At Strategic Communications, we are big advocates of content marketing. It’s crucial to offer something of value to your potential customers rather than simply advertising to them. Blogs and whitepapers can be great vehicles for this type of marketing, but there are many, many forms of content marketing, and some might not seem to fit that label at first glance. (more…)
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Content Marketing: A Wide Range of Options
Thursday, January 18th, 2018How to Build a Blog That Generates Results
Tuesday, May 30th, 2017So you’ve finally put in the effort to develop a respectable blog. You’re posting regularly and consistently, and you’re posting about topical material relevant to your target audience. But nobody’s reading it. A common challenge we see with businesses trying to beef up their online presence is that they haven’t done enough to drive traffic to their blog. Here are some basic tips to help boost your blog traffic. (more…)
Strategic Communications’ Marketing Predictions for 2017
Friday, January 6th, 2017A year ago, we made some predictions for the marketing trends we expected to see in 2016, and we feel we did well enough to give it another shot for 2017. Here are some of the trends we expect to see this year. (more…)
Driving Results Through High-Value Content
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016Recently, we did a presentation on strategic content marketing for the 2016 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) International Conference, and we thought the continued and growing interest in the subject bears further discussion, especially for entrepreneurs.
Many entrepreneurs may have heard the term content marketing without much context or elaboration. The Content Marketing Institute defines content marketing as “a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action.” (more…)
Building a Better Blog
Thursday, July 28th, 2016It’s hard to overstate the value of a good blog and the impact it can have on your business. Here when we’re talking about value, we’re talking about bang for your buck. A blog is essentially free, other than the time you put into creating content and the cost of the website on which you host it. And yet a quality blog can do so much to drive traffic to your website and to help establish yourself, and your organization, as thought leaders in your industry.
We’ve been blogging since February, 2009, and we’ve been doing it consistently (one of our highly recommended strategies for success). Here are our “top tips” on building a blog that will generate real results: (more…)
6 Steps and 6 Days to an Effective Content Strategy: Day 6
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016Jazz is almost ready to implement her content marketing strategy. Just one more important step before she’s ready to go. (more…)
6 Steps and 6 Days to an Effective Content Strategy: Day 5
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016Jazz Jones is anxious to get moving forward with the implementation of her content marketing strategy. She is, after all, eager to begin building her coaching business. But she has just a few more steps before she’s ready to go. The next one, Step 5, is critical and all about keeping the end in mind. (more…)
6 Steps and 6 Days to an Effective Content Strategy: Day 4
Monday, July 18th, 2016Jazz Jones has a clear focus on her goals, objectives and her target audience. She knows who she’s attempting to influence and she’s done thorough research into their AIOs (activities, interests and opinions). Now, she’s ready for the next important step in creating a content strategy. (more…)
6 Steps and 6 Days to an Effective Content Strategy: Day 3
Friday, July 15th, 2016Jazz Jones is now well underway in the development of her content marketing strategy. She has clear goals and objectives in mind, she’s identified her specific target audience and she’s ready to move on to Step 3. (more…)
6 Steps and 6 Days to an Effective Content Strategy: Day 2
Thursday, July 14th, 2016Jazz Jones is hoping to build business for her leadership development coaching for healthcare professionals. She’s clarified her goals and objectives and is ready for Step 2: (more…)