Will an AI Be Your Next Copywriter?

as originally published on LinkedIn… As a writer, I like AI. It has the potential to create positive results as a content contributor for copywriters, marketers, and their customers. Through clients, I’ve worked with several platforms powered by machine learning and AI. The data and insight supplied are incredible, giving a clear view of the … Read more

Is This “Weak Link” Ruining Your Marketing Campaigns and Copy?

As originally published on LinkedIn… Successful marketing campaigns are like a chain. Every element links to the next, leading your prospect from the first contact to conversion. Like a chain, one weak link derails the entire effort. As a copywriter and content strategist, I’ve observed many campaigns share the same weak link. Oddly, it’s rarely … Read more

Do We Over-Complicate Content Marketing?

as originally published on LinkedIn, August 15, 2019… As a writer of online, content marketing copy, I’m often asked if I know SEO, social media, content strategy and how to do keyword research, write stories and capture brand voice. (The answer to all of those is ‘Yes,’ by the way…) While each one of these … Read more

Strategic SEO: Use SEO to Inform Content Writing

Online content is typically viewed as supporting SEO efforts. I suggest as marketers, content writers and SEOs we should flip our thinking. SEO should support and inform content creation. Does Content Serve SEO or Vice Versa? Searchengineland’s excellent SEO guide defines SEO as “the process of getting traffic from the “free,” “organic,” “editorial” or “natural” … Read more

Is There a Difference Between Copywriting and SEO Copywriting?

The simple answer is “Yes, there is.” But…it’s nowhere as simple as that… Look around and you’ll find some sources that say copywriting is about selling and SEO copywriting focuses on top-of-funnel content and search engines. Others might say the audiences of both are different. There are hints of truth in each of these understandings, … Read more

5 Tips to Kickstart Your Content Marketing Mid-Year

Content marketing plans often have a way of falling behind, don’t they? It’s never that we as marketers, content managers, and business owners mean for it to happen. “Stuff” just comes up. And let’s be honest, there’s only so much time in a day. Fortunately, kickstarting your content marketing with high-value content your audience and … Read more