UPDATED! This blog post on content ideation has been updated and vastly expanded for 2020! Effective content marketing is a long-term strategy. Companies that enjoy the highest ROI on their content marketing investment typically publish quality content consistently over long periods. However, after a certain amount of time publishing content, it can be difficult to […]
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Whether you’re head of content marketing in a larger company, part of a lean distributed team, a solo entrepreneur or somewhere in between, scaling up is essential to brand building. According to a Content Marketing Institute survey, 64% of content marketers said their greatest educational need is understanding how to create a scalable content strategy:
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NEWLY UPDATED! This post on discovering the right content for each stage of the marketing funnel has been updated for 2019. Enjoy! Imagine if every new visitor to your website bought a product. Not some day in the future after navigating your complex purchase funnel, but right then on their first visit. How much easier
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I know what you’re thinking: What business owner has the time to build a blog from scratch? It doesn’t matter if you’re a one-person-band or the CEO of an international company, the thought of creating a business blog is a daunting prospect. Sure, the world tells you that there is lots to be gained, like
Google is becoming more sophisticated and SEO is changing faster than ever before, so it’s crucial that SEO experts stay informed on the most important ranking factors. Keep in mind that even as Google’s ranking factors continue to change, their main goal – to serve the user – does not. This is significant because even as the
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It’s estimated that by 2021 27% of internet users in the U.S. will be using ad blockers — which means that about one quarter of all ads won’t reach their target. Because of ad blockers, the loss of ad revenue is projected to increase from about $3.89 billion in 2016 to $12.12 billion by 2020 in the
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In SEO, there are two types of keywords: “head” keywords and “long-tail” keywords. Over 70% of search queries are made up of long-tail keywords while the other 30% consist of head keywords, as shown in the below graph: If you are ignoring long-tail keywords then you are ignoring 70% of the search traffic. Head keywords
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The marketing industry has always suffered from “Shiny Object Syndrome.” There’s always a new channel or strategy for growth, and marketers want to be the first to test and successfully use the “Next Big thing.” And I’m guilty of this, too. There’s nothing wrong with trying out new tactics for social media (or any other
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Inspire, educate, entertain. If you keep these three words in mind while you build your business, you open yourself to tremendous possibilities when it comes to content. Books, blog posts, classes — any creation with which you can provide value — can change your opportunities. Whether it’s for social media or your website, if you’re
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Let’s face it. Most of us aren’t writing blog posts for the fun of it. We write them because we want them to serve a purpose for our business, even if that purpose is simply increasing engagement with a target audience. But often, businesses want the content they write to support a measurable goal, whether
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