The use of the term content marketing in Slovenia, talking about the move from corporate magazines to integrated corporate content. Traditional media usage in Slovenia,...

I just took three flights to get to Slovenia. On each flight and in all the waiting areas, I saw people holding, reading and engaging in print magazines. Then, I spent the day listening to the state of content marketing in Europe at POMP Forum 2010 conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  Here’s what...

Please take one minute and ten seconds to watch this clip from Gary Vaynerchuk. If you think that you are doing all the right things in your content marketing, but you or your brand are still not seeing success, this is probably the reason: You are not looking low enough, niche enough.  Search...

Here’s a content marketing interview with me conducted by J-P de Clerck.  I like the way J-P summed up the key successes and failures in content marketing for me.  Hope they are helpful. The keys to success in content marketing: Understanding the informational needs of your customers Knowing how...

Thanks to Emily Thompson, online marketing coordinator for Kutenda Online Marketing Software, for this week’s guest post. Couple thoughts I (Joe) had while reading this.  First, you need to understand your brand persona first and foremost when it comes to SEO and content marketing.  In other words,...

I had an excellent podcast interview with Kim Albee from Genoo yesterday (it will be up in a week or so) where we talked in detail about content marketing and authenticity. The first step in being authentic in your content marketing and social media? Understanding who YOU are.  What’s your brand...

The results are in.  Content marketing spending will rise again in 2010. The 3rd Annual 2010 Junta42 Content Marketing Spending Survey found for the third straight year that marketers will again put significantly more money into content marketing initiatives. Go here for the complete content marketing...

2008 The Year of Content Marketing What – Most marketers never heard the term and didn’t “get” it. Lots of explaining to do. 2009 The Year of Content Marketing Why – Marketers now knew what is was, but needed to convince their teams (and bosses) why it was so important (if...

Thanks to Randall Beard, EVP and General Manager – Nielsen, for sharing this week’s guest post… Instead of using your own content marketing to surround and reinforce your brand, what if you put someone else’s TV program content around it instead?  Branded Integrations, done right,...