Monthly Archives: January 2012

Amy Porterfield Shares Some Facebook Techniques that Really Work!

Facebook can be a tough nut to crack for content marketers. This Q&A with expert Amy Porterfield gives you the essentials on how to find your target audience and use the vastness and power of Facebook to reach your goals.

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Author: Patricia Redsicker

Patricia Redsicker is owner and principal at WordView Editing a copywriting and social media consultancy in the Baltimore area. Patricia works with entrepreneurs to help them create and publish compelling content that attracts and retains customers. She has over fifteen years of corporate experience working with Price Waterhouse, Ernst & Young, SmithKline Beecham, SAP and Chase Manhattan Mortgage Group and others. You may follow her on Twitter at @predsicker.

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Bluefin Labs Aims to Make Social TV an Advertising and Marketing Standard by 2013

Bluefin Labs is pioneering a new concept in marketing and advertising analytics that the company says will be a mainstream practice for businesses by 2013: Social TV.

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Author: Christine Dunn

Christine Dunn has almost two decades of experience writing about finance and business issues. As founder and president of Savoir Media, she works with companies and executives on developing strategic, integrated media and marketing programs. Prior to starting her award-winning company, she worked at Bloomberg News, where she served as Boston Bureau Chief and ran industry coverage for several national teams of reporters, including consumer/retail, mutual funds and education. She also authors "Dollar for Dollar," the personal finance blog on The Boston Globe's Boston.com website. Follow her on Facebook www.facebook.com/ChristineODunn or on Twitter @ChristineODunn.

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3 Simple Strategies to Tame Your Video Content Budget

Online video brings your message to life. It gets results. Here are three ways to create quality video content without blowing your budget on Hollywood-level production values every time.

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Author: Michael Kolowich

A 20-year pioneer in online content, Michael Kolowich is CEO and founder of KnowledgeVision, a platform for creating interactive video marketing assets from PowerPoint presentations. A former Emmy-winning TV news reporter, he went on to be Chief Marketing Officer at Lotus, founded ZDNet and NewsEdge, led AT&T's new media initiatives, and was CEO of Individual Incorporated, the first internet content IPO. You can follow him on Twitter @MichaelKolowich.

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How to Counter the 5 Most Common White Paper Promotion Mistakes

A white paper will only generate leads if it’s read by the right people. So once you finish writing, you need to promote it to draw in potential readers and, eventually, convert them into clients. Here are five of the most common white paper promotion mistakes and some tips for avoiding them.

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Author: Mitt Ray

Mitt Ray blogs about white papers on The White Paper Blog, where you can download his free guide on how to write a white paper. He is the author of the book White Paper Marketing. He is also the Director of imittcopy and the Founder of Social Marketing Writing, an online magazine on social media marketing, where you can download his free guide, How to Promote Yourself with Pinterest. You can follow him on Twitter @MittRay.

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7 Ways to Bring Your Community into the Content Creation Process

Simply put, if our brand is a story, our community members are the co-authors. Finding ways to leverage their investment is powerful — the authenticity of their external perspective can bring tremendous value to our content marketing efforts. To that end, here are a few ways to integrate our community members into the content creation process.

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Author: Georgy Cohen

Georgy Cohen is founder and principal at Crosstown Digital Communications, a firm committed to helping organizations more effectively tell their stories online. Previously, she was manager of web content and strategy at Tufts University. Georgy is also co-founder of Meet Content, a blog and resource that aims to empower higher education to create and sustain web content that works. You can follow her on Twitter @radiofreegeorgy.

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Creating Content that Serves its Civic Duty

Government entities don’t market products or services in the same sense that most businesses do, but their websites are designed to share content that informs and educates — just like the best B2C and B2B content marketing does. Those who create content in the public interest still must engage readers and earn their trust. Here are some guidelines and examples.

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Author: Manya Chylinski

Manya Chylinski is a marketing consultant and writer helping B2B companies create compelling content and share thought leadership and success stories. Founder of Alley424 Communications, Manya has experience in a variety of industries including technology, higher education, financial services, government, and consulting. Read about content marketing and writing on her blog: On Words and Business.

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What PIPA and SOPA Mean For Marketers

Last week’s protests of SOPA and PIPA by Wikipedia, Google and other online companies not only publicized the debate about pirated content on the Internet but, for the marketing community, intensified concern about “fair use” of content and the laws governing copyrights, trademarks and patents.

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Author: Christine Dunn

Christine Dunn has almost two decades of experience writing about finance and business issues. As founder and president of Savoir Media, she works with companies and executives on developing strategic, integrated media and marketing programs. Prior to starting her award-winning company, she worked at Bloomberg News, where she served as Boston Bureau Chief and ran industry coverage for several national teams of reporters, including consumer/retail, mutual funds and education. She also authors "Dollar for Dollar," the personal finance blog on The Boston Globe's Boston.com website. Follow her on Facebook www.facebook.com/ChristineODunn or on Twitter @ChristineODunn.

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How to Join the Ranks of Best-in-Class Content Marketers

What sets best-in-class marketers apart from average marketers? Here are tips for taking your game from average to marketer par excellence.

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Author: Stephanie Tilton

Stephanie Tilton is a content-marketing consultant who helps B2B companies craft content that engages prospects and customers, nurtures leads, and advances the buying cycle. You can follow her on Twitter @StephanieTilton or read more of her posts on Savvy B2B Marketing.

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5 Places to Find Inspiring Content Ideas

The well of content can start to dry up for even the most prolific content marketers. So how do you make sure your fountain of ideas never runs out? Here are 5 sources you can use to help prime the pump.

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Author: Louis Rix

Louis Rix is the marketing director at Netcars.com. He is an expert in the automotive sector and online marketing, specifically SEO. Louis has operated Carfinance247.co.uk, an online finance broker/dealer for over 10 years. To connect with Louis follow him on Twitter @netcars or connect with him on LinkedIn.

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4 Steps for Using Content to Build Your Personal Brand

Personal branding was definitely a big trend in 2011, and OpenView Venture Partners’ Amanda Maksymiw believes it will continue to be a focus for B2B and B2C companies alike. Here she shares four steps to help you create and build your online persona.

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Author: Amanda Maksymiw

Amanda Maksymiw works for OpenView Venture Partners, an expansion stage venture capital fund based in Boston, with a focus on high-growth software, internet, and technology-enabled companies and a sponsor of the Content Marketing Institute. Amanda is a part of the OpenView Labs team in which she supports the portfolio on implementing content marketing strategies. She can be contacted through her blog, The Open Marketer and @amandamaks on Twitter.

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