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Content Marketing Starts With Your Brand

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You are creating content. Your colleague on the other side of the cubicle is creating content. Even the receptionist with her Facebook updates is creating content. Content marketing experts tell you to find your voice. How is branding related to content marketing? Looks like a personality test?

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Effective Content is Clear and Direct

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A recent post by David Meerman Scott touched on a big pet peeve of mine… creating content that is easy to understand. Gobbledygook is spread everywhere, from press releases to website content, to the latest whitepaper or eBook. Clear and Direct Content Wins All the time. Happy content creation! Big mistake.

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The Rise of the Content Marketer « The Effective Marketer

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Rise of the Content Marketer Content Needs a King I know I don’t have to argue the value of content to readers of this blog.

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What Makes Ads Go Viral?

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Example is the “Happiness Factory” video for Coca-Cola. Example is Bud Light’s “Swear Jar” 3. Is hard to target viewers based on their personality, but different types of personalities (extroverted vs. introverted) are a key ingredient in ensuring the video will get shared. The Videos.

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The Danger of Automatic Feeds in Social Media

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Note: This is a guest post by Brad Shorr is Director of Content & Social Media for Straight North. An example of this is setting up your Twitter updates to automatically feed into your Facebook company page. For example, a B2C firm might use …. See Brad’s bio at the end of the article. LinkedIn as a recruiting channel.

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A Buyer Persona Template for the B2B Marketer

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With the new hype of content creation now making the rounds of webinars, books, and whitepapers another term has regained the spotlight: the buyer persona. Map your content. Buyer Persona Templates and guides can be easily found on the web, for example: Buyer Persona Institute Template: [link]. Measure and share your results.

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How to Build a Lead Scoring Program

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Is this person the decision maker? To create these metrics, first map out your buying process pipeline – from first contact, for example, to fills out online quote form. This content was provided by Software Advice. Is it the right kind of company? Do they have the right kind of problem?