The reviews are in for Inferno, the new thriller from The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, and everyone pretty much agrees that it’s a terribly written book, which is nevertheless a page-turner and will make bucketloads of cash. Rest assured that if you borrow ideas from Dan Brown’s writing for your own communications and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Content Bureau’
Serial Commas in Marketing Communications Provide Clarity, Without Contortions
In today’s post, the serial comma—also known as the Oxford comma. For those of us who may become rather focused on such things, the debate about “serial comma, yes or no?” can be serious business. Commas are wonderful tools. They convey changes of direction, clarify sentences, indicate pauses, and flag upcoming dialogue. In marketing communications, [...]
Be Strategic: Tips for Marketers on the Job Hunt
It’s spring, the season of new beginnings. And with the economy and employment picture also exhibiting signs of renewal, many marketers’ thoughts are now turning to finding a new job or upgrading their current position. If you’re among them, and haven’t run the job search gauntlet for a while, keep the following tips in mind before shooting [...]
Check Your Jargon—Please.
Your Highness: I’m clued in enough to laugh at those parodies of over-the-top business jargon that periodically make the rounds… but I’m also quite aware of the need to keep my job fit in by embracing the specialized language of my professional peers. What’s an English major turned midlevel marketing manager to do? My dear [...]
Case Study Approvals—Without the Hassle
You’ve started a customer reference program, and found the perfect customer to feature. The draft has been through all your organization’s approval layers. After the customer approves the draft, it’s ready for publication. Approval should be a breeze. A day or two seems reasonable, doesn’t it? After all, the customer did agree to participate. Actually, [...]
Closed Loop Slims Down for 2013
Super skinny? Sounds like jeans. But this is a B2B marketing blog—notice how we snuck that key phrase in there?— so we’re talking today about a rock star Content Bureau agency partner narrowing its service offerings to focus on what it does best. Stacy interviews Lance Loveday, CEO of online experience consulting firm, Closed Loop. [...]
Not Just Another Happy New Year Post
How long have I got to wish you a Happy New Year? I can recall a Seinfeld episode in which Elaine complained that someone had wished her a Happy New Year in February. Since I’m writing this in mid-January, I hope I’m safe. But does the world even need another Happy New Year message at [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Be More Responsive
You may have heard 2012 referred to as the “year of the tablet.” Indeed, tablet sales are booming, and on pace to eclipse PC sales by 2015. Impressive, but let’s not forget that smartphone sales surpassed PC sales last year. And in 2013, it’s expected that mobile web search will surpass desktop web search. That [...]
Lessons Learned from Obama’s Fundraising Emails
Email marketing campaigns live or die based on their ability to lure recipients into reading beyond the subject line—instead of hitting the delete key. In the wake of the election, President Obama’s digital analytics and email fundraising teams have revealed the tactics they used to convince fatigued campaign supporters not only to open emails, but [...]
Pictures Worth More Than a Thousand Words: Using Animated Video in Online Marketing Campaigns
Today’s online marketing campaigns are often forced into the small smartphone viewing area, where everything that can be “above the fold” must be “above the fold.” The name of the game is still the same, however: Getting consumers’ attention and holding it long enough to create an impression that leads to action. Animated videos can [...]
