Tag Archives: Content Creation

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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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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3 Reasons Why Podcasts Should Be Part of Your Content Marketing Strategy

Ah, the podcast. While video may be the sexy new trend in content marketing, and written copy its bread-and-butter, the podcast holds its own with three distinct advantages that serve to complement any content marketing strategy. Find out why podcasts should be a part of your organization’s overall content marketing strategy by OpenView Labs’ Brendan Cournoyer.

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Author: Brendan Cournoyer

Brendan Cournoyer is an editor and marketing associate with OpenView Venture Partners. For more musings on the world of content marketing, SEO and more, you can check out his blog and follow him on Twitter @brencournoyer. For more tips and ideas from the OpenView team, visit the OpenView Labs website.

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How to Create Compelling Content Using Fear and Desire

Creating content that persuades the reader to take a desired action — while avoiding the direct “call to action” sales pitch — can be challenging. Here, Carl Friesen shows how to instill fear and/or desire through your content to compel the reader to take a specific action, be it signing up for your newsletter or following you on Twitter.

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Author: Carl Friesen

Carl Friesen uses his background in journalism to dig for “the story” to develop content that will show his clients in their best possible light. Many of his clients are business professionals who need to show their expertise to people in their market. Carl is Principal of Global Reach Communications, based in the Toronto, Canada area. You can follow him on Twitter @CarlFriesen.

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Creating a Powerful Global to Local B2B Brand Impression with Video: 5 Steps

Pam Didner shares how a 40-second video re-defined a U.S.-based home-office B2B brand to a globally-recognized name, using storytelling and the universal human experience as the content message.

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Author: Pam Didner

Pam Didner, selected as one of BtoB’s Top Digital Marketers in 2011, is the Global Integrated Marketing Manager for Intel. She has led Intel’s Enterprise product launches and worldwide marketing campaigns, and she has managed Intel’s main proprietary event, Intel Developer Forum, across nine countries. Didner is an expert in creating successful global marketing plans that meet local marketing’s needs. At Intel, Pam develops and manages Intel’s worldwide Enterprise and Small Business Strategies. She also provides strategic guidance on audience development, messaging architecture, editorial planning, content creation, media buys and social media outreach on a global scale. Pam is also a guest blogger for BtoB Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @pdidner.

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How a Portfolio Approach Can Help You Develop Better B2B Content

B2B content marketing presents its own set of challenges, one of which is how to delegate resources in developing content that is timely, authoritative, and yields the best possible ROI over time. This simple portfolio framework is a great organizing tool to help you plan your content “pipeline” and prioritize your content development efforts, according to your marketing budget, internal expertise, and long-term goals.

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Author: Bernie Thiel

Bernie Thiel is a partner with Alterra Group, a thought leadership marketing firm in Cleveland. In his consulting role, he helps professional services firms develop compelling, high-quality marketing content, including white papers, books, case studies, bylined articles and research reports. His clients include global and boutique management consulting companies, as well as major IT services and solutions providers.

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5 Actionable Tactics for More Efficient Content Marketing

Tweet Content marketing supports B2B marketers’ top marketing goals: generating leads, converting qualified leads into. . .  more

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Author: Heidi Cohen

Heidi Cohen is an actionable marketing expert. As president of Riverside Marketing Strategies, Heidi works with online media companies and e-tailers to increase profitability with innovative marketing programs based on solid analytics. During the course of 20 years, Heidi has obtained deep experience in direct and digital marketing across a broad array of products including soft goods, financials services, entertainment, media entities and crafts-oriented goods. Heidi shares her actionable marketing insights on her blog. Find Heidi Cohen online at Twitter @heidicohen, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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What’s Your Mom’s Klout Score?

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Author: Chris Baggott

Over the course of his twenty-year career, Chris Baggott has redefined what it means to be a marketer. After founding ExactTarget in 2001, he went on to co-found Compendium, a business blogging platform with the software, tools, and services that enables companies to create, capture, moderate, and broadcast their message online. In 2009, Invesp dubbed Chris one of the 25 most influential marketers in the world. Follow Chris on Twitter @chrisbaggott.

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