Stories By Ann Gynn
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.
Is It Time to Join Clubhouse? 3 Content Marketers Weigh In
With its phenomenal growth, Clubhouse sounds like a tempting target for content marketers. Before you knock on that door, make sure you understand how to get in – and how to get along. Let the experience and advice of three content marketers be your guide.
Guest Blogging: A Step-by-Step Guide
Unsuccessful prospective guest bloggers act like door-to-door salespeople. Successful prospective guest bloggers act like invited guests who show up with a nice host gift. How can you be the door knockers welcomed by publishing sites?
Is April Fools’ Day Worth the Risk for Brands?
April Fools’ Day is a tempting conundrum. Does it provide a good enough reason to break the rules and betray your audience’s trust with fake content, absurd headlines, or fictional products? Let’s give it some serious thought.
A Swing and a Hit: 5 Storytelling Ideas to Steal From Sports Writers
They make it look easy, but sports writers face the same challenge content marketers do – including how to tell the same basic story in fresh and exciting ways. These go-to sports storytelling techniques can help you find the agony and the ecstasy in your brand stories.
7 Content Marketing Truths That Would’ve Saved Quibi From Going Qui-Bye
Any content marketer could’ve called out the glaring strategy gaffes that led to streaming-service Quibi’s high-profile (and high-budget) demise. We spotted seven – did you catch any we missed?
6 Email Newsletter Ideas for More Opens, Clicks, and Shares
Why do so many people sign up for your email newsletter ¬¬– and then rarely open it? Try these ideas – gleaned from three of the most successful email brands around – to turn your subscribers into readers and, ideally, sharers.
5 Black-Owned Agency Leaders Talk Impact of 2020 on Business and Marketing
Eleven months after the COVID-19 closures began and eight months after the increased calls for ending racism, we checked in with five Black-owned marketing agencies to learn what’s happened and what they say needs to still happen.
How One Brand Grew a Massive Audience by Building a News Site [Example]
In 2019, a software company launched its own editorial property as an alternative to traditional PR and demand-gen marketing. In 20 months, it’s attracted nearly 400,000 unique visitors and garnered over 1,200 newsletter subscribers.
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.
9 Fixes for Frustrating Content Workflow Problems
We’ve all groaned about the inefficient steps or irritating workarounds in our content marketing workflow. Make this the month you leave those headaches and frustrations behind. Try these time-saving remedies today.
67 Book Picks for the Ultimate Content Marketing Library
You can’t judge a book by its cover. You can judge it based on peer recommendations. Here are 67 picks for a great bookcase to improve your content marketing, expand your marketing prowess, and gain inspiration.