Go big with your tone & get right swipes from the right prospects

November 12, 2015

Go big with your tone & get right swipes from the right prospects

In my last INKsights post, I encouraged readers to grow a pair and get vulnerable. Today, I’m urging them to use said pair to stand out in a sea of mediocrity. Sorry, not sorry for the running theme.

Speaking of not sorry, I know y’all are all INBOUNDed out by now, but we still have more great takeaways to share from HubSpot’s annual conference. Here are a few from an all-time fave, MarketingProfs’ Ann Handley. Her session titled “Bigger, Braver and Bolder” was jam-packed with nuggets so awesome they helped me forget about my aching head and stomach on the last day of the conference (open bars are always a good idea in the moment). 

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How to create content to fuel a zombie’s appetite

November 5, 2015

Zombie post

The Walking Dead

I love AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

After being hesitant about its gruesome content and the strangeness of zombie subculture for all of these years, I finally gave in after multiple “normal” people told me it was worth the watch. I got hooked on it just this year, making sure to catch up to the current season with plenty of Netflix binge sessions.

Part of what makes #TWD such a successful gonfiabile percorso ad ostacoli show (other than its overabundance of gory zombie attacks, as some may argue) is the storyline. And good stories, zombie survival-themed or otherwise, make the experience great. And worth live-tweeting.

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Simple is Better: How plain language benefits your content

November 2, 2015

Simple is Better: How plain language benefits your content

OK, so I’m pretty new to content marketing. As of this week, I’ve got a little over one full month of on-the-job experience under my belt, and I’m well aware that I have a long way to go before I can declare myself an actual content marketer. I’ll get there, just bear with me for now.

Like any form of writing, inbound marketing has its own unique flare about it. I’ve found it to be sort of like personal gonfiabili sportivi blogging, but on a professional platform. You pick and choose which topics really interest you, and write about why other people should care about them, too. So, my first impression of inbound marketing is teaching the world about the things you enjoy, which is pretty damn cool.

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