Marketing 101

After more than 20 years freelancing in public relations and marketing communications, I’m penning what I believe are the “basics” of marketing communications. I hope entrepreneurs, DIY marketers, and small biz startups will find something helpful here. Feel free to send me a question.

Why Print Lingers: And why your content strategy MUST still include print.

Print lingers because it still meets the basic marketing paradigm: it serves a useful purpose. Digital pundits said, “Print is…

11 months ago

Outsourcing as a Productivity Tool

There are sound economic reasons for outsourcing, but management experts advise caution. The ebb and flow of economics always play…

5 years ago

Content writing to move your niche market.

Are there only 3 Effective Ways to introduce a niche publication? I think there could be more.

5 years ago

The Google Endgame and how it killed SEO Cheats.

Why is Google so aggressive about fighting SEO cheats and shortcuts? Why do ‘white hat’ strategies and tactics produce better…

6 years ago

How to search for a freelance writer for your project.

Take a shortcut and start with a “heavypen.” If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a freelance writer for a…

6 years ago

Working the Angles of Content Creation

In the parlance of writers, we talk about “angles”; giving new treatment to an old story. For instance, there’s nothing…

6 years ago

Guerrilla Geometry for Content Creation

Every good marketer has read Jay Conrad Levinson’s seminal tome Guerrilla Marketing. The title has become ubiquitous to the profession.…

6 years ago

Content Strategy amid Multichannel, Multiscreen, Content Consuming Craziness

Do we fight or join the media madness? I admit it... I am a social media voyeur. I enjoy watching…

8 years ago

5-Point Content Silo Plan that will help you Boost Your Search Results Strategy

Build a Content Silo Strategy that stacks up SERP-focused content rich with relevant and tightly targeted search terminology—and triggers the…

9 years ago

The Temptation (and the perils) of Spamdexing

Tempted to “fix” bad website ranking with some SEO tricks? Confessions from a former Spamdexer. First, full disclosure - I…

9 years ago

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