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Reads of the Week: January 11, 2013

Reid All About it

At the Content Marketing Institute, Mark Sherbin provides tips on newsjacking : “the process of injecting your brand into the day’s news, creating a twist that grabs eyes when they’re open widest.” Jonathan Barrick has something to say to his fellow marketers: “Stop sucking, be awesome, and prove it.” Start here!

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That’s so…2013

Aaron Wolowiec

Each month, we’re asking editors and content producers to share with us what they’re writing about, upcoming trends and other behind-the-scenes must-haves for the association industry. If you’d like to contribute, please contact Kristen Parker, digital content manager for Event Garde LLC , at Kristen@eventgarde.com. Out: Aging brands.

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Reads of the Week: January 18, 2013

Reid All About it

The world needs more “everyday mundane acts of caring” like the ones John Haydon shares in his post, The #1 Paradigm Shift You Need to Make in 2013. Only 25% of associations have a content strategy. She provides nine steps to creating a content strategy that will work for any organization, not only associations.

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Reads of the Week: April 19, 2013

Reid All About it

Digital Marketing for Business (#dmfb). I spent Monday and Tuesday at the Digital Marketing for Business conference at the Raleigh Convention Center. Another session I enjoyed at #dmfb was John Lane ’s Content Marketing Art of War. Content marketing is about delivering value before the sale. Happy Friday! .

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Reads of the Week: January 25, 2013

Reid All About it

She tells content marketers — meaning any individual or organization that uses content to educate and build relationships: “The reality is, your audience won’t pick up real momentum until you’ve mastered the “know, like, trust” factor. Take a look at her list to see how you can improve your marketing.

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Reads of the Week: February 22, 2013

Reid All About it

With silos…Social media starts in a silo, usually in the marketing or PR department. Here’s more advice on how to help your organization’s content marketing efforts by encouraging more collaboration between your sales and marketing teams. Tagged: Content Marketing. Sound familiar? Give it a try!

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Reads of the Week: March 1, 2013

Reid All About it

This week he answers the question: what kind of content strategy drives community engagement ? Good news, fellow association geeks: Ben Martin, CAE is blogging again! Ben’s a master of online community management and is now sharing his wisdom on his Online Community Results blog. Digital Trends ). I love Waze.