Resources to optimize your content and messaging
In many organizations, digital advertising and content marketing have little overlap. They require different skills and knowledge, so they’re often managed by distinct employees, teams, or even departments. While content teams tend to produce lead magnets for the advertising team to use in lead generation, that’s usually where the coordination [...]
You’ve just created a brilliant blog post. It positions your brand as a thought leader in your industry, helps your customers solve a problem, and leads to a relevant call-to-action. The title is attention-grabbing and clear. There’s not a single typo. But you forgot something. You didn’t link this brilliant [...]
Whether you’re posting on social media, writing a newsletter, or thinking about new lead magnets, it helps to have a well of ideas you can draw from. But coming up with a steady stream of topics can be tough. That’s where it helps to have a variety of sources you [...]
Especially when your brand is in a crowded market, you don’t just want to position your organization as one of many options your audience has. You want to be the first option they find so you can shape their understanding of the market. Ideally, you want consumers to see your [...]
When you have an idea for a campaign, from time to time, you may hear a colleague say, “We already tried that. It didn’t work.” But in advertising, if a campaign doesn’t produce the results you were expecting, that’s not always an indicator that it was a bad idea. Sometimes [...]
“Show don’t tell” isn’t just a principle for writers. It’s for marketers, too. In creative writing, “show don’t tell” challenges you to make readers experience what characters think and feel, instead of saying it. In marketing (especially content marketing), “show don’t tell” means helping your audience see the value of [...]
A lot of brands have an email newsletter of some kind. Maybe you email donors once a quarter to share stories about the people you’ve helped, thank your supporters, and ask for more donations. Or you share about product updates or new releases. That’s fine. But it’s just scratching the [...]
A lot of websites have a problem that doesn’t get much attention: dead pages. These are pages nobody ever visits—and you may not even be aware they exist. Some dead pages are so outdated you wouldn’t want anyone to see them. They might be based on old data, use terms [...]
The vast majority of organizations have websites. But most aren’t using them to their full potential. Whether you’ve had a website for decades or you just launched yours last week, odds are you’re missing some crucial pages your customers need to discover your brand, research your solutions, and get what [...]
Anyone can create content. But if you want your blog, newsletter, YouTube channel, podcast, magazine, or social media accounts to be effective, you need to start with a content strategy. And that’s not so easy. Your strategy gives every piece of content a job, so you’ll always have a thoughtful [...]