When it comes to developing a content strategy for their clients, many marketers and business consultants are biting off more than they can chew. Why is that?
OMG! Viral marketing isn’t really a thing!
A client dumped us a few summers ago. After a very warm working relationship over several months, I received a very cold email out of the blue telling us our content and consulting services–including the content marketing strategy we were making them–were no longer needed because they decided to do “viral marketing.”
A quick & dirty marketing strategy roadmap
Many businesses are quite scattered when it comes to marketing strategy. Instead of constructing a plan, many take a scattershot approach–putting in a little bit of effort here, a little bit there, trying this for a hot minute, and then a big push for whatever option seems to be the cheapest or was sold the best. That isn’t a strategy,
Use a blog to supplement all of your marketing efforts
Yep. All. Blogging is a perfect companion to every campaign in one capacity or another. How?
Don’t let a freelancer or agency run wild with your blog (or your budget)
I get a major case of the warm and fuzzies when a client hands us the reigns and lets us create all kinds of cool content for their blog. When the sky is the limit, we are able to whip up a wonderful content mix that offers a range of something to cater to every persona that makes up their
5 essential tips for content marketing strategy for your startup
Having a strategy for your content is imperative to its success. Now I know some folks just toss some content out into the world and get lucky, but that’s not the case for most who are seeing traction and profits from their content marketing. Yes, you are excited to jump in, but look before you leap! Making a content marketing
Where content writing services fail
As an entrepreneur myself, I understand the allure of a content writing service. You simply sign up, pay up, leave some instructions, and you’ll have an article delivered to you! I know, I’m making these content writing services seem pretty darn nice, right?
Our top content strategy secret for startups
Team Impressa works with a lot of startups, and most of them face very similar challenges. The issue, essentially, is that there’s a lot that needs to be done, and the internal team is too small to tackle everything themselves. This includes content strategy.
8 pieces of a successful blog post
About a month ago, a potential client reached out to the Impressa Solutions team because he needed some blog posts. To be frank, blog posts alone were not going to get this guy to his stated goals. He needed a content strategy, but when I told him this, I was met with resistance. He didn’t want to be “upsold” on “extras,” and he insisted that I describe
Content Marketing for life coaches 101: case studies
When it comes to inbound marketing and content creation, case studies can be really beneficial. This is especially true when it comes to nurturing relationships with potential clients who are almost ready to make a purchase. And yes, this is the same when it comes to marketing for life coaches.