In marketing, the words you choose (and how you use them) determine how people respond to your content. Your words determine whether people read the entire landing page or blog, whether they act and...
In marketing, the words you choose (and how you use them) determine how people respond to your content. Your words determine whether people read the entire landing page or blog, whether they act and...
In the fast-paced world of inbound marketing, it’s critical to keep your skills sharp and new ideas coming. One of the best resources for doing this is the HubSpot Academy – an online collection of...
I’m not the biggest fan of subject matter expert interviews. As an introvert, talking on the phone makes me cringe, and I often find myself dealing with long moments of awkward silence (which, let’s...
Inbound marketing involves a lot of moving pieces. It's a real challenge to keep all the plates spinning.
But a lot of inbound marketers make this harder than it needs to be. In my experience, where...
Yesterday I read a corporate vision statement from a major, well-known organization. Their mission? To “exceed expectations.” No joke. I think I audibly groaned.
I’ve written in the past about the...
As content marketers, we spend most of our time thinking about new topics for new content. And yet, in our rush to fill out our editorial calendars, it’s easy to forget about all that fantastic...
When it comes to blogging, it’s easy to feel like you’re in the middle of a huge crowd, with everybody screaming at the top of their lungs. And all you want is for your own voice to be heard, too.
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Over the years, I’ve written content on a wide variety of topics including bankruptcy law, landscaping, software development, trade show management, septic tanks, rare coins, addiction recovery,...
Your marketing team is busy — a great thing. But as a result, it’s hard to consistently push out great blog content that brings in new business — not such a great thing.
It’s the holy grail of sales: to break through the noise and get noticed by a C-suite audience. And it’s never been harder to do. With so much junk out there, today’s beleaguered execs are tuning out...
Have you heard about HARO yet? HARO stands for Help a Reporter Out. And it’s hands down my favorite tool for finding expert sources to quote in my content marketing.
If you’re a writer, you’ve heard the question: Do you ever get writer’s block?
Editor's Note: We recently revamped the way we conduct buyer persona interviews, and we've updated this previously...
When I first started working in marketing, one of my primary tasks was to write blog posts. While this should’ve been...
Goal setting. It sounds easy enough, but it’s often a challenge for marketers. After all, you want a goal that’s...
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