Part of my Q2 2021 goal at Friday was to publish 50 posts and product pages: I'm going to try & publish 50 pieces of content for @fridayhq in Q2 This will be blog posts, product pages, maybe a few videos I have a few in the queue too, but it's time to publish — …
Content Teardown: From Unpublished to #1 in 7 Weeks Read More »
If you’re in content marketing, you must be familiar with Hubspot. They basically defined “inbound marketing” in the 2010s. They relentlessly beat the drum about awareness, consideration, and decision content. The playbook was this: the “writer” on the marketing team would go through Hubspot Academy to learn how to write content to address different parts …
Hubspot Hit a Wall with Content Marketing. So They Bought The Hustle. Read More »
One thing I’ve been incorporating more into my briefs are questions. Turning to the People Also Ask (PAA) questions within Google can give you a great headstart on creating your briefs and more insights into what people are searching for. You are probably familiar with PAA questions even if they don’t show up on all …
How to use People Also Ask Questions from Google to Build Better Content Briefs Read More »
Someone the other day mentioned to me how a group of people sat in a room and came up with blog posts for each quarter. Whatever sounded good, they would do. Almost every day I hear about companies who do this. I get that impulse. It’s fun. Freewheeling. If you know your audience, your industry, …
Editorial vs Educational Content: Which One Do You Choose? Read More »
When people talk to me about my content marketing work, I make one thing very clear: I don’t know how to make things go viral. Some people —like Jonah Peretti from Buzzfeed—are skilled at that, but I’m not. I’d rather focus on singles, doubles, and solid hits rather than striking out trying to get a …
Go for Contact, Not Home Runs in Your Content Marketing Read More »
