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Should content marketers be journalists?
My newsletter subscribers got this first! Sign up here for free. Okay, this post is inspired by John Bonini’s recent LinkedIn post. He talks about evaluating writers, which I’m not as interested in. I’m mostly interested in this: “The best writers are reporters, folks. Start screening for it.” That’s a good jumping off point, because the conversation…
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Editorial vs Educational Content: Which One Do You Choose?
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How to use People Also Ask Questions from Google to Build Better Content Briefs
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…

3 Content Genres + 5 Content Types For B2B Marketing
If you’re frustrated with your content marketing efforts, it may be that you’re expecting too much out of each piece of content. Decide on your genres and types when setting expectations.
Should content marketers be journalists?
My newsletter subscribers got this first! Sign up here for free. Okay, this post is inspired by John Bonini’s recent LinkedIn post. He talks about evaluating writers, which I’m not as interested in. I’m mostly interested in this: “The best writers are reporters, folks. Start screening for it.” That’s a good jumping off point, because the conversation…
8 Quick Keyword Research Hacks for B2B SaaS
Intro Keyword research? New topics to write about? The two blend together for me. One leads into the other and then back again. At least that’s how I work. Below are a few of the keyword research techniques I use. Sometimes these will match up perfectly with your familiar keyword tools. Other times (like my…

Hubspot Hit a Wall with Content Marketing. So They Bought The Hustle.
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…
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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,…
How to use People Also Ask Questions from Google to Build Better Content Briefs
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…

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If you’re frustrated with your content marketing efforts, it may be that you’re expecting too much out of each piece of content. Decide on your genres and types when setting expectations.
Should content marketers be journalists?
My newsletter subscribers got this first! Sign up here for free. Okay, this post is inspired by John Bonini’s recent LinkedIn post. He talks about evaluating writers, which I’m not as interested in. I’m mostly interested in this: “The best writers are reporters, folks. Start screening for it.” That’s a good jumping off point, because the conversation…
8 Quick Keyword Research Hacks for B2B SaaS
Intro Keyword research? New topics to write about? The two blend together for me. One leads into the other and then back again. At least that’s how I work. Below are a few of the keyword research techniques I use. Sometimes these will match up perfectly with your familiar keyword tools. Other times (like my…

Hubspot Hit a Wall with Content Marketing. So They Bought The Hustle.
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…
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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,…