Are you interested in content marketing but are starved for time and resources? My suggestion: create micro-content. Micro-content is different from creating content such white papers, case studies and blogs on your website. Instead, it’s content you post to blogs and other social networks. Like...

Hey, I’m no mechanic. But here’s one thing I know for sure. A car has hundreds of moving parts and even I know that a tune-up helps it run better. I’m no webmaster, either. But web content can have a lot of “moving parts,” too. That’s why your content needs a tune-up – so it can run...

Read an interesting article from MediaPost this morning entitled “Are Media Brands Ready to Be Brands?” The question about whether or not media brands are like real brands has been asked every since I’ve been in the media business. The answers varied, but the consensus from publishers...

In our ongoing series, we’re helping B2B marketers overcome the challenges highlighted in our recent B2B Content Marketing: 2010 Benchamarks, Budgets and Trends. Most recently, our contributors are providing insights and examples to help you make the case for content marketing in your organization. Why...

We’ve all heard the message from the social media pulpit: social media marketing is about conversations and building one-to-one relationships. It’s about playing nice, being authentic, embracing transparency and doing so in a human voice. For bare teeth marketers this all seems reasonable, but it’s the...

Recently, I finished reading the book Let My People Go Surfing, by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. It’s a fascinating story by an inspirational business leader. He not only grew a successful company while being beloved by his employees and revered by his peers, but he also intends to continue doing...

Listened to an excellent overview from Ann Marie Kelly from Gfk MRI today who talked about consumer research and magazines. One piece of research that stood out was focused on how consumers engage in different media for different reasons.  Television, radio, the Internet, magazines and newspapers were...

Quick question. Which would you rather receive: a form letter addressed to “Dear Friend” with a generic sales pitch, or a personalized note addressing your most pressing concerns and offering tailored ideas to help? Hmmm. Tough choice, right? In that case, don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to your...

Our recent B2B Content Marketing research compared the practices of self-described effective content marketers with those who are less effective. One of the most striking differences between these groups is the level of executive buy-in. Fewer than 10% of effective marketers who use content marketing...

Contrary to some beliefs, the press release is alive and supports marketing and communications objectives to a variety of audiences (employees, customers, investors, the public) to build favorable relationships with them. However,  simply sending a press release out via the wire isn’t enough. In today’s...

In the early days of the Internet, web content was an afterthought. The main focus was the printed product brochure. Once the brochure was complete, it was then added to the website, usually in the same format in which it was printed. Because of this history, some B2B companies still consider a website...

I had the opportunity to present at Hubspot this week for the New England Content Strategy meetup. During the presentation (slideshare below), the group of content strategists and marketers spent over 30 minutes discussing the differences and similarities between content strategy, content marketing and...