Maintaining a successful business blog is easier when you have clarity and a plan. Yet so many of my clients and business associates just start blogging. They’re full of inspiration and passion. …And I always say “Go fer it, blog on!” A few months down the road I see them limping along,...

There’s plenty of discussion about the lack of alignment between sales and marketing. But less is said about the smaller misalignments that threaten to derail content-development projects – or at the very least, greatly minimize the ultimate impact of content assets such as white papers and eBooks....

What’s the first step to becoming a content marketer? You need to think like one. Sounds basic, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. Content marketing can’t thrive in some environments While having a content marketing mindset may sound simple in theory, I regularly meet sophisticated...

You want to get your content marketing initiative off to a great start. No, a fantastic start! A ground-breaking, revolutionary, epic launch. Something that will bring in the leads like the Pied Piper and bring on the tears of your competitors like the end of Beaches (or maybe that’s just me…) Hold up!...

We’ve all heard the expression, “don’t sweat the small stuff”, right? It’s strategic advice reminding us not to get diverted by inconsequential activity. The great thing about content marketing is, sometimes, the small things can produce big results. A large part of marketing includes reading and keeping...

The following is a guest post courtesy of Russell Sparkman from Fusionspark Media, a new media communications company based in Washington state. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Russell on a number of projects, most recently their amazingly successful New Media 2012 conference. As you will...

An informal survey of colleagues in the media/marketing industries shows the term "content marketing" growing in use. We'll keep checking back to see if the trend continues.

Knowing your customers’ wants and needs gives you the opportunity to create not only a sexy marketing campaign, but one that actually changes behavior. Use these 8 proactive steps to make value-based content marketing a reality for your organization.

Call it content marketing or custom media, but smart organizations are creating valuable content that makes an impact on people. It's going to get interesting, so stay tuned.