7 Reasons Why You Need a Content Marketing Strategy
A content strategy is a plan for creating and distributing content. The more thorough you can be with your content strategy, the easier it is to execute and measure your efforts while saving time and stress. Here are seven reasons why you need a content marketing strategy today.
How to Revise Those Vague Phrases
What’s one way to brighten up your content and make it more unique and engaging? Identify your vague words and phrases and replace them with specifics. Here’s how.
The Building Blocks of Content Writing
Content writers need building blocks just like fiction writers, journalists, essayists, and other writers do. Here’s a brief primer on the building blocks of writing and how to use them in your digital marketing content writing.
The Difference Between Content Writing and Copywriting
Foundationally, content writing seeks to educate and inform your audience, while copywriting seeks to persuade and convert — and both are valuable and serve a purpose. Here's a bit more about each style.
7 Things to Decide Before You Start a Blog for Your Business
Are you considering a blog for your business, but don’t know how to get started? Here are some things that I’ve learned that will help you on your launch.
How to (Really) Proofread
Proofreading isn’t just a glance through before hitting publish. It’s a lot more intricate and nuanced than that. Ultimately? All those writing mechanics should disappear to create a seamless reading experience.
Storytelling in Business Part 4: The Hero's Journey
“Once upon a time…” A great storytelling framework for your writing is the Hero’s Journey. Let’s go over its steps, and where you’ll recognize it in the stories around you.
Storytelling in Business Part 3: A Simple Story Structure to Use Today
Before we jump into the greater Hero’s Journey, here’s a simple storytelling structure you can start using today.
Storytelling in Business Part 2: Disney Cracks the Code on Storytelling
It’s no surprise that a place like Disney cracked the code on storytelling, but what does their immersive approach have to say to those in business and marketing?
Storytelling in Business Part 1: Beginnings
Storytelling can be one of the greatest strategies your business can employ. Today I start a series on “Storytelling in Business”: what it is, the science behind it, how to use the Hero’s Journey for your marketing, examples from the business world, and more.