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Employee Spotlight: Five Minutes with Social Media Marketing Manager, Diana Stein

shutterstock_142997941Being a social media marketing manager is no walk in the park. Managing numerous social accounts, launching strategic campaigns and shifting through metrics can make anyone’s head spin— unless you’re Content Boost’s Diana Stein.

As CB’s very own “social media guru,” Diana began her career in 2008, representing the social presence of several well-known recording artists. Since then, Diana has been involved in social media marketing for local businesses, non-profit organizations and everything in between. Continue reading “Employee Spotlight: Five Minutes with Social Media Marketing Manager, Diana Stein”

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How Not to Fail at Content Marketing: Advice Backed by Research

shutterstock_187281707There’s no shortage of advice on the Web. Heck, you can Google just about anything from how to dress your cat to how to raise a chicken farm. At times, however, it can be hard to sift through all the noise to find real, applicable advice— especially when it comes to content marketing.

Let’s do a quick exercise. Open up a browser and navigate to your preferred search engine, then type in the phrase “how to be successful at content marketing.” How many search results did you get? Chances are you got around 6,240,000 results—or 6,240,000 different opinions. Continue reading “How Not to Fail at Content Marketing: Advice Backed by Research”

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Cold Weather Alert: It’s Time to Warm up Your Content Marketing Strategy

This morning I did something I hate to do: I had to warm up my car.

As I walked to my car in the darkness that is 6:30 a.m. on one of the last few weeks of October, I noticed my windows were coated in a thin sheet of ice. The ice was easily penetrable, but I know it won’t be long before that ice will be sealing my car doors completely shut.

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Employee Spotlight: Five Minutes With Quality Control Editor, Peg Ventricelli

shutterstock_142997941No one knows his or her way around an AP Style Book like Content Boost’s Quality Control Editor Peg Ventricelli. Passive voice, dangling modifiers, split infinitives … you name it, Peg can spot it. As the last set of eyes on content produced by CB’s team of editors, Peg ensures that every “t” is crossed and every “i” is dotted. Continue reading “Employee Spotlight: Five Minutes With Quality Control Editor, Peg Ventricelli”

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9 Content Marketing ‘Hacks’ that Will Simplify Your Life

shutterstock_192400145Let’s face it; most marketers have a love/hate relationship with content (unless you’re like me). It’s the fuel that drives your marketing strategy, but it’s also the monster under your bed that keeps you up at night. I get it; writing mind-blowing headlines, creating editorial calendars, and editing 10-page whitepapers are enough to make your head spin.

But don’t give up on content just yet. Rekindle your relationship and uncomplicate your life with my nine content marketing hacks (because who really has time to read 10?): Continue reading “9 Content Marketing ‘Hacks’ that Will Simplify Your Life”

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Are You Interviewing People Yet for Your Blog?

shutterstock_220287145Interviewing is one of the best ways to add precision, depth and expertise to your writing. Stories from subject matter experts in your field—whether it’s your CEO or a field specialist—will provide high-quality content for readers. What’s more, well-presented tales will give your visitors the knowledge they seek about your brand without hitting them over the head with a sales pitch. Continue reading “Are You Interviewing People Yet for Your Blog?”

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B2B Marketers: Stop Being So Boring

shutterstock_151959050Let’s face it; B2B marketers get a bad rap for being boring. I can say that because I am one. Like most B2B marketers, I’m not producing ads for the Super Bowl or booking Gisele Bundchen for our next marketing campaign. Rather, I’m writing whitepapers for the C-suite, creating blogs for other marketing professionals and drafting lead-nurturing campaigns. But just because I’m a B2B marketer doesn’t mean I’m boring—and you don’t have to be either. Continue reading “B2B Marketers: Stop Being So Boring”

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Don’t Expect to Find This New PepsiCo Product in Retail Stores Any Time Soon

The battle for consumer attention in the e-commerce food and beverage market is starting to heat up.

shutterstock_171962345Coca-Cola, for instance, recently made headlines when the company re-introduced its widely popular Surge soft drink back onto the market after well over a decade of discontinuation. First introduced in 1996, this beverage was pulled off of shelves after only a few years. Now, after much petitioning, the beverage is back. But there is a twist—it’s being sold exclusively online. Continue reading “Don’t Expect to Find This New PepsiCo Product in Retail Stores Any Time Soon”

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Is Your Blog Converting Your Consumers?

shutterstock_94805161There are so many signs that I’m a content marketer (thanks for the great list of signs Brooke!). I catch myself wishing I could edit my husband’s texts for grammar, sorry sweetie!; I look at every trade show flyer, TV commercial and digital signage ad and wonder, “Could I have done better?”; and I get ridiculously excited when my number of Twitter followers grows.

I even prefer staying in resorts/hotels/getaways that rely on a robust content marketing strategy. In other words, I’m that person.

Continue reading “Is Your Blog Converting Your Consumers?”