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How Staring At Clouds Can Improve Your Marketing Results

I don't know where you live, but I'm in Chicago. And this time of the year, October, November, I tend to call it 50 Shades of Gray. Not like the book. It's the clouds in the sky. Every single day is gray and cloudy, or rainy and cold. I really miss the sun. Have you…

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The Pu-Pu Platter and Creating Content Marketing Samplers

I've been working on my new book, Toilet Paper Math, and last week I talked about the three Ps of thought leadership. Today I want to talk about pu-pu, or the pu-pu platter of content marketing. Hey, what would a toilet paper book be without a little potty humor? Seriously, though, a pu-pu platter is…

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Why Hiring A Good Content Writer Is Great For Business

Spring is here. Spring has sprung. The trees are blooming, noses are running, and so am I! I'm finally back to jogging. It's a nice, warm, 60 degrees here in Chicago. When I do my run, I have one path that I follow most of the time. I call it the Flashdance Girl, because when…

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What's old is new again: Don't Mummify your content. A couple views mummys.
What's Old Is New… Don't Mummify Your Content!

So while watching some TV this weekend I came across a couple of very interesting stories. One of them was that they found new mummies. Yeah, they found them in Egypt buried somewhere, and I guess they were priests or something. They weren't famous like Cleopatra or anything like that, but it was still pretty…

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What Is More Fascinating On Social Media? Engagement Or Education?

Today, I want to ask you a question. That question is, what is more fascinating, interesting, and important on social media? Is it engagement, or is it education? I saw this post from one of my friends, Ally, on LinkedIn, and it was about quotes from content experts. One of the people quoted in there…

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