Tag Archive: content marketing tips

Neuroscientists Discover “WIIFM” Center in Brain…

Through the magic of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), neuroscientists are able to look inside the brains of consumers while reading marketing messages. Copywriters and content marketers have been telling us for years how important it is to address the “what’s in it for me” filter in consumers’ minds. Really Big News: They’ve found this…

10 Ways to Make Content More Engaging

The Content Marketing Institute has hit another home-run with their question to content experts, “How do you make content more engaging?” Ten experts responded, including moi, and their answers are illuminating, especially for anyone charged with creating quality content for blogs, social media, and writing for the Web. In my opinion and experience, marketing that…

Content Marketers Answer the $64,000 Question…

What does it mean to write content that “engages” readers? What the heck is engaging content? According to a recent survey by the Content Marketing Institute, this is the #1 challenge for people charged with creating content that markets businesses. These questions are asked and answered by a distinguished group of contributors to the Content…

Content Marketing Tips from Computer Games

What can we learn from online computer games about content marketing for business? A lot, apparently. If you write content designed to trigger action in readers, pay attention to this. My husband, Attila the Honey, plays World of Warcraft, an online game that’s part of the multi-billion dollar gaming industry. If you think computer games…

Blogger’s Block Strikes Blog Squad…Blogger Bites Back

Grrrrr… I’m going nuts. This hasn’t happened in a long time. I’ve been sitting at the computer for the last 2-3 hours wondering what to write about. I’m the gal who says blogging is easy, 1-2-3, done in 20 minutes. I admit lately it’s been taking me more than hour to post. Some days longer….

Content Marketing Results: Landing Pages Rule

How do you get readers to take action? Short answer: a landing page. (Also known as a sales page, squeeze page) You can’t get results fromĀ  all the content you’re creating and publishing on your blog, e-newsletter, social media sites, unless eventually you send people to a landing page and ask them to take action….

Phony Testimonials and Dumb Social Proof

How do you get good client testimonials for your sales copy, for example, content for a landing page, when you don’t have a lot of previous clients? There’s no doubt that social proof is one of the key ways people decide to buy or try your products or services. I get asked about this by…

Content Marketing Institute Gives Best “How-to” Tips…

There are two great blog posts over at the newly launched Content Marketing Institute blog. If you’ve haven’t subscribed to this yet, do so. It has great promise for becoming THE place to get updates on how to “do” content marketing. Here are the two posts I paid the closest attention to so far (although…