Sherrilynne Starkie

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Five content marketing tricks of a great social media consultant

Sherrilynne Starkie

As in most professions, an experienced social media consultant knows certain tricks of the trade to content marketing work better, faster, easier. Search engines love sites that have several pieces of content on the same topic; it will boost a website up the ranking for a desirable keyword. Special Tricks.

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Writing tricks for content marketers

Sherrilynne Starkie

Now when it comes to content marketing , writers need to know about search engines and how digital formats are impacting reader habits and preferences. For content marketers the task becomes more complex with the need to attract search engines as well as humans to a story. Good headline writing has long been an art form.

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Targeting Ottawa’s boomers

Sherrilynne Starkie

The baby boomer generation is an important demographic of consumers who are technology-savvy, use social media and are also still into mainstream media. In addition, approximately half of boomers and a quarter of over 65s use social networking sites, mostly Facebook but some use Twitter too. Ottawa Zoomers Show.

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Why real social media experts are also great writers

Sherrilynne Starkie

Why is good writing important for social media success? million Google searches, and almost half a million tweets are published. In owned media, the writer will produce blog posts, social media updates, web content, speeches, video scripts and more. How do skilled writers improve search engine ranking?

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Social media: the ultimate skills cheat sheet

Sherrilynne Starkie

The term ‘social media consultant’ can mean different things to different people because there is a whole range of skills and talents on offer. The cheat sheet provides a summary of the key skills a well-rounded social media consultant should possess. Social Media Essential channels to reach target audiences.

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Five steps to positive media coverage

Sherrilynne Starkie

Getting covered by the news media is essential to digital marketing success. Not only does it provide visibility for your company, product or service, it powers most content marketing and social media strategies. Sometimes known as publicity, media coverage is not advertising. Prioritize your target media.

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Foundations for integrated digital marketing

Sherrilynne Starkie

And, all ideas, activities, plans and campaigns are categorized into one of the following four interdependent media categories : Owned Media : You publish and distribute your own content online. For example, you might publish thought leadership articles on your blog, produce a podcast or go ‘live’ on Facebook.

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