When people encounter situations and circumstances that are complex – and open to interpretation, their only saviors are clarity and simplicity. That’s the role of content marketing. Consumers today are looking for answers – solutions that solve their problems without compromise. Imagine that you are responsible for a project that requires fastening pieces of lumber […]
5 Best Practices for Local Small Business
Today is Small Business Saturday – a day dedicated to supporting small businesses in local communities. Much of the publicity surrounding this marketing effort to create awareness for small businesses is on the word small. Yet, isn’t being local more relevant? Location is often what differentiates small businesses that are part of the fabric of […]
Blog or Website – The Real Difference
Blogs are indeed websites, but there are distinct and relevant differences and advantages to both. Most people think of a website as a digital storefront – a place for offering products and services, activities that you can also accomplish with a blog. Then what exactly is the difference between a blog and a website? A […]
eBay is A Content Marketing Laboratory
eBay is an ideal arena for honing your content marketing skills. When you are selling an item on eBay you can create a traditional advertisement – or you can use content marketing to substantially increase your profits. When a potential buyer searches eBay they are not only looking for information on a specific item, but […]
Why Real Time Business Blogging is Cool
Blogging has been around for the better part of a decade from some – and more than half that for many of the rest of us. At the BlogWorld Expo last week we learned from a Technorati survey that the majority of bloggers are hobby bloggers. Only 13% classified themselves as entrepreneurs who blog to […]