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I was lucky to recently appear behind the microphone as a guest on a couple of excellent content marketing and brand journalism podcasts - Brand Newsroom out of Perth, which has been one of my faves for a few months now - and Brand Storytelling, which features US-based brand journalist
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I'm often asked what is the difference (or perhaps more correctly, what are the differences) between marketing and public relations. While I can provide a pithy (but ultimately unsatisfying) answer, it’s an issue that comes with a number of layers and thus deserves a deeper explanation. So
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The urge to jump on social channels to market one’s business is often overwhelming. You just want to get on there and get started! Then the novelty wears off and the grind (for some) starts: Creating content for your various social channels, not to mention interacting with, and responding
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Do you know who should be a company’s biggest champions? Employees, I hear you say. And you’re probably right, but that’s only going to happen if a company has a super-engaged workforce and its employees are actually empowered to spread the love via social channels, as well
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It's been some two and a half years since I publicly introduced my concept of The Connected Brand. Just to recap, my definition of a 'connected brand' is a person, company or organisation that: * connects with the people who matter the most to the success of
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I'm an unashamed fan of podcasts. I'd probably listen to some six hours' worth of podcasts per week which gives me a steady flow of ideas and inspiration in equal measure. You may have read the articles recently about the 'podcasting boom' and
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Twitter and Facebook buzzed madly today with the emergence of a hilarious new YouTube comedy series called The Katering Show. Fronted by two comedians Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney, The Katering Show takes the piss out of TV cooking shows (the official strapline is the journey of a food intolerant,
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Rakhal Ebeli is the founder and CEO of Newsmodo.com, an online service that helps publishers, agencies and brands connect with audiences through quality storytelling, crafted by experienced journalists from around the world. In this interview Rakhal chats about brand journalism and the role it plays in the broader realm
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A note from Twitter appeared on my feed this morning alerting me to the fact that I could now access the platform's new Analytics Dashboard. (N.B. It may have popped up earlier, this was the first time I noticed it and checked out the dashboard; I believe
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I recently delivered a presentation for the Small Biz Intelligence (SBI) business network in Canberra. SBI focuses on “educating the entrepreneur” and business owner. It offers professional connections with like-minded business owners who are life-long learners and want to grow their businesses through learning and instigating business opportunities. Here is
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I woke up this morning to the news that web hosting company GoDaddy had decided to pull its forthcoming Super Bowl advertisement (see below) following a backlash from consumers. The ad, called 'Journey Home', stars a a way-cute golden retriever puppy named Buddy who accidentally falls from the
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As the digital content tsunami continues to crash down on us all, drowning us in news, information, opinions and insight (not to mention zany cat videos!), it won't be long before we all go goggle-eyed - if we're not already! But we're only experiencing