Adding a blog to your website is a great way to connect with your audience and position yourself as an expert in your industry. It’s also an excellent way to promote your services and products...
There’s a startup renaissance going on right now, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. 2021 was a record year for U.S. venture capital, with investment nearly doubling year over year...
After my husband passed away, freelance writing became a side hustle that supplemented my income as a therapist. I wrote for a variety of websites and my content ranged from short articles about marketing to...
Recently, Instagram hit a milestone when it was revealed that the social media application had become over 800 million users strong. Now, imagine getting even a fraction of those users to take notice of your...
The secret to building a million-dollar brand? Emotion. I’ve wandered into hundreds, perhaps thousands, of shops in my lifetime. Most of them fade into a blur, and only a few have left a permanent, indelible...
When you start your business, you’re brimming with ideas. You have so many thoughts not only about your company, but for content pieces demonstrating your expertise that you can’t fathom how you’ll be able to...
Brands are living things; they represent human value systems and should mirror human experiences. Early in the process of building my own company, I assumed that once we decided on a slogan, word mark, value...
When we talk about design, it’s typically through a visual lens: we design the aesthetic experience of a website or a company’s logo. In the age of big data, however, it’s also possible to use...
Most modern businesses engage in digital marketing of some kind, and much of that falls under the umbrella of content marketing. Whether it's blog posts, photos, social media updates, videos, webinars, or anything else, you...
There are many ways for startups to spend their limited marketing budgets. You want to reach your target audience, convert prospects into customers and keep your clients returning for more. If you want to make...
As we look forward into 2018 and beyond, there are a number of technology trends that will shape the future of content marketing. New platforms, systems and tools are shaping the way that marketers and...
If you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of SEO, site optimization can be overwhelming. In this article, we’ll take a look at emerging trends in correspondence with basic search engine optimization tactics to...
It may be increasingly challenging to know where to distribute your content in order to get the most attention from your target audience. One recent approach has been to use digital marketing tools to strategize content...
The number of entrepreneurs using video for social media, sales and branded content is growing, and for a good reason. According to Cisco, global internet traffic from videos will make up 80 percent of all...
Startup life isn’t for everyone, but if you like working in a fast-paced environment, getting outside your comfort zone and quoting Elon Musk, then you know you wouldn’t have it any other way. Starting your...
We hear it all the time. "There's no such thing as a new idea." Someone else is already making money on the concept you’re preparing to present. This begs the question: How do you stand...
You’ve had the summer to work on your business, and now you’re ready to dive into your content marketing. You may be blogging on your own website regularly, but have you considered contributing content on...
What purpose does a website serve if you don’t have any traffic? There are many tactics you can implement to help your website show up in top search engine result pages by driving traffic and...
Sales people do more than simply sell to their buyers; they create rich customer relationships that rely on trust, understanding and communication. A huge part of the relationship that a sales person establishes with a...
If you’ve gotten a start on your marketing strategy but haven’t quite figured out how content fits in, this article is for you. Many companies know they should or could get started with content marketing,...