Content Marketing
Content marketing is a strategic approach to creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience, ultimately driving profitable customer action. Effective content marketing involves a combination of content creation, management, and promotion across various channels, such as blogs, social media, email, and more. Key subtopics within content marketing include content marketing systems (CMS), content strategy, content creation, content distribution, and content performance measurement. By delivering high-quality content that resonates with your target audience, you can build brand awareness, establish thought leadership, and nurture relationships with potential and existing customers. Explore the articles below to learn more about how content marketing can help you achieve your business goals.
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The Pink Secret: The Uncomfortable Strategy of Building and Marketing to Younger Demographics
There’s a moment in nearly every brand’s life cycle when it bumps up against the limits of its audience. Growth slows. Market share plateaus. The customers who were once newly acquired are now fully saturated. And rather than watching that…
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Marketing to Intent, Not Eyeballs
Old school marketers always seem to get hung up on the number of eyeballs. I've always been a database and direct marketer, so I liked getting the right eyeballs rather than pushing advertisements in front of all of them. Businesses…
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The Engagement Illusion: Why Comments Don’t (And May Never) Equal Conversions
I did some analysis of my blog this weekend to look for a correlation between my search engine results, my most popular blog posts, the posts with the most comments, and the posts that actually resulted in revenue due to…
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I’m Leaving A Great Job and Heading To A Content Management SaaS Platform, Compendium
The last year I spent with Patronpath has been an incredible roller coaster ride. The company is in a tremendous growth spurt and is hugely successful! We won the Techpoint Mira award. We completed the development of 4 POS integrations…
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Starbucks: The Inflation and Devaluation of a Brand
The United States really didn't understand what coffee could taste like. Coffee grinds were flavored with chips for a long time, which helped maximize the profits of coffee companies. I had a friend who worked in a packaging plant, specifically…
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ProBlogger: Four Blogging Mistakes I Should Have Avoided
There’s no shortage of blogging books hitting the shelves lately, but few are as grounded and actionable as ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett. As someone who’s been blogging for…
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10 Affiliate Marketing Lessons Learned from Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker
Jeremy Schoemaker, better known as Shoemoney in the digital marketing world, has been an influential figure in Internet marketing for years. Through his courses, blog posts, and public speaking engagements, he has shared valuable insights that have shaped many marketers'…
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You Won’t Be Blogging Forever
When I speak to folks about blogging, many ask me if blogging is here to stay. Nope. Asking someone if blogging will be here forever is like asking the guys who printed their newspapers with the Gutenberg press the same…
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Embracing Web 2.0 in Business: A Personal Journey into the Digital Revolution
As a professional deeply invested in the dynamic world of sales and marketing, I recently had the opportunity to present on a topic revolutionizing our industry: Web 2.0. Though familiar to many, this concept still holds untapped potential for businesses.…
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The Ultimate Sales Machine: Mastering the Art and Science of Sales Success
In his groundbreaking book The Ultimate Sales Machine , the late Chet Holmes presents a masterful framework for sales excellence that has stood the test of time. Drawing from decades of experience working with companies of all sizes, Holmes distilled…
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Blogs Versus Forums: Which One Is Right For Your Marketing Efforts
A frequent concern that is brought up when discussing corporate blogging as a business strategy is the fear of customers airing their complaints. When this question was posed in a class I did last week; I missed a critical point…
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How to Eat a Gourmet Pretzel?
Utilizing humor in product packaging can be a highly effective strategy in sales and marketing for several reasons: Attracts Attention : Humorous packaging stands out on the shelves, catching the eye of potential customers. This can be particularly effective in…
