Remember all those lovely things you wrote in your brand mission? Now's a good time to show the world that you meant them.
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Whose site is this anyway? Hint: not yours
There usually comes a time in the development of a website when the owner suddenly realises it’s not their website at all. Or to be more precise, it’s not about them – it’s actually about the reader. But wait, who’s paying for this? Why can’t I talk about the...
Content marketing: show don’t tell
In a previous article about content marketing, I recommended that when looking for material to use, your company’s mission statement can act as a frame of reference. But talking about values can be as numbing as talking about your own kids. Many people have kids and are less interested...
Look inside for content marketing ideas
Content marketing is still high on everyone’s agenda. The trick is to generate content that actually means something to readers and potential customers. There is always a temptation to look outside the company for content marketing ideas. But there are also great sources for ideas right inside your daily...
Press release distribution
For a few months, I have been including press release distribution alongside the more usual services of copywriting, product naming and concept development. Combining the copywriting of press releases with the distribution makes sense, as there are editorial guidelines that need to be respected at the writing stage of...
Putting the marketing into digital
Digital marketing conferences are hardly rare. But the recent Digital Marketing First in Brussels was an opportunity (for me at least) to get a feel for the fast-moving market. First off, this was a busy day for most of the participants. The visitors had a non-stop selection of presentations...
Make Facebook reflect your values, not the other way round
Now that a huge number of companies are on Facebook, a whole generation of marketing departments, copywriters and social media practitioners are discovering the joys of creating content. When it comes to Facebook, of course, it is probably just as important to relay existing content as it is to...
The process of irritation by imitation
Anyone that runs a website knows how irritating spam can be. Since the early days of just posting links, the systems that spammers use have gotten increasingly sophisticated, aiming to imitate human speech (or writing) as closely as they can. Without having to write the actual garbage themselves, of...