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[This article first appeared here in February 2019 and has been revised and updated for 2023.]

Content marketing isn't just blogs and articles. It can include images, infographics, slide decks and especially short-form video.

Online content consists of a wide variety of formats, and video is the reigning "King of Content" when it comes to audience engagement and ROI. The bottom line is that if you are not making use of video on some level, you are missing out on a powerful content marketing tool.

Topics: content marketing, Videos, YouTube Videos, Video Marketing, video, visual content, native video, short form video, AI, artificial intelligence

[This article was first published in October 2020 and has been updated and expanded.]

A question we often hear is whether an inbound marketing strategy can work for every business model? In other words, are some businesses better served by more traditional marketing?

The truth is that almost any type of business can successfully make use of inbound content marketing. The key is in knowing your audience and demonstrating authority and expertise in your content. 

Topics: inbound marketing strategy, content marketing, online marketing strategy, inbound marketing, inbound marketing agency, local internet marketing, inbound content marketing

The metaverse is an ever-evolving digital space that has the potential to revolutionize businesses, entertainment, and other industries as we know them. With technology advancing, it’s becoming easier for companies to make their own metaverses and join forces for projects.

Topics: content marketing, BroadVision Marketing, local inbound marketing agency, metaverse, ChatGPT, Google Bard

[This article was originally published in February 2019 and has been updated and revised.]

One of the most common challenges facing any business engaged in a digital marketing strategy is the need for inbound content marketing.

That means publishing valuable content that educates and engages your prospects. This type of content is critical for an effective inbound marketing strategy. And any business can do it!

Topics: content marketing, User-generated content, inbound marketing, Blogging, content creation, Content Marketing Strategy

 

Marketing is as old as humankind. And it's still evolving. The challenge for small business owners is knowing what works. Especially for digital marketing.

Tactics by themselves do not constitute a marketing strategy, but the tactics used in a good strategy must be effective in and of themselves. 

Topics: content marketing, social media marketing, digital marketing, effective internet marketing, SEO strategy, marketing tactics

There are few tactics for content marketing strategy a powerful today as the use of pillar pages for high-performing content on your site.

But knowing what makes for a quality pillar page and how to implement this power content tactic into your brand's marketing strategy can be challenging.

Topics: content marketing, website traffic, Content Marketing Strategy, blogging strategy, pillar page, authority content

 

For many small business owners, the terminology that swirls around the digital marketing realm is confusing, especially terms such as inbound marketing.

So many similar terms are recklessly thrown around by marketers and others that it seems it's easier to just ignore them all. But understanding the essentials of inbound marketing can be valuable for owners.

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, social media marketing, digital marketing, email marketing, online marketing

Updated Dec. 2023

Content marketing has been a powerful force in the realm of digital marketing for decades. And in 2023 it has shown to be more effective than ever before.

Digital marketing incorporates a wide variety of tactics and strategies, but content marketing is not only a mainstay strategy, it is core component of successful digital marketing practices. 

Topics: content marketing, content development, content creation, Content Marketing Strategy, digital marketing, content distribution

 

Every business owner and marketing manager (often the same person!) knows that they need a marketing strategy. But what do they really have?

Simply carrying out assorted marketing tasks or "doing marketing" does not constitute a marketing strategy. Something more is required. And therein lies the problem for so many businesses.

Topics: content marketing, inbound marketing, Marketing Plan, content creation, Marketing strategy, business blog

 

While that may seem to be a bit of an odd construct, it really does make sense. That's because content without a content strategy is ineffective at best.

One of the major failings of any content marketing effort is the lack of a cohesive strategy.

Topics: inbound marketing strategy, content marketing, content development, content creation, Content Marketing Strategy