Some of you may still be trying to figure out how to use LinkedIn and why you should spend time on yet another social media platform. Trust me, I get it. I was not the biggest LinkedIn fan even 5 years ago. Fast-forward to 2021 and I’ve seen the light. Whether you’re interested in building […]

This is the third in a series of four blog posts focused on marketing strategies and tips as companies set plans for the new year. With your key audiences mapped out and your budget in hand, you are ready to move on to the next level in elevating your brand. Content marketing is a great […]

This is the second in a series of four blog posts focused on marketing strategies and tips as companies set plans for the new year. How well do you know your customers? As we head into the new year, our target audiences may look different. And, coming off of a year that was difficult for […]

We’ve all been there: we work on a piece of content that we think is dynamite only to hear crickets when it’s published as it seems no one is interested in what we had to say. Was it our tone? Was it the title? Was it bland? Did we remember to tell people the content […]

As a follow-up to my webinar, “How to Use Content Calendars to Win the Content Game,” I’m sharing my tips and tricks for creating content calendar templates and processes that work to streamline content creation. Consistency is a struggle for many organizations with limited resources for content creation, specifically on digital channels. By using content […]

I have been a part of enough prep calls and Zoom meetings that have left me frustrated about how many people are approaching ‘business as usual’ now that we’ve all taken the time to ‘discuss how COVID-19 has impacted and shifted our business.’ In fact, one such call I was on earlier this week had […]

I was recently introduced to the Dutch word averechts which Gavin Finn used in his recent post on MarketingProfs to explain the notion of someone doing one thing to avoid a problem only to realize that the ‘one thing’ they did actually backfired and caused the issue they were trying to avoid in the first […]

The arrival of COVID19 has forced many companies to pivot–in strategy, in business set-up, in marketing tactics. When you’re feeling defeated or conflicted about whether or not to continue investing in marketing your business, take a step back and focus on key areas. Doing so can take the enormity of the situation and break it […]

Today, I’m taking a different spin on how to set up your marketing plan by skipping the elements to include in your plan (if you do need them, grab them here) and approaching the post by using what we know from our success (or failures) from the previous year. It’s a simple planning strategy broken […]

Keeping track of what, when and where your content will be posted through all of your channels (digital or otherwise) can be overwhelming. As someone who comes from the traditional publishing world, before the onset of email marketing and social media, I’ve grown up in this industry relying heavily on production calendars and spreadsheets to […]