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09/11/2013

Content Marketing World Keynoter Warns, ‘Brands are in Trouble’

It’s no small feat to deliver the keynote presentation at a convention at 8:30 am, especially when participants have attended a bopping House of Blues party just hours before. But Don E. Schultz, professor emeritus-in-service at Northwestern University, certainly knew what he was up against when he took the microphone at Content Marketing World this morning.

“I’ve been doing this for a long time, and one of the things I’ve learned is that if you are the speaker on day two, there are three things you have to be careful of: talk softly as many people have some kind of chemical imbalance in their system; avoid any loud noises; and don’t wake them up. If you accomplish this then they will think you have done a hell of a job,” he explained, eliciting a round of laughter from the packed room.

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09/11/2013

When Content Marketing Needs to Take a Back Seat

It still baffles me that today, companies are capitalizing on the tragic 9/11 attacks that took thousands of lives, injured thousands of victims and subjected innocent people to an endless grieving process for content branding. Today – the 12^th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States – victims are being remembered, and those who fought for their lives are being commemorated. I speak for many when I say that it truly does feel like it happened just yesterday.

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09/11/2013

Are You the Best in Your Field at Content Marketing?

It might have been one of the last breakout sessions of the day at Content Marketing World, but Vice President of Strategy and Marketing for Edison Research Tom Webster certainly knew how to get a crowd going—even with a cocktail-laden happy hour just minutes away.

That’s because Webster started his session, titled “What’s Wrong with My Content Creation Strategy” by asking a really simple question to audience members.

“Is your content audience focused?”

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09/10/2013

See You at Content Marketing World!

I’ve definitely caught the Content Marketing World bug. 10,000 miles above ground on the way to Cleveland for the content marketing event of the year, I can’t help but smile and think about all the awe-inspiring speeches I will hear later today—from actor and author William Shatner to Coca-Cola’s Global Creative Vision Manager Jonathan Mildenhall (you all know how I feel about Coke!) to the Hershey Company’s Senior Manager Martin Baker.

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09/06/2013

Think You Can Avoid Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns for Mobile? Think Again.

I have to admit, I am an eNewsletter junkie. From marketing to fashion to hard news to sports, by morning my inbox is jam-packed with tantalizing content that I can’t wait to get my hands on. However, nothing is more frustrating than opening one of my favorite eNewsletters on my iPhone and seeing a bunch of jumbled words, dead links and distorted photos. And I’m not alone. Continue reading “Think You Can Avoid Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns for Mobile? Think Again.”

09/03/2013

Content Marketing Quickly Emerging as the Heavy Weight Champion

In the right corner, coming in at 500 pounds and easily bench pressing Social Media, Blogging and eNewsletters, is Content Marketing. In the left corner, coming in at a measly 100 pounds with only Traditional Marketing and Print Publications in his corner, is Traditional Advertising.

Too harsh? Feeling bad for Traditional Advertising? You should. He doesn’t have a chance against Content Marketing, at least according to a recent infographic released by Marketo.

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08/30/2013

Do Your Customers Have Abandonment Issues?

I once followed a blog religiously, checking it every day for fresh content. At first it was great; every afternoon I would check the blog for my daily dose of content, but then something awful happened. It was a typical day around noon when I normally checked by beloved blog, but this time there wasn’t a new post. I chocked it up to a one-time thing, but when I checked the next day and the next day—nothing new. I suddenly felt abandoned. Did this person forget about me, why weren’t they posting? Continue reading “Do Your Customers Have Abandonment Issues?”

08/28/2013

In Content We Trust

As a consumer, what enables you to trust? This was without a doubt the question of the hour during “Battle in the Clouds,” a keynote at this week’s ITEXPO 2013 show, taking place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The event is currently in full swing, and the Content Boost team is so excited to be attending and hearing all about the latest and greatest in the technology sector. Oftentimes, we find it directly relates to content marketing and brand strategy.

Take the keynote, for example, where the topic circulating the stage was trust. Upon being asked what guarantees or fosters trust between vendors, users and providers, the number one answer among the panelists was brand. Panelist Dennis Schmidt, VP of network and systems engineering at ShoreTel Sky, hit the nail on the head when he said that trust is driven by time. In regards to this, he urged attendees to ask themselves how long a company has been in the game and how much the company has learned over the course of its operations. This, ultimately, is what brings trust to fruition.

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