Users tell us what they like every time they visit our websites. We just have to stop and listen. Web analytics is a great resource for evaluating user needs. Here are a number of ways web analytics can help you discover what content topics your readers care about. Continue reading
A New Breed? 7 Roles of the Content Marketing “Engineer”
The demands of the new breed of the socially savvy-buyer are not only forcing the evolution of the content marketing practice, but the marketing practitioners as well. Thus, a new breed of marketer is emerging: the content marketing “engineer.” Here are seven areas of expertise this new breed of content marketer must master to fulfill the brave, expanding new world of content marketing engineering. Continue reading
Cutting the Complexity of Content Marketing Production
Several semi-reliable websites credit Leonardo Da Vinci with writing the phrase, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” I love this phrase. Without getting to philosophical, in my opinion DaVinci understood that simplicity doesn’t necessarily dumb things down. On the contrary, simplicity … Continue reading
Conversions: Look Beyond Myths of Content Marketing Measurement
Too much talk about Facebook ‘likes’ and Twitter ‘followers’ is dumming down your analytics. If you were asked for the most important metric you track related to your online marketing efforts, what would you say? What is the very first … Continue reading
Best Practices…Mediocre Results
Why a hyper focus on measurement and incremental gains makes marketers average. Let’s talk about how a myopic focus on measurement can suck all the innovation and success out of our strategy. Here is an experiment: Walk around your office … Continue reading
10 Must-Have Templates for Content Marketers
Here are 10 templates to help you with everything from content marketing planning, creation and distribution. Continue reading
5 Steps to Using Data to Maximize Content Marketing ROI
One of the biggest challenges for content marketers is tying their activities to return on investment (ROI). Numerous case studies show that content developed using insights from customers, also known as data-driven customer insights, produce increased customer engagement and generate … Continue reading
Actionable Analytics – All These Numbers, Now What?
I’ve had a number of clients tell me, “I looked in my Analytics for about three hours yesterday and it was really cool, but I don’t know what I learned.” Do you suffer from from ERH (Eyes Rolling into Head) … Continue reading
21 Real Blog Metrics Your Company Needs to Track
Blogs no longer get the same buzz as their newer social media cousins, Facebook and Twitter. That said, blogs are at the heart of social media, especially if you’re involved in content marketing. Chris Brogan refers to blogs as your … Continue reading
5 Ways to Measure Facebook Fan Engagement
As a CMI reader, your business is probably considering building out a Facebook fan page. Although Forrester Research predicts 2011 will be the year when marketers will begin to “think outside the Facebox,” C-suite business leaders and content marketers alike can’t … Continue reading
