Generating Great Content Marketing Ideas

by Andrew Schulkind

At a loss for what to write/shoot/design next? Inspiration is at your fingertips …

My latest piece for Biznology is live. This month we focus on the resources you have – yes, even you, Ms. “My industry is sooo boring” – at your fingertips for creating great content. You can read the full article on Biznology, but I’ll give you two quick tips right here:

Listen to the questions your clients and prospects are asking
Look at the sales and marketing materials you’ve already generated to answer those questions

Get cracking on that great new content!

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Marketers Ruin Everything

Remember when email was cool? Before everyone had an email address. Before everyone had even heard of email. The really, really cool kids had “@well.com” email addresses. (That’s WELL as in “Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link.”) The rest of us had addresses like 92304.1263@compuserve.com. Then there was the huge influx of @aol.com addresses and email wasn’t…MORE >
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Is Podcasting Right for Your Content Marketing?

If you’re considering adding a podcast to your content marketing mix, you’re going to like this article. I recently posted an item on LinkedIn about deciding whether a podcast or a blog might be right for your content marketing efforts. Long-time friend and colleague E. B. Moss commented on that post and this conversation grew…MORE >
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Improving Website Conversions – Building Better Mail Forms

We all know that the more fields you include in a form on your website, the fewer responses you’ll get. But that doesn’t mean you can’t ask for any information. That’s not much of a form, after all. Here are three approaches to consider. Single-Form Fields Yup, you can go the minimalist route and ask…MORE >