Need Drip Content? Answer the Prospect’s “Next Question”
“What do I write next?” At each stage of a drip marketing campaign, you need something different, interesting, and compelling to keep the reader engaged as they move from awareness to consideration to...
View ArticleNeed Content? Think Before You Write
Focusing your content on your prospects’ specific needs is worth the time and effort. Before spending time, effort and money just to get some content in front of customers, stop and think about what...
View ArticleFive Tips for “Five Things to Look for…” Lists
“List” stories are a staple in journalism and in marketing copy. Think “Five Things You Should Consider When Buying an SDD” (solid state drive,) “Five Things to Know about HIPAA-compliant Cloud...
View ArticleHow Tough Questions Drive Compelling Content
Are your pitches, blogs, videos, podcasts and white papers rehashes of vague buzzwords like transformation and digital? To avoid pumping out “me-too” messaging, push yourself (and your in-house subject...
View ArticleBlockchain Blues, Case Study Heartache
Demand for IT marketing content remains as strong as I’ve ever seen it. But not all tech categories are as healthy as others, and in some ways, creating quality content is becoming harder and harder....
View ArticleThree Ways Hoarding Your Secret Sauce Hurts You
In the past I’ve argued for the value of sharing more, rather than less, of your consulting smarts in your thought leadership content and case studies. Yet I keep running into resistance when I ask for...
View ArticleThree Post Covid (Kinda) Cloud Marketing Tips
As we bob between COVID waves, many cloud marketers are trying to figure out how to reach prospects in an ever less predictable business climate. Differentiation is difficult with everyone playing a...
View ArticleWrenching Thought Leadership from Tecchies
(This post first appeared in Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey (SWMS), which produces research and analysis that helps tech PR pros pitch more effectively. SWMS interviews editors, studies their work and...
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