Write Better Content Using Less Words, More Meaning

The growth of the web and social media has led to two segments of content that your readers like to consume. You have to master at least one, if not both, forms to write better content today. First, the traditional big content covers big subjects thoroughly. This content comes in longer formats like white papers, [...]

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Angus Prime Filets – Recap of SMX San Jose

Search Marketing Expo San Jose (aka SMX) was the mecca for search marketing and SEO this week. Alas, I had to watch from the sidelines. I was paying attention to the Twitter streams and recaps though. This edition of Angus Prime Filets delivers links to these recaps and slides from my favorite SMX sessions: Mega [...]

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5 Situations You Need a Creative Brief But Often Don’t Use One

We are busy marketing professionals. We need to save time whenever possible. One of the most common shortcuts that marketers take is skipping the creative brief at the beginning of some projects. Unfortunately, we think we are saving time, but we are likely paying for it later with more time spent during production. Or worse, [...]

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Innovate or Die: Writing Content That Solves Problems

One common long-term thread of any successful venture is innovation. Not just any willy nilly idea will do though. Great results are most frequently achieved when the innovation is worthwhile. It’s useful. It solves problems. It solves problems in a way that currently is not being done elsewhere. The same thing applies to writing great [...]

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Angus Prime Filets – 3 Actionable Social Media Infographs

Social media infographs are everywhere today. Most charts distill the broad market trends and high-level statistics on today’s social media landscape. That’s nice, but professional marketers need more actionable insights that we can use to get better results from our Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social network activities.  This week’s edition of Angus Prime Filets [...]

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Angus Prime Filets – How to Guest Blog Links

Writing guest posts on popular blogs is a proven best practice for bloggers or anyone who wants their work published online. This week’s edition of Angus Prime Filets serves up links to guest blogging articles that will help you learn how to successful publish your guest posts on the top blogs. The basic steps to [...]

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