Content Tech Overload? 3 Questions to Ask Before You Buy
May 3, 2018
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Do you have a strategy for building your content-tech stack? You should. Start with these three questions to get more use of your tech, make it last longer, and see if you really need that shiny new thing.
How Content Can Create a Self-Sustaining Customer Referral Engine
April 30, 2018
Bethany Johnson
Don’t be tempted to celebrate wins in your conventional sales and marketing funnels. Those “conversions” should only be the start. What you do next matters more – and that next step should be to build super users.
How 3 Content Brands Tackle Their Toughest Internal Challenges
April 26, 2018
Kim Moutsos
What keeps you up at night about your content marketing program? How to prove its value? How to manage the tech stack? What about your team? Your peers at brands lauded for their content approach reveal how they address the challenges.
Falling Behind Your Competitors? Build a Content Brand
April 12, 2018
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Though clients trusted the company, its marketing was immature. It lagged in thought leadership and digital marketing – far behind its competitors. Then, the financial services company created a content brand.
Are Buyer Personas Just Nicer Words for Stereotypes?
April 10, 2018
Ann Gynn
Are personas the same as stereotypes? Whether it’s soccer moms, NASCAR dads, or lazy millennials, marketers draw conclusions. Now, 10 marketers share how they view personas and stereotypes in their audience development.
5 Steps to Strategically Reboot Your Brand’s Content Marketing
April 6, 2018
Mat Zucker
Content is a brand’s currency to demonstrate relevance and get closer to its customers. But to succeed, company-driven content needs a more strategic approach that rebuilds a brand’s foundational and experiential elements.
How to Create Unified Content That Works in Diverse Global Markets [Examples]
April 5, 2018
Marcia Riefer Johnston
As a marketer in a global company, your content must be unified everywhere in the world. But rigid consistency across cultures can backfire or undercut your business goals. You need a two-direction approach – top-down and bottom-up.
An Alternative Approach to Developing Content Marketing Personas
April 3, 2018
Robert Rose
Audiences are not just buyers. They may help us connect with new customers. They may amplify our reach. They may strengthen our trust with other audience members. That’s why we must change the way we go about developing our personas.
Chatbots, AI, and Context: Top Takeaways From Intelligent Content Conference
March 29, 2018
Marcia Riefer Johnston
What do we do as technology outpaces our ability to comprehend what we can do with it? Listen to the counsel of Intelligent Content Conference presenters and these three takeaways around chatbots, artificial intelligence, and context.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Audience Development
March 22, 2018
Clare McDermott
In 2017, Intel’s iQ digital magazine team borrowed a page from the traditional media playbook – focusing on sustaining loyal readers rather than getting more eyeballs. Luke Kintigh, Intel IQ’s head of publishing, shares how they did it.
Do Agile Marketers Wear the Quality Content Crown?
March 9, 2018
Andrea Fryrear
Quality is queen, but how do you get that crown? In an interesting twist, Agile marketing teams may have the answer. They prioritize quality more than traditional or ad-hoc process counterparts, according to a recent AgileSherpas survey.
How to Make Your Content More Readable
March 8, 2018
Fergal McGovern
If reading your content takes too much effort, interaction falls off and you have churn. You know this anecdotally. Yet you likely don’t measure it scientifically. It’s time to change that and improve the user experience.
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