E-Mail and RSS: Two Ways to Get Your Message Out By Going Old(er) School
You know that you’ve got great content that your customers – both existing and potential – are going to love; you know that there’s a market out there…
Ask Echidna: Delivering Bad News
From the Ask Echidna mailbag we received this question from Ben A., "Is there a good way to deliver bad news in business?" It's an important question…
Your Best May Not Be Enough - Managing Customer/Corporate Conflict Online
We often talk about how businesses should respond to customers online. We talk about establishing action plans, response protocols, and single-points…
There's No Such Thing as a Brand Journalist, But You Can Use Journalism to Tell Your Story
The Holy Grail for any company, when it comes to promotion, is positive earned media -- getting your story out to the masses, through a neutral third…
How to Make Mindfulness a Part of Every Day
Earlier this week, we recognized World Mental Health Day. Events like this are wonderful ways to coalesce our collective attention on an issue…
Weighing the Pros and Cons of AI-Generated Content
It’s a conversation that’s happening in real time. It’s a topic that’s on the lips – both real and virtual – of content creators and curators…
Full Disclosure: Integrity in Writing
Content can be great. Context will always make it better. I've been in this game a while and one of the biggest questions that businesses, politicians…
Want Better Business Writing? Go Window Shopping
Your window of opportunity to attract your customers is brief, so it's not smart business clouding that window to your message with empty words. The…
The 3 Stages of Customer Personalization & Their Tactics
According to Deloitte’s 2022 study, brands that prioritized personalization were nearly two times as likely to have exceeded their revenue goals in…
What's the Deal with Mega Navs?
When you want to pack a lot of content in a prominent place on your site, Mega Navs often seem like the ideal solution. But before you make that…