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4 Marketing Trends & Strategies That Might Not Survive in 2025 [New Research]
Keywords, SEO, Blogging — the list of tactics marketing soothsayers have declared dead is long and not exactly accurate. But potentially dying marketing trends are something to keep an eye out for. Keywords, SEO, Blogging — the list of tactics marketing soothsayers have declared dead is long and not exactly accurate. But potentially dying marketing…
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Content Mills Don‘t Work — Here’s Why
Content mills: the corner of the internet where everyone’s promised the moon, but most people are left in the dark. Content mills: the corner of the internet where everyone’s promised the moon, but most people are left in the dark. Writers are offered an opportunity to be nurtured by editors, build their writing skills, and…
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I Dove Deep Into Work Breakdown Structures — Here‘s What I’ve Learned
Here’s a quick truth. Before writing this article, I stumbled on Akin’s laws, which aptly summarize work breakdown structures. The fun “law” reads: It’s called a Work Breakdown Structure because the Work remaining will grow until you have a Breakdown, unless you enforce some Structure on it. This law is clear and true! Here’s a…
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What Are Content Managers, and How Do You Become One?
As a writer exploring the world of content management, I found myself asking the same questions you might be grappling with right now: What does a content manager really do? How is it different from being a content writer? And most importantly, could this be my next career move? As a writer exploring the world…
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Banking on Social: How to Build a Social Media Budget & Spend Smarter in 2025
A whopping 60% of marketers feel that the way they spend their budget — and the ROI it produces — is being scrutinized more now than in the past. A whopping 60% of marketers feel that the way they spend their budget — and the ROI it produces — is being scrutinized more now than…
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The Marketing Executive’s Playbook: How Marketers Can Work & Level-Up Like 700+ Leaders in 2025 [New Data]
“What do you mean AI won’t fix everything?” That conversation with a marketing executive last month sparked my journey into creating this marketing executive playbook for 2025. “What do you mean AI won’t fix everything?” That conversation with a marketing executive last month sparked my journey into creating this marketing executive playbook for 2025. As…
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Viral Video Marketing: 9 of My Favorite Viral Marketing Videos
Creating a viral marketing video isn‘t easy, but it isn’t impossible. Furthermore, viral video marketing doesn’t always require a big-budget video since more and more consumers are starting to value authenticity over staged content. Creating a viral marketing video isn‘t easy, but it isn’t impossible. Furthermore, viral video marketing doesn’t always require a big-budget video…
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The Rise of Free SaaS Tools as Lead Magnets (& How Marketers Can Take Advantage)
As Wiz’s Head of Marketing Tom Orbach says, “Mini tools are 10x more powerful than free trials.” As Wiz’s Head of Marketing Tom Orbach says, “Mini tools are 10x more powerful than free trials.” For the last 20 years, tech marketers have been giving away e-books and PDFs. I think Orbach would agree that this…
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7 Soft Skills You Need to Achieve Career Growth (+ 3 Extra Skills)
I’m a former NBCUniversal Page, and I will always remember how thorough the application and interview process for the program was. I’m a former NBCUniversal Page, and I will always remember how thorough the application and interview process for the program was. Most importantly, it taught me a valuable lesson: soft skills can be equally…
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16 Social Media Video Examples to Inspire Your Next Video Marketing Campaign
Social media and video content are integral to any marketing strategy in 2024. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing tool, and 35% are committed to making more social media videos in 2024. Social media and video content are integral to any marketing strategy in 2024. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing…