The Content Strategist
Good Morning! Some of the big content guys are shaking things up. Conde Nast is making TV and Film, Amazon has a service that lets consumers manage their print subscriptions, and the Guardian is making their editorial content open to the public to see. But it’s not just them. An IBM study just revealed that Chief Marketing…
Designer Nick Felton has worked with Australian winery Between Five Bells to design the label for their upcoming 2010 Red. Its the first wine label to use an infographic to tell you something about the wine inside, using data like the vineyards’ vintage conditions, ferments facts about its grapes. In wine purchasing, of course the label is crucial. It’s interesting to see…
Hey everyone! Here’s some stuff we really enjoyed this weekend from around the web. How we can learn from journalists, HP’s content research, and concert opening acts. Plus, here’s a list of the 10 most popular brands on facebook, a video on why infographics matter, and a 5-step process to beat that inevitable writing pain we all feel sometimes. …
A blog with good information, clear writing and solid promotion does you no good if it doesn’t reach the right audience. The wrong audience for your site isn’t likely to produce horrific results, but it might create one of the worst possible outcomes for your business … nothing at all. Here are five things to…
Here are three posts that are hot on The Content Strategist this week: Understanding Niches: Content for Luxury Brands The luxury goods market has not yet fully accepted buying and marketing online. A Bain & Company report predicts that internet-based purchases of online goods will increase over the next year to a whopping 5%…. The…
You need stellar content that your audience will want to read. But that’s not enough. Even with great writing, you still need to draw people in, get them to focus on what you’re saying, and help them navigate your blog. You could change everything by hand, but why not save time with a head start? Here…
The newest kid on the social media block, Google +, is becoming the go-to option for many thought leaders in the tech and marketing worlds. Early adopters on the Google + network can reap the benefits of reaching some of the most active readers and speaking in a forum with relatively little marketing noise. As of…
Writing internet content for Luddites may seem like a losing proposition, since the defining characteristic of this market is their distrust and dislike of technology. But even the most severe techno-phobe has to go to work, or communicate with a favorite grandchild. Since this market is less likely to keep searching once they’ve found a…
Heather Armstrong, known as Dooce to her followers, launched her popular blog in 2001 as a place for satirizing her experiences at work. She has since chronicled her experiences with depression, pregnancy, parenting, and health – or whatever is currently going on in her life. Ten years later, her blog receives tens of thousands of visits per…
