A Recap of Content Boost’s Latest Content Marketing Crash Course

It was an exciting day at Content Boost last Thursday, Oct. 29, as our content marketing Crash Course—our ongoing seminar aimed at offering tips and tricks for organizations to enhance their content marketing effectiveness —was a great success.

Attendees made their way into the conference room for the first set of presentations, presented by our in-house team of content marketing experts.shutterstock_183663350

In case you missed it, here are some major takeaways from the day’s activities:

Plan, plan and plan some more: The vast majority of B2B companies already realize the benefits of content marketing, as 88 percent are currently using it. So if your business is one of the 22 percent of companies that aren’t using content marketing, your direct report may need some convincing as to why he or she should invest in such a strategy. This was the focus of the first presentation given by our Director of Brand Strategy, Allison Boccamazzo.

So, how do you get your boss to say yes to content marketing? You need a plan, the focus of which should be centered on four crucial steps outlined by Boccamazzo:

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Preparing for the Next Crash Course: What I’ve Learned So Far

Content Boost’s next content marketing Crash Course is rapidly approaching, and the team here is putting the final touches on our presentations and preparing for an engaging, productive day of discussions with all of our attendees! I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak from 10:30-11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21 in a presentation entitled, “Blogging: How to Nurture Your Audience at Every Touch Point” (you can get a little preview of my talk and the rest of the agenda here!)

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Key Takeaways From Content Boost’s First Crash Course

We are in the middle of a quiet content marketing war, as organizations are fiercely competing for brand awareness and relevancy online.

This was the critical message delivered by TMC CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief Rich Tehrani during his opening remarks at Content Boost’s first Content Marketing Crash Course, Dec. 4 in Norwalk, Connecticut.

“Online marketing battles are being won and lost constantly,” explained Tehrani, adding that many companies think they are winning the battle for attention when they are actually losing without even realizing it.

IMG_20141204_113151137Tehrani’s remarks set the tone for the riveting Crash Course, in which local business leaders and marketers were invited to participate in full day of hands-on content marketing seminars and group discussions, as well as strategizing and networking activities with key members of the Content Boost team. Attendees were also treated to 30-minute one-on-one brand reviews and consultations, as well as brand video interviews. Continue reading “Key Takeaways From Content Boost’s First Crash Course”