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Success with content marketing is about so much more than “copy”—it’s about the full content experience: How content looks, sounds, feels, and functions, all from the reader’s perspective. Join me here for insights into content marketing, from strategy and execution to writing and editing and from digital selling to thought leadership. And because I’m just a tad “woo,” you’ll also find some articles on woo-type topics :)
The Content Marketer’s Edge: 10 Skills for Success in the Modern Era
Unleash your content marketing superpowers! Master these 10 essential skills to thrive in the modern era and become an indispensable asset to any team.
From Passion to Profit: An Inside Look at Marketing with Masterclasses
Masterclasses can turn your expertise into a thriving business. Get real-world success stories and key strategies and learn the power of knowledge monetization.
The Elegant Dance of Content & Conversion: A Short Story for Marketers
Discover how to enchant your prospects with abundant marketing content. Learn the dance of storytelling that leads to deeper connections and increased conversions.
Compassionate Marketing 101: The Key to Exceptional Customer Care
Discover how compassionate marketing and empathy transform the customer experience. Learn practical strategies to build trust, loyalty, and genuine connections.
You Are Your Reader: Transforming Content Marketing Through Empathy
An injection of empathy can transform your content. Learn to connect deeply with your audience, create impactful, reader-centric content, and build stronger connections.
Create More Effective Content with These A+ Strategies from Amazon
Whether you sell on Amazon or not, A+ Content strategies like storytelling, quality visuals, and data-driven techniques will help you boost engagement and conversions.
25 Writing Tips for Business Owners and Content Marketers: Part 5
Discover advanced writing techniques in this final installment of our series, with tips on self-editing, constructive feedback, content repurposing, and refreshing.
25 Writing Tips for Business Owners and Content Marketers: Part 4
Your words are more than just information carriers. They're the building blocks of a shared universe, a space where you and your reader can meet, connect, and explore together. The language and tone you choose can make the difference between a reader who feels like a distant observer and one who feels like an intimate companion on a shared journey.
Loose-lipped, grammatically ill-equipped professor runs amok, destroys higher ed
If you’ve been hit by the grammar police, you’ll appreciate this tale of speakos. If you’re card-carrying member of the grammar police, it may be time to resign your commission.
Perceptions: Do your prospects see what you see?
Do you see what your customers and prospects see? You’re inside your jar, doing your thing, building your business. Prospects are on the outside, reading the label on your jar. What does it say? Do you know?
Don’t steal images from the Internet
What can happen when you swipe random images from the Internet to use in your content
Why ebooks are your best bet for driving leads and sales in 2024
Ebooks are still the most-downloaded type of content. From building trust with TOFU content to providing decision-making details at BOFU, discover how ebooks help drive leads, engage prospects, and boost sales effectively.
Peas, Profit, & Visuals on LinkedIn: PIP International’s Journey To $7 Million
Use LinkedIn’s rich media profile features to establish your brand’s identity with a custom banner, logo, and company page that reflects your chosen color scheme and style.
The Aspirational Edge: Differentiating Your Brand in a Crowded Market
Aspirational content aligns with the buyer's vision of success, progress, and the ideal state they want after overcoming challenges. This type of content can be potent because it goes beyond the buyer's immediate problems to their long-term goals and ambitions.
25 Writing Tips for Business Owners and Content Marketers: Part 3
Skimmability and visual consistency are the keys to grabbing and holding immediate attention, making your content more engaging and easier to navigate.
Influencer Marketing Gets An Upgrade: How AI Is Changing The Game
Influencer marketing is getting smarter. Discover how AI streamlines partner selection, tackles challenges, and boosts campaign success... and your ROI.
25 Writing Tips for Business Owners and Content Marketers: Part 2
Want better results from your content? These expert tips will help you avoid jargon, use metaphors, inject emotion, craft powerful headlines, and use social proof.
Joyful greetings from my family room
I’m not ALL about content marketing. Sometimes, I get inspired and filled with joy. And I love to share those moments—like this one!
25 Writing Tips for Business Owners and Content Marketers: Part 1
Discover the first 5 of 25 tips for how to boost your content's appeal with simple changes related to sentence length, active voice, vivid verbs, and more.
20 Types of Content to Help You Attract Prospects and Win Customers
With this article, I hope to stir your creativity and inspire you to create unique content that gets your products, services, and passions into the world.
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