It may appear counter-intuitive but ad blocking can drive digital transformation in businesses. Ad blocking has been happening long before the onset of ad-blocking apps. People have been ignoring irrelevant ads for years. We have advertising blindness despite (and maybe because of) being exposed to … [Read more...]
How can small businesses increase organic reach on Facebook?
There's a strategic way small businesses can increase organic reach on Facebook with minimum costs despite its push for paid posts and other issues cited in "The problem with Facebook" video. "The Problem with Facebook" is an insightful video that raises the right kind of questions. I agree that … [Read more...]
What’s in a name: content strategy, content marketing, content brand
I enjoyed the Gamification course last year on Coursera, so I decided to take up another course: Content Strategy for Professionals. While it is already what I do (having naturally blossomed from my work on social business strategy, digital strategy, online marketing, and copywriting), I think it's … [Read more...]
The push for ‘high-quality content’ goes beyond Facebook
Facebook's new news feed algorithm will start surfacing more 'high quality content'. This means you might start seeing more links to articles especially on mobile (e.g. current events, sports, interests, meme photos). In the future, Facebook hopes to be able to distinguish better between a meme … [Read more...]
Five good reads: handy content strategy checklists, nothing-to-hide privacy, don’t shortchange framing the question
1. 3 Angles to Create Magnetic Content with the Triangle of Relevance http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing-2/3-angles-to-create-magnetic-content-with-the-triangle-of-relevance/ Before diving into content planning, consider the Triangle of Relevance approach: "a content strategy … [Read more...]
Infographic: 22 content-creation tips
This is Copyblogger's first ever infographic and should definitely find a home on your wall of ideas. Like this infographic? Get more content marketing tips from Copyblogger. … [Read more...]