Content Marketing

Cause marketing, or cause-related marketing, is a relationship between a business and a nonprofit organization designed to raise money for a specific cause. When cause marketing is part of a business’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, the business’s employees and their bottom line all benefit. Plus, the business is doing good by giving back to a worthy cause, so what’s not to like? Cause marketing is great for both company and nonprofit, but it’s not…

Your brand’s blog gets updated weekly. You’ve learned about SEO, crafted stories that speak to your target audience and follow a publishing schedule to keep the posts flowing. You feel on top of your digital marketing game, but something just isn’t playing out. If you’re wondering why your site isn’t seeing an upswing in traffic despite following a calculated blogging strategy, it may be because your plan doesn’t target users at each stage of the…

Publishing content regularly nurtures customer relationships, fuels lead generation and boosts sales. But, if that content isn’t being seen by the right people, your projections and goals will fall flat. Why? Everyone who sees your content isn’t your target audience. Let me explain. You’ve likely generated a buyer persona, or a fictional representation of a member of your audience. Now it’s time to go one step further and embrace audience targeting by using data to…

Promoting your content organically is one of the best ways to reach and engage your target audience. Though search and newsfeed algorithms are frequently changing, there are many tactics to amplify your content and make sure it’s found by the right audiences — often without paying for each click, like, or share. Optimizing Website Content for Organic Promotion Basic SEO To get traction for your content, you need to optimize the pages and content. We’re…

With a food-based brand, one of the easiest and most accessible types of content to create is recipes. Recipes can highlight your brand and make it easy for your audience to visualize using your products (which is the whole point of marketing in general). But many food brands neglect to promote recipes across multiple channels or even multiple mediums; it’s usually relegated to their blog and possibly a couple social media posts. And while recipes…

If you’re creating content for your business, the days when you can sit down and write a blog post about any topic that strikes your fancy are long gone. Don’t get us wrong, you can, but you’re ensuring that no one will find your blog post organically. So, if you don’t want to waste your time, writing a blog that is optimized for a keyword that has some search volume around it is essential. With…

As a business owner or marketing manager, you’ve likely been told that blogging is a powerful way for getting the word out about your company. However, when done correctly, blogging can do much more than inform consumers about your products. If you’re on the fence about the efficacy of blogging, take it from us – blogging can help your business. Here are eight benefits you’ll see from starting and maintaining a company blog: Increase your…

What is good content? Is there a formula for creating good content on a consistent basis? You betcha. Top performing content, including viral content, has some things that are easy to replicate. Use this eight-item checklist to crank out good content on a consistent basis. Is your content original? Whether you are composing a tweet with an image or using an image in a blog, an original image can be essential for your audience. Take…

Whether your company has decided to start its first blog or you’ve been blogging for a while, you’re on the right track! A company blog, when done correctly, has the power to drive organic traffic to your site, increase your search rankings, position you as a thought leader in your industry, and, ultimately, boost your sales. However, these awesome results are dependent on whether your blog follows some key company blog best practices. If not,…

In an increasingly cluttered web, your content is competing for your reader’s attention. If your content can effectively grab readers’ attention, your message stands a much better chance of reaching its target. When you only have a few seconds to capture people’s attention, a colorful, bold infographic is much more likely to catch their eye than a blog of text. Despite the many advantages, infographic creation can quickly go awry. Fortunately, armed with a few…