A brand story is a cohesive narrative that incorporates the facts, characteristics, thoughts, and emotions created by your brand. Unlike copywriting, which is about showing and telling about your brand, a story inspires an emotional reaction because when done right, it places your customer in the center of the action. Stories are persuasive because we’re…
Today is Giving Tuesday and I have thoughts. Please read my latest newsletter on LinkedIn at the link below. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-take-giving-tuesday-pamela-georgiana-mba
Planning for 2023 is well underway for most businesses, but I am just getting started. But, since I’ve decided to limit the “shoulda, coulda, woulda” mentality in my life, I’ve given myself some grace on the timing. My lateness is fine. I’ll catch up eventually. Anyway, I’ve started working on my 2023 content calendar for…
I am a content writer. I’ve written a lot of recent blogs and LinkedIn posts about what I mean by content, how it’s different from copywriting, and why content marketing is important for the success of any business. If you need more convincing, here are five very specific benefits of content marketing. Content Educates and…
Social proof. It’s a buzzword thrown around a lot in the marketing world. But what does it really mean? Read my latest LinkedIn newsletter to find out. #socialproof #contentmarketing #influencermarketing #contenwriter #freelancewriter #freelancer #brandmarketing #brandstrategy
If your brand is committed to content marketing, you need a content calendar. This valuable tool will help focus your marketing efforts. Without a calendar, you risk wasting your budget on ad campaigns that don’t address your goals or turning off potential leads with emails that don’t address their needs or concerns. A content calendar…
NOTE: This is refresh of a 2022 blog. I’ve added some additional insights for nonprofit leaders. No matter what kind of organization or company you lead, your donors or customers are always your best resource for insights into how you should talk about your brand. When you ask them the right questions, they’ll tell you…
This is a blog I wrote two years ago about building brand awareness from the nonprofit perspective. I thought I’d repurpose it from a business perspective. Branding is important no matter the circumstances. The Internet is a noisy place. There are approximately 4.33 billion active Internet users around the world. These users visit the approximately…
I am a huge scaredy-cat so Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I can’t watch horror movies without having nightmares. In high school, I ran out of the movie Ghoulies and waited for my friends in the lobby for it to end. Forget about haunted houses! I’d be a wreak. But in the spirit of…
I thought I would share some samples of content marketing, both stuff I’ve written and some of my favorite examples I’ve found through research. Let’s start with content created for customers in the Awareness stage of the buyer journey. As a reminder, the customer is grappling with a problem and is starting to research a…
