I was interviewed by WCCO TV reporter Jennifer Mayerle earlier this month for a segment about who Googles you and what you can to do to present yourself in the best possible light online. Created a positive online image is as much about content marketing and personal branding as anything. 6 Tips To Help You Manage Your Reputation Online Here are some essential things you … [Read more...]
Consumer Insights
Consumer insights posts from the eStrategy Content Marketing Blog archives.
Tiny Food Video Trend
The Atlantic's Jessica Leigh Hester has a nice write-up in the January/February issue about an amusing trend that has taken off in Japan and is spreading via YouTube: Tiny Food. She explains: YouTube is replete with Japanese tiny-food videos. Their creators shrink recipes to Lilliputian dimensions: pancakes the size of nickels, burgers compact enough to flip with chopsticks. … [Read more...]
Pre-Suasion: Warming The Receptivity To Messages [VIDEO]
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Author Robert Cialdini’s discusses the research contained in his new book Pre-Suasion, the follow-up to his bestselling book, the genre-defining Influence. Cialdini’s research demonstrates the secret to persuasion lies as much in the key moment before a message is delivered as in the message itself. In this video, he addresses the RSA to show that the best persuaders spend … [Read more...]
8 Email Worst Practices Donald Trump’s Campaign Uses & The Consequences
As a standard practice, I make a habit of examining my email spam folder to study what tactics are sending electronic missives directly to the junk folder. Not long ago, I was amused but not particularly surprised to see emails from Donald Trump and newly-minted campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway. I was not surprised my spam filter caught these emails because I've previously … [Read more...]
Amazon Opens Up For Podcasters With Amazon Video Direct
I have been making the point repeatedly on the Beyond Social Media Show that the 800 pound gorilla in the podcasting room is Amazon. As of now, the critical mass of the podcasting world revolves around Apple. The company owns the primary directory where people discover and subscribe to podcasts; its iPhones and iPads are the primary devices people use to listen to … [Read more...]
Facebook Adds News Categories To Newsfeed
Facebook has added a new customization feature for the newsfeed, with an emphasis on News. The new feature allows you to categorize the news you get from your feed. Just click on the Edit gear icon option at the top of your feed to get started. From there, you can add news topics to show up in your feed. You can further customize individual news feeds to … [Read more...]
Google Search Quality Meetings: How Google Improves Its Algorithms [VIDEO]
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While both of these clips are somewhat dated, Google has provided a few YouTube videos that give insight into how the company improves its search algorithms. This first one is an explainer video. How Google Makes Improvements To Its Search Algorithm The example used in the video discusses how Google turned misspellings in search queries into accurate and quality search … [Read more...]