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Your content is kidding no one

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Mirum and author of “Six Pixels of Separation” and “CTRL ALT Delete.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. How is your content marketing strategy coming along? There’s a thorn in my side. It’s a content thorn. It’s…

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WOM Tip #462: Need content inspiration? Just ask for it.

One of the best things you can do for word of mouth is share plenty of content for your fans to pass along. If you’re thinking that’s easier said than done, you’re not alone. Even big, well established companies struggle to come up with content people want to share. You know who has no problem…

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Video: How Microsoft uses storytelling to earn word of mouth

“Welcome to Nobody Cares, population: six billion.” That’s Microsoft Social Media Manager Rob Wolf explaining one of the reasons why it’s difficult to get customers to share your message: If you don’t know what they find interesting, you’re not going to get their attention. How does Microsoft get them to care? Storytelling — because Microsoft…

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The failing state of content marketing

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Simply put: There is too much content in too many places….

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WOM Tip #359: It’s OK to show off products on your blog

Bark & Co., the company behind BarkBox, is pretty good at creating sharable content on their blog The BarkPost. While most of their blog posts are fun, lighthearted stories about dogs, sometimes they show off their products — but only when it makes sense. For example, this 31 Dogs in Mustaches post was inspired by…

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The drug of content

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. At what point will the proverbial levee break? Marketers are busy…

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Video: 3 questions Coca-Cola asks before sharing content

A huge company with a lot of history like Coca-Cola has tons of stories to tell — some are remarkable and some — not so much. According to Ashley Callahan, their Manager of Digital Communications and Social Media, to keep Coke’s content compelling for their social content hub, Coca-Cola Journey, they ask a series of…

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What type of content should my company produce?

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT DEL” comes out in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. “What type of content should my company be producing?” This seems…

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