#content-strategy

#content-strategy

Jenny Meassick is the Chief Marketing Officer at Socium Advisors. Over the past few years, content has become a cornerstone of the modern marketing strategy. The role of content is twofold: unifying campaigns across channels, from social media to email newsletters, and establishing a cohesive brand narrative that allows audiences to recognize your company's tone, values and voice. Selling a product is one thing, but selling an idea and trust is another entirely.

Authority is currency. Without it, you chase clients instead of attracting them. Without it, you're invisible while others get attention. Stop waiting for recognition. Manufacture it. Engineer the exact perception you want people to have when they hear your name. Establishing yourself as the go-to expert in your field is simpler than you think. ChatGPT can help with the right prompting. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through.

For decades, a great reputation was built by word-of-mouth, a fleet of clean trucks, and an ad in the local phone book. But today, the "town square" where your reputation is built and discussed has moved online. Your potential customers are on social media every single day, and if you're not there to be a part of the conversation, you are invisible. This is where a smart, local social media strategy becomes your most powerful asset.

You had the perfect story idea, a limited-time offer, and your audience was active. But by the time you posted, half your viewers had logged off. That timing gap? It's where opportunities quietly disappear-unless you schedule Instagram stories ahead to match peak audience activity. Instagram Stories are essential in driving engagement and conversions, but only if your content shows up when your target audience is all logged in and active.

Most people jump right in. They choose a theme, browse around for awesome plugins, set up Mailchimp and do all this other... stuff, before they sit down and think it through. I've learned that when you do this, it's easy to end up with a really pretty blog....with very few readers. When I joined Canva a couple months ago,instead of writing a word or improving the blog's design, I spent the first month simply building a strategy.

Google EEAT stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness, and refers to a set of signals used to assess a website's content. Google sets these signals to ensure it promotes only the best and most credible content, especially in niches that are either connected to people's well-being or require special knowledge. Emitting SaaS authority signals is pivotal for traditional search and SEO AI optimization. To get featured in AI Overviews, you must have a website that appears credible and trustworthy.

Will Critchlow is joined by Ross Hudgens, founder and CEO at Siege Media. Ross brings a complementary skillset and background to Will's, with a deep focus on content and PR, and together they lay out a blueprint for the future of e-commerce SEO. This episode is produced by Mark Cotton and hosted by Will Critchlow - you can follow Will on Twitter: @willcritchlow.

In B2B marketing, consistency goes beyond simply showing up. You need to show up in the right place, at the right time, with the right content. Every blog post, webinar, email sequence, or LinkedIn campaign you create plays a crucial role in driving results for your business. So, if they are not planned together, your messages will lose impact, and your brand loses relevance and trust.

So, I understand why so many bloggers and organizations are integrating AI tools into their writing workflows. It's tempting because it's fast and actually "works". But, here's the thing: that 800-word op-ed or heartfelt LinkedIn post - all generated with AI? That's not actually thought-leadership. In fact, a new study from MIT suggests that the use of ChatGPT actually harms critical thinking abilities.

Welcome to B2B buyer disengagement-what I call "quiet quitting" the funnel. This silent withdrawal isn't dramatic; it happens as decision-makers become overwhelmed by content, touchpoints and noise. And let's not forget that "68% of millennial B2B buyers prefer self-service research tools over speaking to a sales rep, and many complete up to 70% of the buying process online before engaging with a supplier," according to Salesforce.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is essential for improving a website's content discoverability by AI search engines, ensuring businesses remain competitive in a digital era.

In the new reality, every press release, thought leadership piece, and media interview you produce will have two readers: humans and AI models.

Content designers often find themselves battling to justify their value beyond mere wordsmithing, leading to barriers in collaboration and influence within the design process.

"We are entering an era where content must serve two audiences simultaneously, humans and machines. That shift requires a very different mindset," said Chris Camacho, CEO at Cheil UK agency.

Creating online content isn't a creative writing class. It's also not the same as turning in an A+ research paper. You don't always get points for showing up and doing the work.