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Understanding what user behavior means for your site (and, imitiation is the sincerest form of flattery)

To write today’s nugget–on looking at your traffic for key strategic insights about your content–I wanted to spotlight a post on Contentini that I’d read a few years ago and … Continue reading

May 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Google’s Mobile Playbook

This recently published playbook from Google has a bunch of inspiring ideas for creating mobile experiences for your users. Read and enjoy!

May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Evaluating content: Looking for redundancy

ROT: Redundant, Outdated, Trivial. (I don’t know who coined the acronym, and the source wasn’t on Wikipedia. So if there’s a specific person to credit, please let me know). ROT … Continue reading

April 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Doing content strategy: Inventory vs. Audit

I don’t think there’s a single, standardized approach naming for this work, but this is how I think of these two documents: Inventory: An inventory is just what it sounds … Continue reading

April 20, 2012 · 5 Comments

What are the limits of the marketing department?

A couple of weeks ago, I read this post from Maz Iqbal, essentially a crie de couer for marketers everywhere, asking: How much can a business ask of its marketing … Continue reading

April 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Web writing tip #3: Put the most important things first

Lead with the key point of what you’re writing whenever possible. This may sound obvious, but you’d be surprised how many writers save the key point of what they’re writing … Continue reading

April 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Picture It!

This infographic, posted recently on the Intuit blog, gives marketers a quick test to see if Pinterest is the right social media medium for their brands. It’s a great resource, … Continue reading

April 9, 2012 · 1 Comment

Separating content from display

A couple of nights ago, I heard Karen McGrane give a talk on adaptive content. The presentation was exciting for content nerds like me, with its emphasis on the true … Continue reading

March 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Evolving the Blog

One of the things that’s great about having a blog is the fact that it’s my own little corner of the internet, where I can try things out and experiment … Continue reading

March 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

What’s worth sharing?

During my internet rambles yesterday, I came across a white paper from The New York Times Consumer Insights Group on The Psychology of Sharing. There’s great info here, useful because … Continue reading

March 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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