The Content Strategist
Research today is the backbone for a significant portion of Internet content. Regardless of a blog’s model or standard — health breakthroughs, for example, fuel everything from high quality social commentary like Mark Bittman’s to content machines like Fit Sugar— they need new findings to keep their content current, and to root their post in…
If content is king, then keywords are the proverbial queen. And by queen, we mean the one who makes all the decisions. According to FlowTown co-founder Dan Martell, the success of their blog and their business is the marriage of the two. One cannot work without the other. Content is great, but only if customers and readers…
Pinterest is the virtual version of a designer’s inspiration board. It’s growing at a time when curation and cataloging is inherent to human digital behavior – now that we are finding what we love, we want to share it with others. The platform is growing – and marketers should consider integrating it into their marketing strategy…
Instagram allows people to create visually appealing content and brands can do the same. Here are four brands using Instagram in creative ways to expand their business: NH Hoteles NH Hoteles uses the tag #wakeuppic to collect photos from users first waking up, and then aggregates it on the Wake Up Pics site in a beautiful fashion. NH…
On the Content Strategist, we focus on two fancy buzzwords – Content Marketing and Content Strategy. But as we hand out tools, case studies and other goodies, we’ve noticed that a lot of people use them interchangeably, when in fact they mean different things. Here’s a quick and easy explanation of the two buzz terms,…
If you follow our Twitter and/or Tumblr, you know that we like to keep you updated on what’s going on in the world of Content Creation outside of The Content Strategist. Here’s a wrap-up of things we’ve noticed over the past week. Universities Are Crushing it With Content – For University websites, content marketing is a delicate…
So you’ve got a company blog, and you are brainstorming post ideas. But beware – if your list includes writing about your new logo, how your pricing works, or the new foosball table installed for your employees, JUST STOP. Please. Unless you have something amazingly interesting to say (like data driven posts), blogging about your own business…
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…
E-commerce businesses and great content marketing are a natural fitting pair – content makes the products look good, and product gives good content constant new material with aims at profits. But for Ara Katz, content is about so much more then brand context – it’s crucial storytelling. As the head of Creative and Partnerships for…
