Doug Kessler is the creative director and co-founder of Velocity, a B2B marketing agency based in London. Doug writes and speaks about content marketing and his...
Doug Kessler is the creative director and co-founder of Velocity, a B2B marketing agency based in London. Doug writes and speaks about content marketing and his agency creates some of the most creative, and high performing, content. Doug recently stood in a hallway and talked to me about the state of content marketing, especially as it exists in big companies. They say that some of the best conversations at conferences happen in the hallways. And this is one of them. Watch...
Doug Kessler is the creative director and co-founder of Velocity, a B2B marketing agency based in London. Doug writes and speaks about content marketing and his agency creates some of the most...
2015 saw some incredible growth in the use of video content by marketers in both B2C and B2B markets. But more importantly, it also saw some staggering shifts...
2015 saw some incredible growth in the use of video content by marketers in both B2C and B2B markets. But more importantly, it also saw some staggering shifts in how marketers are using video and the kinds of results it’s helping them generate. No longer just a tool for brand awareness, top marketers are now using video throughout the funnel to better engage and educate prospects, enhance lead scoring and nurture streams, and boost overall conversion rates. Now that marketers...
2015 saw some incredible growth in the use of video content by marketers in both B2C and B2B markets. But more importantly, it also saw some staggering shifts in how marketers are using video and the...
Content this, content that. Content marketing, content strategy. Everyone's talking content, all the time. The question being most frequently asked is: who's...
Content this, content that. Content marketing, content strategy. Everyone's talking content, all the time. The question being most frequently asked is: who's responsible for all this content. Is it communications? PR? Social media? Marketing in general? The honest answer to all those questions is yes. All these divisions (and more) play a role in content marketing and in content strategy. Too many marketers, and the organizations they represent, mistakenly view content as a...
Content this, content that. Content marketing, content strategy. Everyone's talking content, all the time. The question being most frequently asked is: who's responsible for all this content. Is it...
We looked at the top modern marketing posts of 2015 earlier this week, and we're now looking at the top posts that were not published this year. In a content...
We looked at the top modern marketing posts of 2015 earlier this week, and we're now looking at the top posts that were not published this year. In a content marketing environment there are really two kinds of posts: current ones that get traffic from social media and feed subscribers, and older ones that get traffic from search. The following are from the second category. I've included the year these posts were originally published to give you an idea what kind of traction...
We looked at the top modern marketing posts of 2015 earlier this week, and we're now looking at the top posts that were not published this year. In a content marketing environment there are really two...
One of the best ways to understand your audience is to see what content resonates with them. And if you have a blog with analytics installed, which seems to be...
One of the best ways to understand your audience is to see what content resonates with them. And if you have a blog with analytics installed, which seems to be standard with all blogging software, you can look at the top posts of the year. Another thing to keep in mind is that the most successful blogs get significant traffic from older posts. When an older post starts getting lots of search traffic, it becomes a gift that keeps on giving. So rather than just look at our top...
One of the best ways to understand your audience is to see what content resonates with them. And if you have a blog with analytics installed, which seems to be standard with all blogging software, you...
No matter what area of modern marketing you look at when reviewing the year that was 2015, you will find growth, relevance and efficiency. Content marketing is...
No matter what area of modern marketing you look at when reviewing the year that was 2015, you will find growth, relevance and efficiency. Content marketing is no different. More Content Several of the global experts we talked to focused on the same statistic from the Content Marketing Institute. 70% of B2B marketers plan on producing more content over the next 12 months. And since these interviews were done in the late summer, this statistic was looking at content marketing...
No matter what area of modern marketing you look at when reviewing the year that was 2015, you will find growth, relevance and efficiency. Content marketing is no different. More Content Several of...
Hi there and welcome back to The Friday Five - where we do the curating for you on a wide array of topics. That's right kids, every Friday we showcase five...
Hi there and welcome back to The Friday Five - where we do the curating for you on a wide array of topics. That's right kids, every Friday we showcase five articles that we think have relevance to you, the modern marketer. The articles will cover any one of the following topics: - Mobile marketing - Social media marketing - Cross-channel marketing - Content marketing - Marketing automation - Data This Week's Friday Five: Content Marketing 8 Ways To Boost Your Internal...
Hi there and welcome back to The Friday Five - where we do the curating for you on a wide array of topics. That's right kids, every Friday we showcase five articles that we think have relevance to...
Imagine using a personality quiz that your audience loves to bring in leads that you know a ton about and can be followed up with in a human way. That is...
Imagine using a personality quiz that your audience loves to bring in leads that you know a ton about and can be followed up with in a human way. That is possible, and today we’re going to look at how to do it for your brand. There are three steps in this process, and by the end you’ll know how to create a piece of content that is not only share-able and enjoyable for your audience, but also brings in targeted, sales-ready leads. Step 1: Identify a popular quiz related to...
Imagine using a personality quiz that your audience loves to bring in leads that you know a ton about and can be followed up with in a human way. That is possible, and today we’re going to look at...
Content marketing has continued to be the marketing tactic du jour, with companies creating whole initiatives and teams around this idea. According to the...
Content marketing has continued to be the marketing tactic du jour, with companies creating whole initiatives and teams around this idea. According to the latest studies 76% of B2C marketers and 88% of B2B marketers claim to be using content marketing. The problem is that many of them are just not doing it right. Content marketing is defined as “a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain...
Content marketing has continued to be the marketing tactic du jour, with companies creating whole initiatives and teams around this idea. According to the latest studies 76% of B2C marketers and...
