Sherrilynne Starkie

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6 Content Marketing Skills You Need to Succeed in 2021

Sherrilynne Starkie

Marketing and communcations professionals are adapting to survive. And, that means rapid upskilling for most in-house marketing communications teams. It looks like the WFH trend will continue throughout 2021 so here’s my top six content marketing skills you’ll need to succeed in 2021.

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Must have digital skills for PR pros

Sherrilynne Starkie

The bad news is that the profession is transforming profoundly and the skills you have today will not be enough to compete tomorrow. And they need be bona fide social media and inbound marketing experts. The good news for PR professionals is that industry studies predict a six per cent growth in jobs over the next seven years.

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What’s your social media marketing budget?

Sherrilynne Starkie

What should be your social media marketing budget? In the not-too-distant past, marketers used three per cent of turnover as the marketing budget ‘rule of thumb’. Start by pinning down exactly what you want social media marketing to do for your organization. The post What’s your social media marketing budget?

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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. It takes a skilled and experienced editor to sum up a whole story in a five or six word phrase that will attract readers’ attention and draw them in. Should writers keep copy short?

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Free ebook: A guide to digital marketing skills development

Sherrilynne Starkie

Do you have the skills necessary for marketing success today? The 18-page ebook is a comprehensive guide to digital marketing skills development. Keeping up to date with skills, tools and trends can be challenging. Are you keeping on top of digital trends? In the digital world the only constant is change.

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New LinkedIn Endorsements

Sherrilynne Starkie

LinkedIn, the professional social network, has recently introduced ‘endorsements’, a feature that makes it easier for people to recognize their connections’ skills and expertise. With just one click, a person can endorse a connections for a skill they’ve listed on their profile or recommend one they haven’t added yet.

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A new venture: TRUEdotACADEMY

Sherrilynne Starkie

Today is the launch of TRUEdotACADEMY, a new training service for today’s most in-demand digital marketing skills. It’s my joint venture with marketing agency TRUEdotDESIGN and provides in-person training based on globally-recognized standards set by Facebook, Twitter, Google and Hootsuite. .

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