There is a GREAT deck on Slideshare right now. It’s called “Crap. The Content Marketing Deluge” by Velocity Partners. I love this deck for many reasons, but mainly because it spoke my language – irreverent, but makes a very strong argument – and that is: as more B2B brands turn to content marketing, the consumer […]
Content Marketing is About Earning People’s Time Read More »
Simon Cholmeley and I were thrilled to be invited to speak at the Microsoft Platinum Partner Summit 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last week. A wonderful opportunity to share our learnings on the content marketing landscape in Asia with Microsoft’s partners, we also took the opportunity to link the message to something absolutely
Content Marketing and Personal Branding are Inextricably Linked Read More »
I’ve had the great privilege to do a few speaking spots recently, and it’s given me an opportunity to really hone my thinking around how I present about content marketing, as well as to hear perspectives from other professionals in the field. Content marketing is actually a massive topic, with lots of different angles to
What’s Holding Asia’s Businesses Back from Content Marketing? Read More »
My colleague is complaining about people swamping his LinkedIn feed with too many updates. He showed me his screen and two people posted five pieces each before lunchtime. The worst part is the content wasn’t even that good – you can forgive excessive posting of great content, but you can’t forgive salesy, irrelevant content right?
A Basic Rule of LinkedIn Participation we Need to Heed Read More »
I’m doing another content “audit” for technology companies, and as I did last time, my starting point is LinkedIn. Why? Because if a brand is in the B2B space, this should be the only place I need to go to find amazing content focused on enterprise business professionals. I believe that any B2B business should
Why McKinsey is One of my Favourite B2B Content Marketing Brands Read More »
As I’ve recently “retired” from yet another chapter as an analyst relations person in the technology industry, I wanted to share a few thoughts with my friends, the analysts. As some of you know, I sincerely believe there is a massive opportunity for everyone on social media, and I’d love to see you all embrace
Dear Analysts, Please Get More Social Read More »
I’ve had an incredibly frantic last week at Microsoft – today is my last day – but before I change my stars I wanted to share some interesting insights I’ve gained in the last month or so. Part of the craziness of my impending departure was an opportunity to work with a terrific team of
An Accidental Content Marketing Audit on LinkedIn Read More »
Two years ago, when looking to move back into corporate life after several years as an entrepreneur, one thing was very clear – my passion for content marketing was not an opportunity in Asia Pacific. It wasn’t on any business radars then and when I spoke about it, it was either unknown or perceived as
Content Marketing and Emotional Intelligence, a Perfect Match? Read More »
I was at an APSS event recently and the discussion was around LinkedIn and how to better utilize this great networking asset. It was an informative session and thanks to some pointers from Chris J. Reed, I’ve updated my profile with the new tools available. I do recommend you check out what you can do now on
12 Social Media Profiles – Narcissist, Spousal Invader, Or? Read More »
I attended a great evening in Singapore recently – Content Conversations hosted by Outbrain at the Hub. I recommend reading Timi Siytangco’s take on the evening here, as she highlights all of the salient points discussed. It was definitely a lively conversation around driving tangible results in the new world of content marketing, while competing
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