How to Not Fail at Content Marketing

Recently, a colleague shared with me the following deck that was created by a member of the Wieden+Kennedy team. My advice? Take three minutes today or this weekend and flip through. Then do it again. And again. And again. So… And here’s a great example of a brand doing it right…

0

The Most Important Content Marketing Step

Content. Overload. We’re there. The data speaks for itself and the numbers will only increase. The quantity of content being created on a daily basis is mind-numbing. 684,478 Facebook shares. 571 new websites created. Over 100,000 tweets. 3,600 new Instagram photos. 347 new blog posts on WordPress. All taking place within a minute each day. For […]

0

Want to Change Audience Behavior? Give ‘Em a Nudge.

Effective public relations and marketing stems from understanding human psychology. We spend hours, days, months brainstorming unique campaigns and strategies to mobilize people and prompt action based on perception of an audience’s past and future thinking and behavior. We’re also big idea people. With any new client or project, there is a natural tendency to […]

1

Facebook Timeline for Brand Pages Has Launched – Now What?

Yesterday can best be categorized as a Facebook flurry. Tied into fMC 2012, Facebook rolled out their announcement of the new timeline format for brand pages. As with any new Facebook announcement, marketers lit up the blogosphere with a flurry of posts to guide strategic planning and tactical implementation before Facebook automatically rolls all brand […]

0

5 Key Takewaways from Content Marketing Retreat (#CMRetreat)

A couple weeks ago, I attended the 2nd annual Content Marketing Retreat (#CMRetreat) hosted by Fusionspark Media along with our Content Director at Weber Shandwick (@mydeadlyballoon). Having missed the first annual retreat, I was excited to finally head across the sound to beautiful Langley, WA for a day of big learning. The Retreat exceeded my […]

5

Encourage Action to Shape Communications Process

Process. It’s a word we’ve all come to both love and hate. On the one hand, process organizes resources, drives efficiencies and keeps messaging consistent. On the other hand, process can cause routine and stifle creativity. When things aren’t working, there is no worse reason to keep forcing a process simply because “it’s the way […]

2

PR Daily – Facebook for Public Relations Webinar Recap

Today I had the honor of once again presenting a Webinar on Facebook for PR. With Facebook’s tools and features changing daily, it’s hard to keep on top of everything you can be doing to maximize use of the site as an engagement platform. I’ve embedded the presentation below for some good resource links. In […]

0