Adam Connell
APRIL 29, 2024
Looking for social media post ideas? I’ve got you covered. It’s important for brands to stay active on social, but I know how tough it can be to keep coming up with fresh post ideas to fill out your content calendar. To help give you some inspiration, I’ve put together this huge list of tried-and-tested.
Nick Ursborne
APRIL 6, 2024
You have a lot of choices when using AI to write content. First, you can choose between the major Large Language Models, like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude3 and others. Then you have dozens, if not hundreds of new AI-writing platforms, most of which are using these models as the engines that drives them. It’s little wonder the web is being flooded with new AI content, most of it sounding like it was written by a well-meaning robot.
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Elna Cain
APRIL 15, 2024
Have you been on LinkedIn lately? I’ve been hearing a lot of stories about ultra-long job interview process steps, multiple people involved, and at the end of all the hoops candidates go through, they are told they didn’t get the job. Wh-what? I find this crazy. I mean, I haven’t had a traditional job for about eleven years, but still, I don’t recall a job interview going like that.
Freelance Writing Jobs
APRIL 7, 2024
I’m probably preaching to the choir, but landing a gig these days is no walk in the park. And the reason is quite simple. Over 1.57 billion of the total 3.38 billion global workforce are freelancers. Even worse is that this figure keeps increasing every minute and adds to the already saturated freelance market. That means you have to put in more effort to compete with dozens or even hundreds of other freelancers for a spot.
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model ; a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.
Freelance Magic
APRIL 8, 2024
“We’re taking content in-house”. It’s a perfectly plausible thing for a brand to do, but it was a kick in the teeth for me. I’d kept my diary light for the next month to accommodate a huge new contract I’d picked up, but the client decided not to renew and to take their content in-house instead. It happens, but it still sucks, however many times it’s happened.
Make a Living Writing
APRIL 22, 2024
In the realm of language and literature, euphemism serves as a linguistic tool that softens the impact of potentially harsh or sensitive words or phrases. It involves substituting a mild or indirect expression for one that might be considered too blunt, offensive, or uncomfortable in certain contexts. In this article, we will be exploring various ways to use euphemisms in your writing and give some euphemism examples.
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Neal Schaffer
APRIL 15, 2024
You already know that WordPress is the biggest, most popular content management system in the world. You should also know that there are many tools that exist specifically to increase its basic functionality that we call plugins. What you might not know is that there has been an explosion in the number and functionality of […] 15 Exceptional WordPress AI Plugins to Grow Your Business appeared first on NealSchaffer.
Content Marketing Institute
APRIL 19, 2024
To use AI or not — it's the question on every marketer's mind. But there's a more practical follow-up: Whether to share the answer. Dove and Brandtech Group tried that approach. Was it the right choice?
David Meerman Scott
APRIL 4, 2024
Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT makes content creation super easy. However, garbage web content has quickly become a huge and growing problem. Let’s call it what it is: AI Pollution.
Blogging Wizard
APRIL 24, 2024
Are you in need of a few blog niche ideas for your next online business venture? Blogging is one of the most effective forms of content marketing. It allows you.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Enchanting Marketing
APRIL 23, 2024
How good are you at explaining your ideas? Do readers jump up to implement your advice? Let’s be honest, writing a good explanation is tougher than it seems. Explanations often turn out to be a tad dry and uninspiring—and when we fail to captivate our readers, we fail to communicate our ideas, too. So, what can you do to explain with clarity and zing?
Nick Ursborne
APRIL 22, 2024
Much of the time, we use tools like ChatGPT to answer questions. Search engines like Google have trained us for decades to interact with the internet in this question-and-answer format. “Where can I find the best price for an all-inclusive vacation in Cancun?” “How do I make coffee with a percolator?” We bring those same habits to models like ChatGPT, or hybrid tools like Perplexity.ca.
Elna Cain
APRIL 27, 2024
One of the hardest things new freelance writers face is the uphill battle of trying to find a dang writing job. It can be challenging if you don’t know where to look or all you see from freelance platforms like Upwork are low-paying writing jobs. Over the years, I’ve posted articles on finding writing gigs and even created videos about best places to find gigs for writers.
Rachelle Gardner
APRIL 16, 2024
Happy release day to author Cara Putman! In this suspenseful novel, Janae Simmons left the small town of Kedgewick, Virginia, ten years ago to pursue her legal career and never looked back –until a professional mistake leads her to her grandmother’s historic carriage house and to the town where her past threatens to find her. Carter Montgomery, director of the local art museum, is embroiled in a scandal involving stolen paintings.
Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker
Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!
Caroline Gibson
APRIL 7, 2024
Thinking of getting a new website? Sorted out a domain name and branding? Great! But hang on – there’s a lot more to having a website designed and built than just thinking about the pages you need and the navigation. Here’s my simple website checklist to help. This website checklist hopefully covers all the key questions to ask your web provider and points to consider in order to get a detailed and accurate estimate and save time and headaches.
Blogging Wizard
APRIL 22, 2024
Affiliate marketers can make a lot of money selling products online. But there’s growing competition. So if you want to join them, it’s not enough that you find the right.
Kristi Hines
APRIL 1, 2024
OpenAI announced a new way for you to try ChatGPT, the top AI chatbot, for free without an account or login. Simply visit chat.openai.com and start a conversation with ChatGPT-3.5. Although OpenAI published this announcement on April Fool’s Day, it is not a joke. OpenAI also noted that ChatGPT has over 100 million people in 185 countries using the AI chat to learn something new, find inspiration, and get answers to burning questions.
AIIP
APRIL 30, 2024
By Mary Ellen Bates I am writing this on my way home from the AIIP 2024 Symposium, held in St. Louis April 18-21. The conference sessions, including thought-provoking keynotes and local and AIIP speakers, offered fresh insights and new perspectives – even for someone like me who has attended 30+ AIIP annual conferences. I was… Read More » The post Beyond the Podium: Recapturing the Invisible College appeared first on AIIP Connections Blog.
Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners
This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.
CopyBlogger
APRIL 11, 2024
Email marketing is one of the most popular marketing channels because it’s relatively easy to use, highly effective, and cheap. Continue Reading The post The Ultimate Guide To Email Marketing appeared first on Copyblogger.
Rachelle Gardner
APRIL 2, 2024
Happy release day to author Becca Kinzer! Becca’s second novel “Love in Tandem” hits shelves today. In this rom-com, Charlotte is perfectly content leading a quiet life in her small hometown. Zach is an adventurer with unquenchable wanderlust. The two couldn’t be any more opposite if they tried. But a tandem bicycle and a 500-mile road trip just might change all that.
Jane Friedman
APRIL 17, 2024
Photo by Erin Larson on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer Mirella Stoyanova ( @mirellastoyanova ). There are a select few life lessons that I am fated to learn the hard way. As a therapist, a trauma survivor, and a consummate people pleaser (not to mention a woman), setting healthy boundaries is one of them. So I should have known that establishing my own boundaries would be an important part of developing my identity as an emerging writer.
Ahrefs
APRIL 17, 2024
I know nothing about the new tool. I haven’t tried it. But after trying to use HARO recently, I can’t say I’m surprised or saddened by its death. It’s been a walking corpse for a while.
Speaker: Corey Daugherty, Head of Business Development at Flowcode & Georgette Malitsis, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise at Flowcode
Let's explore the transformative power of QR codes in bridging offline and online marketing worlds. 📲 This new webinar featuring Corey Daugherty and Georgette Malitsis of Flowcode will dive into how innovative QR technology not only enhances traditional marketing strategies, but also drives meaningful customer engagement and analytics. Register today to gain practical knowledge on using QR codes to increase conversion rates, optimize customer journeys, and ultimately unlock a new realm o
Kristi Hines
APRIL 9, 2024
In a recent collection of images I created for social media, I experimented with combining self-portrait photography and AI-generated images created with ChatGPT/DALL-E3 as backdrops. Example 1: Waiting (Self-Portrait + AI-Generated Image Backdrop) Self-portrait photography combined with AI-generated image background, April 2024 The black and white image displays a monochromatic, classic library setting with a woman standing in the center.
Content Marketing Institute
APRIL 26, 2024
Tesla dismissed its marketing team this month. The layoffs come only a year after a mandate to “try advertising” that Elon Musk later said was “too generic.” But is marketing really to blame? Is there a takeaway for other companies?
CopyBlogger
APRIL 5, 2024
Most local business owners have tried a few local SEO tips, but it’s easy to get lost in the weeds. Continue Reading The post How To Optimize Your Website For Local Search in 2024 appeared first on Copyblogger.
Grammarly
APRIL 16, 2024
You’re writing a note to a colleague asking to have a “quick sync” to make a “game-time decision” on a “rock star” candidate you’re sure will “give 110 percent” to the job. Few things are as potentially confusing (or grating) as jargon in business writing. It’s true that jargon can sometimes be a convenient shorthand when you’re communicating quickly to someone you’re pretty sure will understand you.
Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing
Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.
Jane Friedman
APRIL 24, 2024
Today’s post is by author, editor, and book coach Suzy Vadori. When you’re reading your own words during an editing pass, your brain works against you in two ways: Your fears can take hold. When this happens, you might be hard on yourself, worrying that everything you’ve written is garbage. This can lead you to over-edit and tinker with your page until you can’t be sure if you’re making your book better, or worse.
Ahrefs
APRIL 25, 2024
Being the introvert I am, my idea of fun isn’t hanging around our booth all day explaining we’ve run out of t-shirts (seriously, you need to be fast if you want swag!).
Freelance Union
APRIL 9, 2024
This past February, California State Senator Scott Wiener introduced Senate Bill 988 (SB 988) or as we like to call it, the Freelance isn’t Free Act. As in other parts of the country, where we have been successful in implementing similar laws, it aims to ensure fundamental protections for freelance workers, enforced by the State Labor Commissioner and the Attorney General.
Content Marketing Institute
APRIL 9, 2024
Generative AI isn’t serving marketers well. All the options make it easy to apply, but all the options make it more difficult to decide what to do. To help, use this categorization chart that looks at capabilities and efficiencies.
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
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