A Guide to Multiplatform Publishing: Getting Your Content on Every Device
For content jockeys, of course, it is the dream: a single information store and automated delivery to multiple platforms in numerous configurations, all at the push of a button. And it is not a new ambition--it predates the tablet and smartphone outbreak by...
Mezzetta: A Case of Influencer Engagement
Company: MezzettaIf you love olives, pickled peppers, pasta sauce, or any number of other delicious food items, there’s a good chance a Mezzetta product is in your pantry. This family-owned business has been around since 1935. Based out of Napa Valley in...
3 Strategic Milestones to Make a Global Brand Voice Trigger and Meet Local Vibes
For global content strategists and product leaders, ensuring brand effectiveness across multiple markets has always been a challenge. The digital age has made it more critical, considering the number of channels and borderless platforms where local customers can...
What Is Content Analytics and Who Needs It?
There are many different kinds of analytics in today's world of technology and information management: web analytics, predictive analytics, social analytics, etc. If you work closely with a web CMS or an ECM system, you have probably run into the notion of content...
So You Want to Be a Media Mogul: Lessons From Econtent Entrepreneurs
THE BUSINESS OF STARTUPSIf you're eager to incorporate your dream of becoming a digital content mover and shaker, the first step is to move quickly, says Mody. "Start your company as soon as you've validated your idea, because every day that goes by is a day that's...
Push vs. Pull: The Right Path to Content Personalization
Rapt Media released a report questioning whether personalization in content creation is being approached in the right way. The Future of Content: Personalizing the Content Experience, suggests that marketers are relying too much on distribution technology and "push"...
Television Advertising Is Getting More Personal
Personalization is at the heart of digital experiences. But broadcast television has been inherently less personal. Every click of a mouse (or touchpad) leaves data about users in its wake, but that hasn’t been true for more traditional media. However, the...
The Growing Impact of Social Media on Video
There is no denying that social media has profoundly changed the way people communicate with family and friends and the way businesses interact with customers--as well as prospective clients. What you may not have noticed is the way that the increasing popularity of...
The Rise of the IoT and the Impact on Content
The Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015 caused a seismic shift in many areas, including media discussions of Big Data, which now focus on the Internet of Things (IoT). At first, it may seem difficult to understand how the IoT and terrorism are related, but...
The Next Big Trends in SEO
SEO has grown to encompass much more than its original acronym, and the SERP isn’t limited to ten blue links anymore. Because digital marketing strategies are changing to keep up with SEO’s advancements, we can hardly predict what will happen next—but these...
Mark Cuban Sounds Off on Voice Tech
I had the chance to sit down with Mark Cuban (businessman, investor and a "shark" on ABC’s Shark Tank) for 45 minutes to discuss voice technology, from Alexa to Google Assistant to Siri and more. He was the guest on the Season Finale of Season 3 of This Week In...
Video Subscription Models for Everyone
Building a Subscriber BaseOn top of that, brands and individuals need to focus on attracting subscribers and proving the value of their video subscription offering, as the market for subscription models only continues to become more crowded. "The problem with...
How Virtual and Augmented Reality Ads Improve Consumer Engagement
In an increasingly competitive and fragmented age for electronic content providers—when ad blocking, alternative content channels, and decreased attention spans seriously threaten the bottom line—publishers might want to consider seeking revenue solutions...
The Digital Divide, Net Neutrality, and the Open Internet
The digital divide has been a significant policy concern in the U.S. since 1996, which is commonly viewed as the time when the internet became a permanent social and commercial reality. It was that year that Congress and President Bill Clinton passed the...
An Interview with Durant Gipson, Data Analyst, AddThis
Name With the Face: Durant GipsonJob Title: Data AnalystOrganization: AddThisURL: addthis.comJob FunctionDurant Gipson is a data analyst at AddThis, a media web-tracking technology company that provides a social bookmarking service. Most of his...
Is Your Content Review Process Out of Control? How to Fix It
Companies crave content—high-quality, timely, and accurate content that is brand supportive and designed to connect and compel target audiences to some desired action. To achieve these goals content providers, publishers, and organizations must establish content...
Everything You Need to Know About Progressive Web Apps
It almost sounds too good to be true: a means of making the mobile web experience easier for customers—wherever they are in the world—while reducing development and maintenance costs for native apps and obviating the marketing spend required to make an app...
BrightEdge Instant Takes Research and Content Optimization Real-Time
BrightEdge, a provider of organic search and content performance, unveiled BrightEdge Instant, a set of innovations that transforms how search marketers drive performance at scale. BrightEdge Instant is the industry’s first and most powerful real-time SEO...
Digital Publishers Prepare for the Voice Revolution
Getting It Right With VoicePublishers with an interest in the voice-content market will want to take both a short-term and a long-term view on the market. The more immediate concerns require coming up with the right viable product. “What’s the minimum...
An Interview with Matt Kaminski, Senior Manager, Marketing Analytics and Operations, Localytics
Name With the Face: Matt KaminskiJob Title: Senior Manager, ?Marketing Analytics ?and OperationsOrganization: LocalyticsURL: localytics.comJob FunctionWorking at Localytics, which provides an analytics and marketing platform for mobile and web...