No organization exists in a vacuum. For that reason, it’s important to know what your peers say and how they say it. Unfortunately, a lot of companies turn a blind eye to competitors. As part of our series on research and why it’s important, we’re discussing the importance of checking out the competition during…
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A great video can quickly go viral on social media; a poor one can lose an audience in seconds. Video adds a new dimension to your content, either by enhancing written content, or as a standalone with a written introduction and teaser. Here are nine ways to capture your watching audience. Grab their attention…
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Brands are flocking to Instagram for its beautiful images and easy-to-view feed. If you want to connect with a millennial audience, who represent 59% of Instagam’s 700 million users, it is time to join the platform. Here are nine tips for managing your business’s account from brands and organizations doing Instagram right. 1. Optimize…
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Years after being given the ‘eternal rest’ forecast, print is not only still around, it’s growing. So what’s really going on? The debate of print vs. digital has been going on for the last decade. Unfortunately, the debate has until now been largely one-sided. While nobody can deny the kind of disruption digital content…
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For a couple years now, people have been declaring: “Page views are dead!” When marketers used page views as one of the sole metrics for determining success and focused their efforts to hit their page view goals, new techniques were developed, and advertisers were happy because they believed they were gaining as many impressions…
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The Client The Royal Embassy of Norway The Task To showcase the country of Norway as a modern, strategic Arctic nation to the United States by highlighting its people who love the great outdoors as much as its arts, history, and culture. The Solution A beautiful, bold print and digital publication called Norway Today, showcasing…
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While every website should be primed to make a strong first impression, it’s no longer enough to simply have a pretty front page. At least 30 percent of web traffic comes from social media alone, meaning people are sharing individual articles, not entire websites. If users like what they see, they stick around for…
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In our mobile world with its fast-moving information, sometimes people can’t be bothered to read an entire paragraph of words. A picture, however, not only grabs their attention, but clearly communicates the message. That’s why infographics have become more and more prevalent in communicating ideas. A good infographic is eye-catching, conveys the information easily,…
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A Case Study on DEA’s JustThinkTwice Website You’ve posted articles, tweeted about them, and stared at Google Analytics and still nothing. Why isn’t anyone reading your blog? This happened to DEA. Their websites were failing them and valuable information about drug use and prevention were going unnoticed. Justthinktwice.com, their site geared towards teens, looked…
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An editorial calendar is a roadmap that guides your entire content strategy. It keeps all content managers organized, sets up deadlines, and provides direction for the steady stream of content flowing through your publication, website, social media, and e-newsletters. An editorial calendar can be organized by months or quarters, and then by weeks, days,…
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