Content Marketing

Content May Be King, But It's a Pauper Without Quality Control

Jon Wilks | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Tech
Jon Wilks

My advice to any company involved in the content land grab would be to find themselves an experienced sub, and do it quickly - before they all retrain and their indispensable talents are lost to us forever.

The Most Important Consideration In Marketing Today Is...

Grant Leboff | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK
Grant Leboff

This is a sphere of thinking, which too many companies still completely ignore, when putting together their communications strategy. Maybe, this is because it is beyond the lexicon of traditional marketing. However, in a digital, web enabled world, it is probably the single biggest aspect to contemplate.

Creating Content? Think Before You Publish

Raconteur Media | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK
Raconteur Media

Remember that blogging is just one instance in which you can create great content to achieve business goals. Whatever your platform or format, make sure content is authoritative, written by the best people and original.

Why Today Everyone Is a Marketer Whether They Like It or Not

Grant Leboff | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK Tech
Grant Leboff

Whether you like it or not, in a digital age, the reputation you have online will influence some of the outcomes in your life. In other words, everyone today is responsible for an undertaking previously left to marketers, that is, building a brand. And this one really matters, because it is you!

Are You Famous Enough? How to Attract People and Business - and Charge More Too

Martin Loat | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK
Martin Loat

Advertising makes brands famous. But how do you earn attention if you don't have a huge budget to amplify your message? How do you punch above your weight and get noticed by your peers and clients?

Infographics and Marketing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Raconteur Media | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Tech
Raconteur Media

Marketers know infographics can be advantageous. That's the good. But there is also the bad - and unfortunately - the ugly. Let's take a closer look at how this process is unfolding, what strategies to bear in mind, and what the future of infographics holds.

Distributing Content - Where Do Your Customers Learn?

Grant Leboff | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK
Grant Leboff

Every business has now become a publishing company, whether they like it or not. Today, every company is responsible for providing content for the media channels which they own. Whether they commission material from partners, suppliers and industry experts or create their own, every business requires good content.

The Zombies That Killed Apps and Created New Content

Dave Standen | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK Tech
Dave Standen

It won't be long before you're surrounded by zombies. Everywhere you turn they'll be there, determined in their efforts to get a piece of you. I'm not...

The Return of the Blog

Benjamin Kerry | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK Tech
Benjamin Kerry

Blogging represents an opportunity. If you are authentic and interesting, you will see numerous benefits, from SEO to greater engagement on social networks. Like any business opportunity there is a cost associated, which is why those who will benefit most will blog smart in 2013.

How Social Media and Big Data Won the US Presidential Election

Benjamin Kerry | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK Tech
Benjamin Kerry

Here are the three lessons brands should take from the US election.

Three Ways to Stay on the Good Side of Google

Benjamin Kerry | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Tech
Benjamin Kerry

The more content you produce, the easier it will be to support positive search engine results and stay on the good side of Google. The zoo animals Google have released only want to see authentic, well written, and relevant human content. Be true to your business.

Why Business Needs to Take the New Information Distribution Seriously

Grant Leboff | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK Tech
Grant Leboff

Information has been democratised in a way never experienced in any previous generation. The companies that understand this will be able to take full advantage in order to create better and more sustainable businesses. Those that don't, will find themselves left behind.

Do Not Commit the 'Cardinal Sin' of Modern Marketing

Grant Leboff | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK
Grant Leboff

The seven 'deadly' or 'cardinal' sins are commonly thought of as envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth and wrath. However, in marketing today, there is another sin being committed by companies the world over. This deadliest of marketing sins is... 'Irrelevance'.

Star Wars, Recruitment and Creating 'Sticky' Content

Grant Leboff | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK
Grant Leboff

Marketing is no longer purely transactional. Historically, the major measure to assess whether a company's marketing was effective, or not, was Return On Investment (ROI). A company would undertake, for example, a direct mail campaign and the metrics they would look at were the number of responses and deals done.