Kindle: Getting published by Amazon

In my last post we looked at pulling all the content together for your Kindle book and what was needed to turn blog posts into a cool book. I’ll assume you’ve edited any fluff out of the book and had it proofread. This post is over 2,000 words and quite detailed so I recommend getting [...]

How to Make Your Content Come to Life

Quality content always wins. But what’s media got to do with it? Think of the media as your stage. And content is your actor. You can dress up your actors and make them look pretty. But if they lack talent, no one will pay to see a mediocre performance. High-quality content coupled with SEO is [...]

Making the Best of a Reader-less World

The Internet is packed with information. Whether it’s the headlines you see on your home page, the blogs you follow or the news venues you frequent, almost every online activity is centered on processing and utilizing communication. Now think about the information you read online. How many times a day do you click a link, [...]

Content Publishing for Brands Changes Traditional Marketing

When the biggest brands in the world turn to Content Publishing versus relying on traditional marketing, what does it mean for the rest of us? The ability for a brand to control their own content is still an under appreciated concept. Paid media is not always an option for all brands, simply because well… it [...]

Five Fat Phrases Clogging Up Your Content

A big trend in health and fitness these days is being “lean.” Lean meat, lean muscle, (heck, even Sheryl Sandberg wants us to Lean in.) Getting lean is about narrowing something down to its essence — just the good stuff. It’s a philosophy that makes sense, not just for our bodies, but for our content, [...]

Five Reasons Content Marketing Should Be in Every Digital Strategy

Let’s not kid ourselves. Any marketer worth their weight in nickels know the importance of digital marketing and social media. But the hard reality is, one piece of the digital marketing and social media puzzle that is still left out is the power of content. We talk about how important it is to increase engagement [...]

TicTalking Helps Drive In-Brand Conversation

At the 2012 edition of Social Media Camp in Victoria, BC, I got introduced to TicTalking. It was in its Alpha release and was a platform for conversation curation.  Nothing really new, but interesting none the less.  “Tic” stands for Things in Common and the platform allowed the users to create conversations around their favourite [...]

Issues with Managing a Brand in the Age of New Media

It is no longer all fun and games. A few years back it used to be a lot easier to build and manage a social following or maintain a brand’s online presence. A good old portfolio website and a Facebook brand page with a few hundred fans was all you needed.  Now, you need a [...]

Link Building And Your Content Marketing Strategy

Content marketing has become a popular strategy for businesses that want to increase their online presences.