October 10th, 2023
If you’re involved in content creation or management and you haven’t heard of ChatGPT by now, you must be living under a rock. ChatGPT is a form of generative AI—“a type of artificial intelligence technology that can produce various types of content including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data,” according to George Lawton in an article from TechTarget.
It holds a lot of promise but also, potentially, a lot of peril for users.
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Tags: ChatGPT, content marketing, copyright infringement, GenAI, generative AI, new technology in marketing, plaigarism, pros and cons of ChatGPT, using ChatGPT, using technology in marketing
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October 3rd, 2023
When it comes to trend spotting in the marketing space, there’s a bright, shiny thing in the room: artificial intelligence.
AI is clearly top of mind for marketers. But it can also be a distraction that keeps marketing pros focused raptly on it and turning their attention away from other compelling technologies and trends that should be on their radar screens. Nonetheless, its current and potential impact cannot be ignored. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2023 content marketing trends, 2023 marketing trends, AI, generative AI, marketing trends, trending topics
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September 27th, 2023
Customer or buyer intent refers to the motivations that drive consumer behaviors—not simply what they want, but why they want it. The ability to discern the whys behind the whats is obviously important to marketers. The more they can understand the motivations of their customers, the better they will be able to produce the goods and services that best meet their needs and effectively communicate the right points to compel the desired action—a sale. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: acting on customer feedback, attracting and retaining customers, building customer relations, computer technology for customer interactions, customer relationship management, engaging customers
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September 1st, 2023
A number of years ago, a colleague of mine gave me a book on fractals to read and it was fascinating! At least I thought so. It was all about how nature is made up of fractals that operate in a systematic way to create patterns (in clouds, in leaves, in trees—in everything!). It’s all very mathematical (and I didn’t understand much of the really technical content…) but the images were fascinating and the idea that there are patterns—often predictable patterns—in everything around us, was Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: content marketing, digital marketing, direct mail marketing, Direct Marketing, email marketing, snail mail, traditional marketing
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August 29th, 2023
Developing and maintaining a strong brand for a service is significantly more challenging than developing and maintaining a strong brand for a product. Why? Because a service is less tangible, more ephemeral—and often involves multiple “touchpoints” that really determine the “brand experience.”
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Tags: 4 Ps of Marketing, B2B marketing, Brand Management, service brands
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August 24th, 2023
I was pulled into an interesting online discussion recently in a PR forum that I participate in on LinkedIn. There are currently more than 100 responses to a question that initially asked whether participants hated cold-calling and eventually evolved into a discussion of whether Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: asking for input, conducting surveys, customer research, marekt research, marketing research, polling key audiences, survey research
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August 22nd, 2023
The use of freelancers and contractors is on the rise, and this trend is likely to continue as hordes of workers are laid off or decide they simply aren’t willing to give up the freedom and flexibility of remote and hybrid work to return full-time to physical workplaces. Freelancers can offer great benefits to employers who know what to look for, what to look out for, and how to effectively evaluate talent before bringing them on board. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: B2B content marketing, content marketers, content marketing, evaluating freelancers, finding freelancers, freelance talent, freelancers, gig economy, working with freelancers
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August 17th, 2023
Despite sentiments to the contrary, email marketing is still a go-to tool for both B2B and B2C marketers. But, especially in the B2B environment, it can be challenging to break through the gatekeepers. Even if your email message gets through organizations’ firewalls designed to combat spam, you still need to capture the attention of your desired recipient—or land in the circular file! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: best email subject lines, email marketing, email subject lines, testing email subject lines
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August 1st, 2023
Chris is in the market for a new car. Chris, like most consumers, is broadly aware of the many types of cars on the market and can see them on the road, on car lots, in advertisements, and online. While deciding which car to buy, Chris not only draws on his own awareness that has been created through these channels, he is also likely to become much more proactive in seeking information—asking family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues for their advice; perusing review sites; following hashtags on social media channels; gathering information through Google searches; and, eventually, visiting car manufacturer or dealer websites to help narrow the choices. Then Chris is likely to visit a local car dealership to take a test drive and talk pricing. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: content marketing, dark funnel, digital marketing, internet marketing, marketing funnel
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July 27th, 2023
Content marketing remains a high priority for organizations of all kinds today as they struggle to stay relevant to customers while keeping ahead of the constantly changing algorithms of search engines like Google. Companies clearly need to generate a constant flow of high-quality, relevant, current content, but continually creating and updating content can take a toll and drive up costs. And finding a qualified staff that can keep up with the demand isn’t so easy these days.
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Tags: content inventory, content marketing, publishing, repurposing content, reusing content, Social Media, social media posts
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