Category: For Marketers

“I wanted to be the writer, the hero who does (and therefore must know) it all.” – Melanie LoBue (that’s me, the person writing this post, Freelance Writers are Very Valuable to Companies.) In retrospect, this was dumb. Here’s my story and what I learned: I was hired as a content writer for a massive global […]

Where does your content come from? A lone contributor? A small team? Is it – gasp! – outsourced? The best answer you could have given would have been: “Our entire organization produces content.” That’s where content creation comes into play. Some brands get it. They’re fully aware of the benefits that come with producing original […]

In his book, The Dip, Seth Godin identifies the benefits of being “the best.” Vanilla has 3-4X the sales as the next most popular ice cream flavor. The #1 movie of the weekend routinely makes 4-5X what the second-best movie makes. The same is true for content creation. The top 5 results in Google get almost […]

Today’s world is extremely connected. When something big happens, it becomes a news story and generates a conversation almost immediately. As marketers, it’s extremely important that we monitor the conversations our audience is a part of and join them. Or, better yet, start a conversation by breaking news that you can relate to your industry […]

Dan just fulfilled his dream of opening a record store (let’s pretend this analogy comes to you circa 1976). His shop is filled with all the grooviest music, but when he opens the doors on his first day…no one shows up. Dan scratches his head in confusion. Sure, he could have tried to place some […]

If Tom Sawyer had been a content marketer, user-generated content and content communities would have taken off long ago. The idea of getting someone else to create your content while you reap additional rewards sounds almost too good to be true. In one form or another, marketers have been finding ways to source content from […]

The way companies approach content creation is changing. With the growth of freelancers and the gig economy, marketers can find more opportunities in outsourcing content marketing than ever before. Freelancers are no longer looked to for cheap, low-quality content; they’re becoming an important part of the marketing department. We built the nDash Content Community platform […]

“I can’t afford content right now.” We hear this a lot. We understand. When you start to look at the costs of content creation on a regular basis, the numbers can seem a bit daunting. It isn’t cheap. At the same time, the ROI of content marketing is substantial, which I’m about to show you […]

The concept of influencer marketing is nothing new. Despite the fact that it has been around since the mid-20th century, the past decade has seen it evolve dramatically and become more potent than ever. In fact, “81 percent of marketers who have used influencer marketing judged it be effective.” This is largely due to the […]

If you were asked to describe a content writer or content creation marketer in a word, you might use words like creative, imaginative, or artistic. Words to describe a market researcher, however, may look rational, factual, or logical. Although seemingly opposite, the blend of research-driven content has proven to pay continual beneficial dividends for businesses. […]