On any given day, the average online user spends 2 hours and 27 minutes on social media. Still, no matter how often you use social media for personal reasons, maintaining social media business pages to grow your brand is very different. Making your business stand out is already challenging enough before you consider trying to
If you’re in the content marketing business and you’re reading this blog post, then you probably already know that blogging isn’t as easy as it seems. Just getting your target audience to read your first line takes a lot of time and effort. Keeping their attention so they check out the rest of what you
It’s been a while since a new social media platform or feature was introduced and adopted with such open arms as TikTok and Instagram Reels—and not for a lack of other platforms trying either. After the rise of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it wasn’t long before Snapchat entered the scene and became the next big
The internet has changed marketing for both consumers and marketers. For starters, audiences now have a lot of control over their marketing experiences and they can easily avoid communications they don’t find relevant or compelling. What does this mean for brands and businesses? Mostly that marketing services are becoming a significant investment for companies who
Have you looked at the statistics for online content lately? Here are some numbers worth paying attention to: A recent study noted that 86% of marketing professionals have been using video as a marketing tool. Recognizing the potential of video content for business growth, they note that video had a direct impact on their sales
There are good reasons listicles remain one of the most popular forms of content today. They’re engagingly readable. Deliciously bite-sized. And very shareable—even if you haven’t written one, you’ve probably shared them. Given their ubiquity, you’d think that the world would have tired of them already. Yet the online world’s go-to content format lives on—and
In 2014, Google’s then head of web spam Matt Cutts boldly made this statement: “Okay, I’m calling it: if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop.” Because of this statement, guest posting or guest blogging, then recognized as an effective way to establish credibility and build
By 2025, email use is expected to grow to 4.6 billion. What does this statistic mean for content marketers? That email marketing is an important aspect of content marketing that brands shouldn’t miss out on. A newsletter, therefore, is a great way for brands and businesses to stay in consistent contact with their audience or
To maximize brand reach, you have to be on social media—but you have to be strategic about it. You can’t just be on any platform; you have to choose the ones that best represent your business, what your brand is, who you want to reach, and what message you’re trying to deliver. For example, Facebook
When you live in the US, it’s easy to assume that you’re at the center of the digital marketing world. A lot of the pioneers in storytelling and content marketing are from the US, and as such, a lot of the experts in the field can also be found in this region. The great thing
