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Spring Forward: 3 Ways to Grow Your B2B Content Marketing Garden

Spring Forward: 3 Ways to Grow Your B2B Content Marketing Garden

For much of the world, spring has sprung. As readers may know, however, TopRank is a Minnesota-based company and — though we all work remotely now — I’ve made the somewhat-questionable decision to remain here in the land of 10,000 lakes. This is what

5 Content Marketing Ideas for May 2023

5 Content Marketing Ideas for May 2023

In May 2023, content marketers can use Mother’s Day, recommendations, fitness, King Charles, and money-saving ideas to reach prospects. Content marketing is the act of creating or curating content, publishing that content, and promoting it with the goal of

How Reading Great Fiction Makes Your Content Better

How Reading Great Fiction Makes Your Content Better

William Faulkner once said writers could improve their skills by studying other writers (and a bit of osmosis): “Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the

TikTok Ban in the United States? Are Creators Ready?

TikTok Ban in the United States? Are Creators Ready?

Over 39K TikTok creators have at least 1M subscribers, according to Social Blade, as reported by The Information. TikTok’s algorithm is the most addicting of any social network, and the average TikTok user spends at least 90 minutes each day on the

What's the Difference Between Journalism and Content Marketing?

What's the Difference Between Journalism and Content Marketing?

The lines between journalism and content marketing are becoming increasingly blurred. As the demand for quality online content grows, so does the demand for professionals who can create it. But what exactly are the differences between these two fields? And

Freelance Writers' Secret Weapon: Writers' Associations

Freelance Writers' Secret Weapon: Writers' Associations

Want more freelance writing clients? Better clients? Or to network with your fellow writers and learn more about your niche? Writer’s associations and organizations are your secret weapon. Professional writers’ associations and organizations offer

Personal Branding: How to Become the Hero of Your Career

Personal Branding: How to Become the Hero of Your Career

Apple and Steve Jobs. Microsoft and Bill Gates. Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. One name is a business. The other is a personal brand. The two are connected, but they’re not quite the same. A successful business doesn’t necessarily lead to a successful

Growth Marketing: Give a choice of

Growth Marketing: Give a choice of "yes" or “yes” (podcast episode #37)

This article was published in the MarketingSherpa email newsletter. That’s how Flint McGlaughlin explains the journey you have to take customers on, in Headline Writing: 4 principles that could drive down your website bounce rate. I asked our latest guest

Engaging Social Media Content: Where Creativity and Authority Meet | Bulkly

Engaging Social Media Content: Where Creativity and Authority Meet | Bulkly

Social media is one of the most powerful marketing tools in the current commercial landscape. It provides you with instant access to a truly global audience. The result of this can be an active forum for ideas and interactions that can result in long-term