With a new CEO on board, Land O’Lakes embarked on a three-year strategic communications plan to raise her and the brand’s profile. They found a mission greater than sales along the way. Continue reading
How a Spoonful of Story Helps Even ‘Boring’ Content Go Down [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Mary Poppins had it almost right ¬¬– just find the story and –snap – the content’s job’s a game. Then even the boring tasks you undertake become – well, if not a piece of cake, a more creative endeavor rather than a mundane construction project. Continue reading
How To Build an Audience by Giving Back – the #BossTalks Story
The best mentors listen, answer questions, and help. The best content marketers do, too. So #BossTalks, a multichannel content project featuring Salesforce’s unofficial mentor-in-chief Ebony Beckwith, had the ingredients of a smash hit from the start. Continue reading
How To Make Thought Leadership Content Thoughtful and Leading
Most thought leadership content is neither thoughtful nor leading. Forrester’s Lisa Gately explains how to change that at your company. Continue reading
How NBC Sports Next Medaled in Olympic Content for Kids
The content team at NBC Sports Next expertly threaded its way through executive moguls and pandemic-related detours to reach Olympic kid-content glory. Here’s how they developed a repeatable process to attract the next generation of viewers. Continue reading
Don’t Make SEO the Reason for Your Content Marketing Strategy [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Too many marketers fall into the trap of making search the foundation of their content marketing. Here’s why that doesn’t work and why you should be thinking about content discovery. Continue reading
How an Entrepreneurial Spirit Helps This Content Leader Manage 10 B2B Publications
Managing 10 B2B media brands sounds like a daunting task. But Sarah Tolle, content director at BWZ, makes it happen by building enviable SME relationships, planning processes, and time-management strategies. Here’s how she makes it all work. Continue reading
Don’t Create ‘Cat Food’ Content Without Doing This 1 Thing First
Struggling to develop content ideas that work for your audience AND your business? Here’s how to brainstorm more effectively and quickly. Continue reading
How Story Packages Help You Scale SME-Driven Thought Leadership Content [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Have you ever waited and waited for SME-driven content only to get 5,000 words explaining something that could have been handled in 500? Architected story packages help you avoid that – and get something you can turn into a whole portfolio of stories. Continue reading
Why (and How To) Write a Strategy for Your Cause-Related Marketing
Your brand talks the talk. But does it walk the walk? Many brands take a few steps toward supporting a social cause but falter when it comes to sustaining the focus. What if your content team took the lead? You’d help the brand achieve its cause-related objectives and elevate your importance, too. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading
