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  • Best (And Worst) Email Signoffs During COVID-19 [Infographic]

    Infographic

    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    How do you sign off your marketing emails in a way that fits your brand—but still shows you're aware of what's going on during a tough time for your customers? Here's a chart with 30+ options, listed from best to worst, with brand-voice options both cheeky and formal.

  • How to Write Your Face Off: Writing for Non-Writers

    Webinar

    CONTENT TYPE: Webinar | TOPIC: Writing

    These past few weeks have gutted us all emotionally, personally, and professionally. It has also left many of us feeling uninspired, stilted, and kinda... blah. Join Ann Handley for the first ever Tiny House Talk, a new kind of webinar to engage your brain and make you feel normal(ish) for an hour.

  • 30 Creative Alternatives to 'Unprecedented' in These Unprecedented Times [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    You've probably received emails from every brand you've ever interacted with over the past 20 years, telling you about what they're doing for their community and customers in these "unprecedented" times. Here are 30 creative alternatives to "unprecedented" you might use in your communications.

  • How to Structure Your Content for Organic Google Rankings: A Proven Process

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Marketers covet Page One of Google search results for a reason: It's chock-full of possibilities for website traffic, leads, and conversions. Here's a tried-and-true process for creating content that ranks.

  • Four Human Writing Tips That Will Make Search Bots Smile

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    There may not exactly be a magic formula, but there are steps you can take to write for humans that will also appeal to the Google bots that determine whether your content will ever see the search engine light of day.

  • Having One Marketing Writer Can Be Ideal (And What to Do If That Person Leaves)

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Here's why having a single writer—or small, connected team (think agency)—can be ideal, and how you can mitigate the risk of your content machine's crashing and burning if that resource leaves.

  • Three Off-Site Tactics That Seriously Boost SEO Traffic

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: SEO

    Along with keyword research and website optimization, strengthening your backlink profile through off-site SEO is a critical way to boost your organic search rankings and traffic. The challenge? It's really hard... What's a marketer to do? Execute the following three highly effective stratagems.

  • The Cure for Crummy Copy: Laura Belgray of Talking Shrimp on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: Writing

    Laura Belgray, founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure, shares tips for writing copy that converts.

  • How to Create the Right Amount of the Right Type of Content

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    There is such a thing as too much content. And if you're creating marketing content for its own sake (i.e., without a clear business need), you've taken a wrong turn onto a dead-end path. Instead, take these four steps on the road to creating the right amount of the right type of content.

  • Tips for Online Listings That Grab Attention and Generate Sales [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Online shopping is as accessible and popular as ever, resulting in a glut of online promotional material. These days, crafting a listing or promotion that catches the eye requires skill and a deep understanding of customers. Here's how you can craft listings that truly speak to your audience.

  • 10 Shortcuts to Gathering High-Quality Whitepaper Content

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Even the most complex material can be generated and fleshed out in simple ways—via straightforward processes—to produce amazing whitepapers. These 10 ideas for collecting information can quickly translate into high-quality whitepapers that engage B2B audiences.

  • 10 Email Subject Line Formulas to Skyrocket Your Open Rate

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    You put a lot of effort and time into creating the perfect email content for your subscribers. But no matter what you write, or how well, people may not even see it if the subject line doesn't get them to click. These 10 types of subject lines will get subscribers to open your emails.

  • 29 Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills and Avoid Content Mediocrity [Infographic]

    Infographic

    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Writing

    Learn how to apply the principles of deliberate practice to improve your writing skills and accelerate your learning. Some 30+ hand-drawn images illustrate tips and advice to make you a better writer.

  • Nine Cringey Mistakes in Marketing Writing and Content

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Writing

    Creating content that engages readers isn't easy, especially today. In our haste to create fresh, useful content, we make mistakes. But our audiences don't want to waste time on substandard writing. Avoid these nine common writing and content mistakes.

  • Putting the 'Letter' Back in 'Newsletter': Ann Handley Talks Writing on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: Writing

    MarketingProfs Chief Content Officer, best-selling author, and global keynote speaker Ann Handley shares her secret to writing addictive email newsletters.

  • How to Write a Welcome Email Series That Wins Hearts and Wallets

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    Your welcome emails set the tone for the relationship with your subscribers. If recipients come to know, like, and trust you, they're more likely to open, click, and buy from your future emails. Here are five elements of a welcome email series that'll tip the scales in your favor when you're ready to promote your offers.

  • Amazing Marketing Writing

    Guide/Report

    CONTENT TYPE: Guide/Report | TOPIC: Writing

    If you're a marketer, you're also a writer. Embrace it! Improve the skills you already have so you can tackle new, more challenging projects with confidence. We've got the perfect toolkit to help you create marketing writing success.

  • The No. 1 Rule and Four Essential Parts of High-Converting B2B Emails

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    Revisit the emails you sent to your B2B audience recently. How many ideas, emotions, and benefits did each message contain or refer to? How many possible responses could it have elicited? Chances are... too many! For high-converting emails, follow this rule instead.

  • Empathy Mapping for Marketing Content: What It Is and How to Do It Well

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    When writing for marketing, you need to connect with your audience. But first you have to understand who they are and what they care about. To understand what will motivate your potential customers, use empathy mapping. Here's how.

  • How to Stop Annoying Your Customers With Useless CTAs and Instead Write CTAs That Convert

    Sponsored Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Sponsored Article | TOPIC: Writing

    In a world full of "READ THIS!" "BUY NOW!" and "CLICK HERE!" sometimes the only action customers want to take is to click away. And we marketers shouldn't blame them. So, what do we do? How else can we inspire action?