I never gave much thought to library marketing until I met Angela Hursh, content team leader in the marketing department of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Going to my neighborhood library to browse and check out books is one of my favorite things to do; I’ve been visiting on a regular basis […]
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Do you tune out when people talk about structured content? The conversations can get stunningly abstract. Stodgy even. And the way some people talk about structured content, it can come off as a miracle cure: Lower costs! Happier audiences! Efficiency! Accuracy! Consistency! Set your content free! Hard to picture? Sound too good to be true?
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Have you ever had one of those days where you wish you could start your content marketing team over? One of those days when you want to fire everybody, figure out what you really need, and then hire (or rehire) as needed? That moment of frustration likely ended quickly because you knew firing your content
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Look up “audit” in any dictionary. The first definition should be: “Ugh.” Who on earth would choose to spend time auditing content, let alone teaching others how to do it? A content strategist like Laura Creekmore, that’s who. Someone who knows that without a deep understanding of your existing content, you’re working in the dark.
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So often when we think about the long tail of search, we think of the prevalence of phrases with three, four, five or more words. Today I’m asking you to think of long tail keywords differently. That long tail is affecting another long tail that I have yet to hear a lot of people talking
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“Wow! Check out what technology is making possible!” If Intel’s digital magazine iQ could speak, that’s what it would say. One article, for example, describes an emergency button that outdoor adventurers can attach to their clothing. Another describes a tiny drone that may someday help pollinate plants. iQ by Intel may not sell those emergency
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About Our Guest Blogger At Seer, we don’t just care about our team’s careers when they work here — we care about them long after they leave. David Karalis is a Seer SEO alum who moved on five years ago. Through our Alumni Network, we’ve been able to keep connecting and pushing each other forward.
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It’s a new year, and I bet you picked up a few shiny tech gadgets to play with over the holidays. But while your Google Home pods, face ID-enabled iPhones, wearable fitness trackers, 3D printers, and the like might be fun and games now, there’s serious power behind those tools – power that enhances the performance
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In a television series, this would be the beginning of the episode where we bring you up to speed on early character development moments you may have missed. If you’ve tuned into the Content Marketing Institute for any length of time, you are no doubt familiar with the importance we place on the idea of
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Your team has developed audience personas and knows which topics and keywords resonate with your audience. The content promotion plan is done and the KPIs are set. You begin assigning the content marketing work. And then you hit a wall: You can’t find enough quality content creators to join the team. I hit that wall,
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