In the dynamic and fast-paced world of education, effective communication is the cornerstone of building strong, engaged communities. For school districts, a well-crafted newsletter serves as a conduit for sharing important updates, celebrating successes, and fostering a sense of belonging among students, parents, staff, and stakeholders.
Seven Features of A Must-Read School Newsletter
Topics: Engagement, Content Marketing, Branding, School Districts, Education, Communications, school communications, Strategic Communications
What is Search Engine Optimization and How Does it Impact Your Website?
By now, everyone has heard the term search engine optimization (SEO), but do you really know what is means for your company, your website and your marketing strategy? Search engine optimization is the process of increasing your website traffic through your content’s use of keywords that help you rank in search engine results. However, companies often think of SEO simply as adding a few keywords to their website content. While that is part of it and certainly necessary, true and effective search engine optimization has a lot more to it.
Topics: SEO, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, inbound marketing,, marketing strategy
3 Easy Ways to Elevate Your Social Media Presence This Fall
2020 has been an interesting year for all of us! Whether the year has been moving in slow motion for you or if you feel like you blinked in March and now it’s October, there’s still time to focus on social media to engage your audience this year. Amid all the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have had a difficult time prioritizing social media content creation or consistency across your platform or you may not have been sure how to appropriately run your accounts. Whatever your dilemma, we can help!
No matter where you are with your social media strategy, we are giving you some easy and attainable ways to up your game before the holidays.
Topics: Social Media, Content Marketing, Marketing, inbound marketing,
We live in a fast-paced, immediate satisfaction kind of world. Grabbing your audience’s attention quickly is a necessity. Your organization must be able to get its message or story across in an intriguing manner that draws the consumer in, convincing them that they need more. Then, deliver the rest of the message in a cohesive manner. That’s where our 3-30-3TM messaging strategy comes into play. You have three seconds to get their attention, 30 seconds to intrigue them a little more, and three minutes to fully relay your brand story. 3-30-3 is rooted in our psychology; it’s the way our brains operate! Here’s the complete breakdown of 3-30-3.
Topics: Marketing Best Practices, Content Marketing, Marketing, Branding, inbound marketing,, messaging
How to Develop an Effective Content Marketing Strategy
Content marketing refers to the strategic creation and use of content to tell your story in a consistent and cohesive matter. It encompasses all of the content your business or organization develops to bring awareness to your company, including website content, blogs, social media, email newsletters, marketing collateral, public relations and more. Generally speaking, content marketing is informational not promotional, and it can be highly effective when used properly.
Topics: Online Content, Marketing Best Practices, SEO, Social Media, Content, Lead Generation, Content Marketing, Content Marketing Plan, Digital Marketing, inbound marketing,
Inbound marketing is the process of attracting customers to your products and services rather than you reaching out directly to potential customers. A good inbound marketing strategy is well-rounded and includes content marketing, social media, search engine optimization, blogging and more to create brand awareness and attract new business. Because it is highly cost-effective (61% cheaper than outbound strategies according to SearchEngine Journal), it is a very popular (76% of marketers use inbound strategies according to HubSpot) method for getting your brand noticed. Is your organization doing it right?
Topics: Online Content, Optimization, SEO, Social Media, Content Marketing, inbound marketing,
The Roaring 20s are back! As we enter 2020, the year of perfect vision, it is a great time to reflect on the lessons learned in 2019 and how we can use those to visualize our goals and dreams for a perfect 2020. Here are the top five lessons we learned in 2019 that will help shape marketing for 2020 and beyond.
Topics: Social Media, Lead Generation, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing
If You've Never Heard of Topic Clusters, You're Missing the Mark in SEO
Search engines have been forcing marketers to adapt their content strategies for years. Just when marketers think they've cracked the SEO code, search engines change the type of content they want to see in order to highly rank websites.
Topics: Online Content, Website Best Practices, Finding Audiences, Optimization, Lead Generation, Content Marketing, Content Marketing Plan, Digital Marketing
Here's Why Your Content Strategy is Failing (& Six Ways to Fix It)
The new year is here, and content is still king. What does this mean for your agency? For starters, it means that the content calendar remains an indispensable tool in your marketing arsenal.
Topics: Content, Engagement, Content Marketing, Content Marketing Plan, Business Development, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Branding
Why You Should Be a Writer First, and a Marketer Second
We've all heard the phrase, "The pen is mightier than the sword."
In the world of marketing, this phrase has never been more true.
Topics: Online Content, Marketing Best Practices, Content, Engagement, Content Marketing, Business Development, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Business Writing