Ranging from social media highlights to common content marketing errors, we’ve continued to search the web for 10 of our favourite blog posts from this week:
1. Recent social media highlights, from Angela Natividad:
Angela looks at what’s been happening in the news this week and social media’s involvement. Some of these include considering the use of video for Margaret Thatcher’s memorial and how vine is now becoming ‘government friendly’.
2. 5 fab social media resources, by Peg Fitzpatrick:
Peg shares 5 articles that she recommends online that will assist marketers with their social media marketing. Some of them cover new and successful social media sites such as Pinterest.
3. Here’s the real reason social media isn’t working for you, says Debroah Lee:
Deborah believes that many organisations are taking the wrong approach with social media and by simply relaying your message on these sites you are not doing enough to be successful. She shows us some key questions that you should be asking in order to drive your campaign, one example being ‘how and where do we connect with our audience?’
4. It’s crucial to integrate your CRM with social media channels, says Gareth Cartman:
Social CRM is a combination of social media channels and your customer relationship management strategy. Gareth shows us why social CRM is becoming increasingly important and provides us with ten steps to getting social CRM ‘savvy’.
5. 5 free and must have social media tools, from Kim Lavigne:
Kim provides us with 5 social media assets that will help you manage your accounts and keep track of analytics. Some of these include Hootsuite and the Bufferapp.
6. Bring content to life, by Kathryn Hills:
Kathryn shows us 3 tips relating to storytelling that she believes will bring content to life within your business. She highlights how applying narrative structure within your content can be really effective.
7. Linkedin’s new app, Pulse, and what this means for content marketing and enterprise networks, by Theo Priestly:
Theo shares his 3 predictions for the future, regarding LinkedIn’s latest app. He believes that Pulse will become the means for users to receive relevant streams of information.
8. 8 rookie mistakes content marketers make, from Kristen Matthews:
Kristen shares some errors that a lot of beginners seem to make in the world of content marketing. She tells us how to avoid looking like a ‘newbie’ and advises us on how to become a better content marketer.
9. How to become an expert on brand storytelling, by Robert Rose:
Robert gives us 10 steps to help you on your content marketing journey. He shows us a clear structure and how to be unique within your brand.
10. Create visual blog content with mind-maps, says Chuck Frey:
Chuck writes an interesting article looking at 5 ways to create effective visual content for blogs. He believes that if your blog includes visual content you are differentiating your thinking from competing bloggers in your niche.
Have you read any outstanding blog posts this week? Contact me @Megwhdigital.
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