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In our content marketing webinar, we looked at 10 brands from some boring and unexpected industries, and how they’re absolutely crushing it. His examples prove how content really can drive success for any brand. In fact, you might have an advantage if you’re in a “boring” niche. That means you’ll probably have less competition, so it won’t take as long to see results. So, what content marketing tips can you learn from boring companies? Let’s take a look....
This infographic about infographics utilizes a cool blueprint flowchart concept.. something you’d think of as stereotypical for a blueprint. It’s cool, but it might be a tad ironic – it’s harder to read than you’d like it to be. Let’s jump into the things that you should focus on to make sure your infographic looks simple, readable and beautiful.
Have you noticed that I publish a lot of visually appealing content on Quick Sprout? From videos to infographics, I’m constantly leveraging visual media.
Can you guess why?
It’s because these visual content pieces are generating more backlinks than any other form of content I publish, which—in the long run—helps increase my search engine rankings and overall readership numbers.
So, how do you create these visual masterpieces? Well, this infographic should help you....
Maintaining a steady stream of content that's unique and interesting to your target audience is a challenge. But with a big dose of creativity (and a little help from content idea generators), you can create content that's not only valuable to your market, but also stands out from the sea of information.
44 Fantastic Types of Content
There are tons of options out there for content you can create. Forty four content types are outlined below, so look through the list and see which ones would make a perfect fit in your marketing plan....
Basically, content marketing is the art of communicating with your customers and prospects without selling. It is non-interruption marketing. Instead of pitching your products or services, you are delivering information that makes your buyer more intelligent. The essence of this content strategy is the belief that if we, as businesses, deliver consistent, ongoing valuable information to buyers, they ultimately reward us with their business and loyalty. Nowadays people also look for the facts and useful information about the products and services that they find interesting instead of ads.
So engage your audience with unique & useful story/ information of your services or product. Provide your information precisely not with bag of unnecessary stuffing of keywords. Make your content king in the marketing world and become a great Marketer....
“Content is the new SEO” has been one of the resounding slogans guiding marketers in 2014. As you know, it’s not just enough to churn out content — writing about whatever is on your mind… often. You need to have an overall strategy in mind, too....Still not convinced? Here are 8 reasons to hire an SEO content strategist....
We all know that images are compelling. The growth of visual content has been on a rapid upward trajectory over the last 12 months.
Social media platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram have taken the social media world by storm.
Instagram announced in July that it had acquired 80 million users. To put some further perspective on its adoption and growth, the visual social media network is now being used by 40% of the worlds top 100 brands.
Compete.com recently released a report showing that Instagram was the fastest growing web property on the planet amongst the top 50 websites. The report stated that it had grown from 16 million to 22 million unique visitors in just one month, which is a growth rate of 38% in just 30 days!...
What is content marketing? Creating and distributing relevant and quality content to potential customers to influence purchasing decisions and improve brand loyalty.
Types Used by Businesses: - Blogs: 69%
- Video: 70%
- Social Media: 84%
- Email: 78%
- Audio: 26%
- Images: 33%...
Infographics are playing a larger role in visual storytelling efforts. When they are thoughtfully designed, they provide attention-grabbing visuals that also help the reader better comprehend and remember the message. This added value to the reader often encourages further engagement and sharing.
Based on my experience creating infographics that are used in PR Newswire’s press releases, blog posts and presentations, here are some best practices for designing infographics that drive results....
Finding the newest way to get you brand in front of an audience these days can be challenging. There’s tons of brands utilizing different marketing efforts to get their product in front of potential customers.
There’s blog posts, infographics, videos, and more.However, there’s a new player in town, and it’s an online interactive. Brands are jumping on the interactive bandwagon, and honestly, some of the stuff that’s being put out there is amazing!
What are Interactives?
Essentially at the end of the day, an interactive is pretty much an infographic that you can interact with. Interactives are the most effective method of displaying limitless chunks of data or information in a clean, correlated, and engaging format....
Fantastic infographic from the folks at Wishpond on The State of Content Marketing 2013. Every client we’re working with has a content strategy driving traffic and attention to their site through search and social media. Why?...
One has to look no further than the pages of a USA Today to see just how the charticle has taken its rightful place as a journalistic vehicle for today’s time and attention-starved news consumers. A few minutes with quick visual coupled with scannable text and we know just about everything going on in the world. In fact, some writing sites even advise would-be writers to skip the feature article and submit a quick-impact charticle for consideration. What is a Charticle? Charticles – as defined by Omaha World-Herald Deputy Presentation Editor Josh Crutchmer – are combinations of text, images and graphics that take the place of a full article. They are often used by bloggers and journalists alike to express one big idea with a bit of narrative provided by the supporting text that follows or sets up the big visual or chart that’s usually the feature in the post. In many cases, the chart featured in the charticle could likely stand on its own, as in, the data is typically that compelling. Moreover, that’s also what makes it worth writing about. The charticle is singular in focus and offers a great opportunity for expressing a succinct thought leadership point of view on a relevant bit of data....
How do you decide what to write about? Does your blog have a content plan? Do your social media posts have some structure and relationship to your blog posts or your other marketing programs? If your answer to any of these questions is “no,” you are likely missing opportunities to extend the reach of your marketing, to reinforce other promotions and activities, and to encourage your audience to make connections to your website, your blog, and other content you are producing. Effective social media marketing strategies need a powerful content plan....
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"Less than 10% of those surveyed were definitely sure how to implement content marketing." Sound familiar? If it does, you're clearly not alone. Content marketing -- and keeping up with it -- can be confusing, even to those who understand its importance. Many of us have heard the phrase "content is king." But what, exactly, does that look like here and now, in such a rapidly changing landscape? We grabbed that opening statistic from the helpful, intriguing infographic below, compiled by Zazzle, based on the results of its 2017 State of Content Marketing Survey of marketers in the UK. But instead of simply looking at the latest trends, it sought to examine the pain points and decision-making process of today's content marketer. And if you're in the business of making life easier for that audience -- well, we suggest having a look. Do you think the same trends hold true in your neck of the woods? Read on, and see where your current strategy and priorities align with the data illustrated here....
inIn every minute of every day, loads of data are being generated. Just how much, you ask?
A lot happens in a minute:
YouTube users upload 48 hours of new video
Instagram users share 3,600 new photos
Brands and organizations on Facebook receive 34,722 "likes"
Over 100,000 tweets are sent...
In 2014, NewsCred's highest-performing piece of content was about the millennial demographic and how brands were eager to reach them, but they weren't impressed. We were curious what the key to their hearts, minds, and wallets was - and judging by the success of this one blog post (42K views and counting), so are you.
So we commissioned a study to survey 501 millennials and the results reveal that nearly two-thirds (62%) feel a direct correlation between content marketing and brand loyalty. The problem? They are turned off by the content they’re receiving. The survey also revealed 10 proven tactics that brands can leverage in their content marketing to successfully reach this elusive demographic....
There’s no question of a doubt that social media has become more visual over the past few years with over 63 percent of social media updates now incorporating images. This means that if you don’t have great images for your social updates you will not stand out from the hundreds of status updates streaming past your audience every day.
But simply having great images is not enough.Unfortunately your photos and images display differently across the different social media channels so you need to make sure that your photos are optimized for each one. This can often lead to a lot of searching online to find out the correct dimensions for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.
Wouldn’t it be useful if all this information was in one place? Thankfully the team at Setupablogtoday have done that in this easy to follow cheat sheet.
Whether you are an experienced Social Media Marketer or a novice this handy reference guide lists the dimensions for the images which the major social networks want you to use, as well as a few handy tips for selecting the perfect image for your profiles....
ALanding Pages for Content Marketing
There are certain things that make content stand out. The topic, the design, the interactivity….
But while some people are under the impression that digital marketing success is completely random, Team Kapost comes from a different school of thought.
We believe there’s a rhyme and reason to producing successful content.As such, welcome to the 5-part “Content Anatomy” series, which breaks down stand-out examples of the most popular content types. The infographics that follow look closely at the intimate components of 5 different content types, examining how these elements come together to form a complete and functional asset.
...our first infographic dissects a whitepaper from Google, called “Principles of Mobile Site Design: Delight Users and Drive Conversion.”
The success of your landing pages will largely be determined by the information your present to your visitors. A load of hard to read paragraphs of text about nothing in particular probably isn’t going to have the desired effect.
To make your content work harder for you and to start converting more visitors into customers follow the 10 tips in this infographic from Marketing Wise....
This lack of artistic ability poses a threat to my marketing career, especially now that visual content marketing is the ticket to success. Even though I have other creative traits, I'm worried I'll get left in the visual storytelling dust.
I know I'm not alone.
Luckily, we non-artists have a few tools to mask our lack of design talent.
These tools are free, but often have advanced paid features for when you're ready to step up your game. They don't replace a designer's expertise, but you can use them for smaller projects, like blogs, social media graphics, or Slideshare templates....
You already know social media works.The question is, how to make it work best for your business.
The key is finding best practices that complement your marketing strategy.
A recent social media trends guide by Vocus reveals top ways to use visual marketing across your social media channels.
Ready to use the power of graphics to grab the attention of your audience? Below you will find top ways to incorporate visual media into nine of today’s hottest social networks, including real business examples and a handy Infographic!...
Content Marketing is the New SEO. Having a Content Marketing strategy for your online business is key to SEO success in 2013. However, Content Marketing should be done correctly by following certain guidelines. Below is an infographic which shows the Do’s and Dont’s of Content Marketing....
How popular has branded content marketing become this year? In a recent article, Direct Marketing News reported that 66% of brands and 65% of agencies consider branded content marketing to be very important or most important to their overall marketing efforts. According to the following infographic, 70% of brands and 77% of agencies have used branded marketing for advertising purposes. Some 32% of brands said an increase in sales was "their preferred method of content marketing measurement," and some 30% of agencies said brand lift was theirs....
Content Marketing is important to the success of your biz, so we’re going to keep bringing you lots of info, including this newly released infographic from Uberflip. If you’re targeting other businesses (B2B), you may wonder how your marketing tactics compare to others, or may be looking for inspiration. We think you’ll find both in this infographic; here are a few key points: 94% of B2B marketers create new content rather than share. 82% of B2B marketers use content marketing to gain new customers and leads. The top three ways to share content: Social media 87% Website articles 83% Email 78%...
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Think content won't work in your industry? These content marketing tips from Sujan Patel prove you can crush it in even the most boring niches.