Headline formulas and the psychology behind them 1. Surprise Surprising headlines are winning headlines because our brains love novelty. The brain’s pleasure centers like unpredictable pleasant things, compared to expected pleasant events. We may subconsciously prefer an unpredictable experience over what we think we want. 2. Questions Questions are powerful in the brain because they […]
Reasons Great Content Gets Cut
A lot of people say great content is in short supply, even though many good writers and content creators are out there. A lot of great content doesn’t make the cut because it also needs marketing, and many a good content creator does not a marketer make. Some reasons even the best content doesn’t pan […]
Secrets To Great Content Marketing
What’s the secret to doing effective content marketing? How frequently you write and publish, the precision of your targeting and segmentation, the breadth of your social communities. Here are three key questions that you should ask yourself before executing a content marketing campaign: 1. Is your content marketing useful? Every consumer is being faced with […]
10 best practices for more effective content curation
Content Curation objectives help you focus on keeping a broader prospect network engaged with value-added content and increase awareness. Be intentional about your themes and topics Pull from a consistent set of sources Use an automated queuing and distribution system Always give credit back to the publisher Post across channels to increase reach and awareness […]
The content marketing matrix infographic
Brainstorm on content ideas to engage customers and encourage sharing. When reviewing the potential of each content type, you should also think about its potential to attract inbound links to your site to help with SEO. Think through the dimensions of different content based on how your audience might think and what you’re trying to […]