Is ‘Content Shock’ Just Another Scare?
At what point does the exponential increase in content production make the cost of trying to grab and hold attention no longer cost-effective? This is the basis for an article by the excellent Mark Schaefer, published a few days ago, that caused quite a stir! He argues that we’re already at the point when simply…
Content Curation – 5 Tips From Great Content Curators
In an increasingly noisy world of content creation or “inbound marketing” content without curation is a rabble, a jumble of impossible to decipher DATA. Examples of content curation are easy to find: Navigation on any website. Finding related images. Adding related links and perspective from gurus and thought leaders. Responding to comments. Sharing content on…
The Millennial Conversation: A Parent’s View
I love millennials – I have 2 kids and 3 nieces and nephews who are millennials. In age sequence, from 27 down to 22, they are a CEO of a hugely successful 15-month old company, a program-manager of a Credit Union who wants to become an entrepreneur, a junior precious metals trader, an actuary and…
Happy New Year 2014!
Wishing all of our readers and contributors a very Happy, Healthy and Successful New Year. Curatti has had a great start. Looking forward to an amazing year as we forge new paths together in 2014 Jan Image thanks to https://www.facebook.com/lauro2552
Marketing: The Power of These Three Simple Outcomes
Marketing can seem as complex as Einstein’s theory of relativity at times. Many people look at small business marketing just as they look at a board full of formulae and consider it arcane and incomprehensible! But it really isn’t so complex. It does have a lot of moving parts and there are many ways to…
Facebook’s Ever Changing Content Carousel
The Ever Changing Content Carousel It’s no question that content is important on social media, and has been a large driver of social media’s meteoric rise as a preferred choice for marketers. Companies such as Upworthy ($8 million dollar Series A in August) have led the content revolution – not creating anything new, but merely…
Who Should You Follow Back and Why?
If you’re just getting started with social networking, here’s a hard-earned lesson many veteran online networkers are still coming to terms with. Don’t follow back on social networks, just because. Establish an intentional follow policy. Maybe it seems polite to follow someone who followed you or, you’re connected to them in some other part of…
Is Ecommerce Stuck In The Mud?
Is E-commerce Stuck In The Mud? After our first Holiday Ecommies Review of 30+ top online retailers (@Ecommies is a new ecommerce ratings, review and award site coming soon). It’s clear e-retailers are stuck in the mud. Holiday 2013 merchandising was flat, uninspired and not original or festive. REI.com and Williams-Sonoma created Holiday 2013 bright…
Websites vs. Blogs – Which One is Better and Why?
Websites and Blogs Are Different What is the difference between a blog and a website? “Blog” and “website” are sometimes used interchangeably. They are not, but we wouldn’t be as static in our definition as the “Apples” vs. “Oranges” image above. Blogs and websites have important roles to play in successful content and social marketing.…
How Can Curation Tell Your Story? 6 Steps to Finding Your Voice
Someone asked me recently, “I want my curation to be telling a story. How do I do that?” Yikes! Curation is telling a story??!! I had to laugh because I’d not considered it in that way – even though my expertise is in business storytelling. And yes, my curation does tell a story! Once I…
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