Content Marketing

Webinars, as you likely know, are a useful tool to disseminate information, answer customer queries, and generate leads. That is, if you can get anyone to register for it. Then, if you do get people to register, there’s no guarantee that any of them will actually show up o

We all remember Basic Instinct with Sharon Stone's iconic scene in a cop shop, don't we? Many believe that nothing matters more than sex when it comes to human basic instincts. (Freud would approve!) The reality is, the gradation of our basic instincts is as follows: The in

In the past few years, in an effort to build and maintain strong personal brands, attract new clients, and differentiate from local competitors, more real estate agents have taken up blogging than ever before. As it has been for many other industries and businesses, bl

At the bottom of the marketing funnel, your leads start taking a hard look at a very specific set of questions and concerns. In order to convert, those questions need to be addressed – and addressed quickly. Because of this, it’s important to plan out a strategy for addressi

Imagine a world where we stop asking prospects to complete lead generation forms for gated content. Say what? How will marketing teams deliver qualified leads to their sales teams? How will content marketers measure their marketing performance? In fact, lead generation was ranked

Three years ago, The Onion published this satirical piece “Sponsored Content Pretty Fucking Awesome,” ridiculing the absurdity of native advertising. If you’re pressed for time, here are two short snippets to give you a taste of the post: “I love, love, fucking love sponso

Got a great campaign idea? Make it even stronger with a microsite, which will give curious customers the information they need without a complicated search. Microsite or Landing Page? It can be tempting to lump microsites with landing pages, but they’re actually separate so

Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of persuasion. Going back to biblical times, the entire point of fables was to persuade the population to do the right thing. Nowadays, storytelling is used to sell us everything from cars to vacations. As you may have noticed by all those ne

So often people spend a great deal of time on making their site absolutely gorgeous, embracing the latest techniques and really making the thing pop visually. They treat it more like an art project than a tool. And that’s absolutely great. The only problem is that often these peo

 By Jennifer Johnson, Marketing Manager at Alexa Content marketing is no longer the new kid in town: Not only do 3 out of 4 marketers prioritize an inbound approach regardless of their size or budget, but companies plan to allocate nearly a third of their total marketing budge