A new report reveals that only a third of marketers understand what successful content marketing looks like. Here we explore the reasons why and look at how marketers can prove – and improve – their content marketing ROI.
Josh Wardini takes a look at the key takeaways from 2018’s SEO trends. These include the continued growth of mobile search and the increasing popularity of voice-based and localised searching. All this has ramifications for the way content marketers produce copy… [Features mammoth SEO infographic!]
The most successful content marketers stay on their toes. They understand that trends shift, consumers change, and tried-and-tested techniques become old-and-tired before you know it. In order to better understand what’s working and what’s not, Dr Tom Wilson, CTO at CONCURED, argues that AI-powered analysis will provide the most accurate insights to ensure your content strategy remains on point.
SEO & content marketing can help you expand your reach – if you get the strategy right! Content marketer Stacey Wall reveals the importance of understanding ‘audience intent’ for creating a strong foundation for your strategy.
So what is audience intent and how can you uncover it? Stacey answers these questions and much more in this timely SEO and content marketing masterclass.
‘People do business with people they know’ is an old adage that still rings true. Similarly, people respond better to reviews and ratings posted online by family and friends; people they trust. So it makes sense in this modern world to ensure you are making the most of user-generated content (UGC) – that your happy customers are interacting with UGC and thus encouraging like-minded potential customers to your product or service. Here’s how to get the best from UGC.
A new survey has revealed how marketing professionals are struggling to convince decision-makers about the value of content marketing, due to a mix of high expectation and a lack of focus in terms of clear marketing ROI. And, while budgets are growing, it is getting harder to deliver the results now demanded by those holding the purse-strings. Marketers are under more scrutiny than ever, as the pressure is on to achieve the desired result. Kirsty Daniel investigates the survey findings.
Mark Thomson shares his expert ideas for start-ups and those who are planning their content marketing strategy – showing the way forward through use of the varying tools of the trade.
Testimonials, opinions, social proof – call them what you will, but consumer reviews are on the up when it comes to what influences a business’s potential customers. Whether fake or fair, people are reading and acting on these online reviews. Here’s a careful look at the latest trends and how consumer trust is measuring up:
Providing customers with personalised content can lift revenue by 15%, according to Harvard Business Review, so why is it that businesses so often settle for producing generic marketing – or, worse, create messages that simply do not translate? Robert Berkeley says they need to do more to localise content if they are to draw in customers and grow their businesses.
Storytelling – specifically, video storytelling – is the ‘big thing’ when it comes to content marketing, says Bob Dearsley – who cuts through the noise to bring advice on when and how to add video to your content marketing strategy.