Can Facebook Compete in Content Curation and Search?
February 8, 2014
Joe Pulizzi
In this week's PNR podcast, Joe and Robert talk about the content curation considerations involved in Facebook's launch of Paper; the company's ambitions for rivaling Google in search; Chipotle's entrée into the world of comedic content creation; and the general confusion around the definition of relevance,...
How to Prepare Your Content Marketing for a Global Audience
February 7, 2014
Sarah Mitchell
There's tremendous opportunity for brands to reach consumers who used to be unreachable because of differences in geography and language, but there's more to it than just having your content translated. Find out how to prepare your content marketing to reach a global audience.
Has Content Marketing Hijacked Content Strategy?
February 6, 2014
Colleen Jones
There is often debate about the distinctions between content marketing and content strategy, but whatever their differences, they shouldn't be working at cross purposes. There is an opportunity for both fields of practice to inform each other as we move into 2014. Find out what content marketing and...
Should You Date-Stamp Your Blog Content?
February 5, 2014
Jonathan Crossfield
There is a clear split in opinions on the question of whether marketers should date-stamp their content. Many say they routinely ignore undated posts. Others say they have seen increased search traffic after removing the date from blog posts. So who's right? Let's take a look at various ways to approach...
How to Choose the Right Content Marketing Agency
February 4, 2014
Chuck Frey
A "gold rush" mentality around content marketing has made it more difficult for marketers to separate the pros from the posers when choosing an agency to work with. The art of hiring an agency for your brand was the subject of a recent #CMWorld Twitter chat. Get some solid strategies for choosing the...
3 Strategies for Stretching Your Content Marketing Budget
February 3, 2014
Heidi Cohen
Content production that exceeds our audience's ability to consume it isn't new, but it does present a growing challenge for content marketers to use their resources wisely when creating content and helping it to stand out. Use these 3 strategies to increase your content marketing value without necessarily...
4 Steps to Audit Online Content After Hummingbird and "Not Provided"
February 2, 2014
Stephen Kenwright
For content marketers, the removal of keyword data from Google represents a huge opportunity to overhaul the way we report on our online content. With this opportunity in mind, now is the perfect time for a content audit. Use these 4 steps to audit your online content to optimize for Hummingbird and...
Blog Content: The Future of Guest Posts and Date Stamping
February 1, 2014
Joe Pulizzi
In this week's edition of the PNR This Old Marketing podcast, Robert and Joe debate a declaration of the demise of guest blog content, argue with analysts' view of the value of Twitter, and take issue with some blogs' lack of transparent date stamping, before expressing their admiration of an amazing,...
Think People Hate Marketing? Try the Right Content in the Right Place
January 31, 2014
John Lane
It's popular to say that people hate marketing, but it's not necessarily true. People think they hate marketing because they are more apt to remember and complain about the badly timed marketing interruptions they didn't want to hear. Learn how to overcome that perception bias by getting the right content...
5 Brand Marketing Efforts That Took Newsjacking to the Next Level
January 30, 2014
Britt Klontz
Newsjacking allows brand marketing efforts to get in on news or an event as it's happening. It's a tricky and delicate thing, but when businesses learn to effectively navigate Twitter and other real-time outlets, there's a lot to be gained by playing into the news of the day. Find out what we can learn...
Got Compelling Content? 4 Crucial Next Steps
January 29, 2014
Arnie Kuenn
Many marketers believe that, if you create compelling content and publish it on your website or blog, your work is done and the audience will follow. But there's much more to be done to attract an audience for your content. Check out these four post-production steps that are essential for real content...
Optimize Your WordPress Blog Content with Google's Markup Helper
January 27, 2014
Christopher Baldock
If you're blogging on WordPress and looking for an easy way to move your content higher up in search engine results pages, schema is a great way to do it. The problem is, not everyone knows how to mark up content with this new language. Find out how to optimize your WordPress blog content with Google's...
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