LinkedIn Newsletters: Best Practices for Success

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LinkedIn suggests that LinkedIn Newsletters are one of the most effective features for content distribution, and they’re certainly growing in use but individuals and companies. But, do they really offer value, and in what way?

We sought input from LinkedIn experts who are using LinkedIn Newsletters—some with a great following and some just starting out—to get their insights, best practices, and actionable tips on how to make the most of this platform to grow and engage with a LinkedIn audience.

What you need to know about leveraging LinkedIn newsletters

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Using Generative AI (GenAI) to Create Video Marketing and Sales Content

GenAI tools are dramatically simplifying the video production process

Video used to be very expensive and time-consuming for companies and individuals to produce. Then, with the widespread adoption of smartphones that came with the ability to capture video seamlessly, and an associated drop in viewers’ expectations of high-quality output, the cost and time requirements for video production have declined precipitously.

The most recent impact on the cost and time required to produce video content is generative AI (GenAI) which has become a transformative force in video production across the entire creation process.

Ongoing Popularity of Video Prompts Adoption

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Strategic Content Marketing: Where Value Meets Visibility

content marketing, content management, content strategy, strategic marketing, marketing strategically, strategic communicationsIn today’s digital ecosystem, content remains king—but only when it wears the right crown.

The most effective content marketing isn’t about producing more; it’s about producing with purpose. As I’ve observed working with organizations from Fortune 500 companies to solopreneurs, successful content strategies begin with a fundamental question: Continue reading “Strategic Content Marketing: Where Value Meets Visibility”

Understanding Copyright Issues in the Age of AI

There are a lot of questions related to who owns the copyright of AI-generated work - and how you can protect your own intellectual property in an era of generative AI.You ask ChatGPT (or one of a growing number of similar automated content generators) to write copy for a blog post that you post to your company’s website. The app wrote the entire copy. Later, you find that another company has lifted the post, verbatim, for use on their own site. Can you sue them for copyright infringement? Continue reading “Understanding Copyright Issues in the Age of AI”

GenAI’s Impact on Content Creators, Especially Writers

Will GenAI replace real writers? Time will tell.As GenAI took the world by storm in 2023, I began to see frequent posts from fellow writers and content creators wondering about how, and to what extent, the technology would replace the need for their services. There have been a number of impacts, both good and bad. Continue reading “GenAI’s Impact on Content Creators, Especially Writers”

What Niche Publishers Know That Mass Media Overlooks

While publishers continue to battle for audience, relevance, and engagement, some niche publishers are quietly making an impact—and money—from narrowcasting. Consider, for example, the following:

Emu Today & Tomorrow, a magazine for emu farmers

Twins, a magazine for parents of multiples, which launched in 1984

Spudman, a publication for potato farmers

The Chimney Sweep News, serving a decidedly niche market of chimney sweepers as the name suggests

These and other publications are finding success by casting a narrow net to appeal to smaller, more exclusive market segments. Publishers can draw inspiration and insight from the retail sector.

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How to Build Thought Leadership Through Blogging

Keyboard - smallBlogs are so ubiquitous in the online world that it may seem like it’s not worth the effort to maintain your own. After all, blogs can take a lot of effort to maintain. You need to be current, consistent and relevant. Is it worth all that time and energy with so many blogs out there? Continue reading “How to Build Thought Leadership Through Blogging”