Are blogs dead? I asked 10 marketing experts
Every few years, a new channel takes center stage — short-form video, podcasting, or AI-generated content — and people start asking the same question: “Are blogs dead?”
Deep research in content marketing: Using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity for strategy
Since late 2024, major players in the chatbot game have been rolling out a deep research feature designed to provide what they call “expert-level analysis.” With a focus on multi-step research tasks and more source transparency, this new capability promises to deliver data-rich reports with applications in a variety of industries.
Discrepancies experienced by Black content creators [new data + expert insights]
Welcome toBreaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your success. This piece is in […]
Behind the Viral Post Generator: How I reverse-engineered LinkedIn virality (and went viral myself)
LinkedIn is full of narcissists, and I have the data to prove it.
What you’re doing wrong in your marketing emails [according to an email expert]
One of the hardest parts of our three-lesson format is deciding what NOT to include, and a lot of really useful advice is gathering dust in my Google Drive.
How I applied the 95-5 rule to build Gong’s brand from the ground up
When I stepped into my role as head of content at Gong, I didn’t come with a decade of marketing experience. I came with a sales background and a whole lot of time spent chasing leads. That experience turned out to be my unfair advantage.
KPI dashboards & how to use them in your marketing
I’ll never forget the first time someone asked me for a marketing performance update. I had six messy spreadsheets open, no clear narrative, and no KPI dashboard to tie it all together. I had the numbers, technically … but not the clarity. I wasn’t even sure which metrics mattered most. That’s when I started building […]
Why writing with clarity matters in marketing (+ 9 ways to simplify your message)
Writing with clarity means making your content easy to read and understand. If your audience can’t grasp what you’re trying to say, what’s the point?
What makes a good website? Here are 16 things I look at [new data]
Your website strategy should help drive business and marketing objectives. For your website to work, you need to keep up with what makes a good website today. Website trends and customer expectations change rapidly. It feels like yesterday when I worked in a leading website design agency. Back then, we encouraged clients to build a […]
Video is vital to ecommerce marketing — here’s what marketers need to know
Video in ecommerce isn’t optional anymore — it’s the bare minimum. I don’t want to read novel-length product descriptions. I want to see it, feel it, trust it. And your customers want the same. A good video does what ten blocks of text can’t. It shows off your product and convinces people to buy fast.