Wed.Jul 29, 2015

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“What We’ve Got Here is Failure to Communicate”

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest Post by C.A. Newberry. Every time you try to reach out, do you end up frustrated and feel like quoting “ Cool Hand Luke ?” Well, I’m sure you aren’t the first, and I can guarantee you won’t be the last. Communication in general can be a very complicated topic. Is it external? Internal? Are we reaching our audience? Did we send the right message?

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Why Every Organization Needs a Story Strategy

Convince & Convert

Every organization and any business of any size (including entrepreneurs!) must tell a variety of stories. Most of what we hear lately focuses on the core purpose story, also known as the brand story. And that is a really important story because, if it is done well, it says to the world who we are and what we value. Well done, this core story allows customers to see themselves in that narrative.

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5 Web Design Principles You Should Never Give Up On

Small Business Mavericks

Website design, like a lot of other things, changes over time. What was important in 2010 may not be important in 2020. What was a best practice in 1996 is certainly not a best practice in 2015. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t website design principles that are practical and eternal. Here are five website design principles you should never abandon: Put your users first – A website is for visitors, potential customers, people who browse the Web.

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The ProBlogger Podcast: Digging into Statistics

ProBlogger

Almost the last day! While yesterday we looked to the future to build a plan to find readers, t oday we’re going to dig into our stats to find out what kind of effect the last 29 days have had on our sites. What can you see is different after the changes you’ve made? Some of you will be seasoned pros at looking at your stats, but if you’re newer to blogging and want some starting points, these are the metrics I recommend you keep track of regularly as you go on with your bloggi

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Social Data Made Simple: Getting Started with a Strategy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Last week I moderated another Social Media Today webinar as part of their Best Thinker webinar series, this time on the topic of Social Data Made Simple: Getting Started with a Strategy. This webinar featured Ira Haberman ( @ irahaberman ) Director of Storytelling at BrainRider, Ned Kumar (@ nedkumar ) Digital Strategist for FedEx and Sean Williams (@ Colorado2NYC ) Consumer Promotions Social Media at JetBlue Airlines.

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Why Interactive Content Marketing is the Future

Convince & Convert

You probably know a thing or two about creating good content. Perhaps you dabble on your own blog or write for your company. There’s a good chance you’re already creating more content in 2015 than you did in 2014. That’s the challenge. We’re all content creators trying to reach an audience. To stand out from the crowd, we need to be more interesting, interactive, and data-driven with our content.

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