It takes time to get freelance creators up to speed on your brand messages, style, and processes. Why not make your life easier and build relationships that last? These research-backed ideas will help you connect for the long term. Continue reading
These 10+ Expert Tips Explain How to Really Scale Content Production
To scale your content marketing, stop thinking like a home cook and start thinking like a restaurant chef. That means creating systems and processes for delivering delicious content – no matter who’s involved in creating and distributing it. Here’s how, according to 10 content experts. Continue reading
How Content Operations (Done Well) Magically Balances Creativity and Scale [Video Series]
Getting content operations right frees marketers to act like creative kids and still produce an efficient, scalable product. Here’s how we got to where we are today and four models to consider now. Continue reading
Want More Method and Less Madness? Check Your Content Operations
People, processes, and technology (also known as content operations) make up the machine that turns your strategy into effective content marketing. Try this basic blueprint to set up a new content operations infrastructure or fine-tune the one you’ve got. Continue reading
5 Fixes to Help Avoid Content Bottlenecks
We all know the dream, right? We create and distribute amazing, engaging content because we had: Sufficient time to develop it Effortless collaboration Efficient processes We all know the reality, right? We endure strict deadlines, spend way too long getting … Continue reading
Don’t Let Content Marketing Be a Dead-End Career [New Framework]
To move up, talented content practitioners must move on. That’s a problem. If content marketing is a strategic part of the business, practitioners must be able to reach the highest positions in it. Here’s a framework to make that happen. Continue reading
How a Content Approval Process Went From 9 Days to a Few Hours
Too often, the content approval process turns into prolonged agony. And when content tackles trending topics, that turnaround time can seem impossible. That wasn’t the case for Nativo and Hewlett Packard Enterprises. Continue reading
5 Agile Marketing Values to Sharpen Your Content Process
Content marketing often is a messy, haphazard process. But it doesn’t have to be. Establishing deliberate methods using Agile values can bring order – and help your content team deliver better results. Continue reading
Get Your Content Governance in Order With This 1 Thing
Struggling to balance those big content marketing ideas with those ad-hoc requests? It’s time to do something about content governance. No, it’s not too big an idea or above your pay grade. Start with this idea. Continue reading
Should Your Brand Take a Stand? Luvvie Ajayi Jones Offers Useful Advice
The pressure on brands to take a stand on headline-grabbing issues won’t disappear in 2021. Self-described “professional troublemaker” Luvvie Ajayi Jones offers useful advice for navigating the challenges. Continue reading
