What's the secret to crushing it in marketing this year? Knowing the right marketing trends can make all the difference.

Marketing is more than creating ads. Marketers engineer experiences that wow and attract audiences -- from a seamless content strategy that hits right on customer pain points, to creating offers that excite them, to email strategies that move them along their journey, marketers make it happen. 

COVID-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus, has been wreaking havoc across the globe, with countless people practicing "social distancing" and staying home as much as possible. How does this affect your PR and marketing strategies? Let's take a look at what you need to know and do during this difficult time.

What is conversational writing? It is a way of writing that imitates everyday speech. Instead of reading like a textbook, it reads more like a conversation between two friends. 

Writing conversationally is not just about relaying facts. While your content is meant to teach your audience, conversational content uses a more relaxed, approachable style than, say, an industry white paper would. Let's look at some conversational writing tips that will help you to succeed.

As content marketing progresses, we learn more and more about how audiences interact with our content. And as we understand more, we're able to create the best content possible, whether for our business or personal brand.

If you are working to develop your personal brand, content creation is absolutely critical.

LinkedIn has all the features needed for personal branding. From its resume-like feel to its in-house publishing platform, you'll find everything to make your brand shine. But that doesn't mean that your personal brand will be an automatic success. You'll need to know a few tactics to succeed in personal branding on LinkedIn.

Your B2B content strategy is like a machine -- it needs regular maintenance to run smoothly. And that's where content marketing tools come in. Tools help you to maintain your content strategy and get the best results. And we've seen some amazing tools come out recently that we want to tell you about.

With billions of active users, social media has incredible power to fuel your personal branding strategy. But a lot of that power depends on the size of your social media audience. Let's look at how you can grow your audience effectively and make the most of your social media for branding.

If you think that personal branding just benefits you, then you're mistaken. It's a strategy with far-reaching advantages that go beyond your brand. But to see why, let's answer the question, what is personal branding and then examine how a personal brand can support your business.

Content has ruled digital strategies for the past couple decades now -- and with that reign, we've seen some great content writing, as well as some misfires. But that's all human error -- unavoidable, right? Well, the recent evolution of AI has given us reason to think again.

Social media is like a blank canvas for both personal and work life. Depending on how you use it, you can draw attention to your expertise and establish a solid reputation in your industry. There's no doubt that there's an important place for personal branding on social media.