AdEspresso, the Facebook Ad optimization tool founded by Massimo Chieruzzi and Armando Biondi, is an example of a business whose blog has successfully ridden a wave of growth. In this case, it’s a once-in-a-generation trend—but that guarantees nothing. AdEspresso’s content marketing has been a runaway success thanks to timing and, more importantly, great execution.| Animalz
Before we go any further, let’s clarify what exactly we mean by actionable content. It’s a style of writing that shows readers how to accomplish a task. It’s very tactical and includes step-by-step directions. It’s usually created within a content strategy that (1) demands high volume and (2) is focused primarily on SEO. Think of posts like “5 Ways to Get More Twitter Followers” and “How to Write Subject Lines That Double Your Open Rates.” Imagine lots of screenshots annotated...| Animalz
Content marketing is most often used to drive top of funnel traffic. The content creates awareness, then calls to action, pop-ups and drip campaigns are supposed to take care of the rest. But it's never that simple—and it's not because content marketing is ineffective. | Animalz
There are lots of ways that content can influence revenue without outright converting a customer.| Animalz
Blog posts tend to follow a few familiar “shapes”—that is, the data plotted in Google Analytics tells the story of the post. You can read these shapes without knowing much about keyword volume or traffic sources. You can probably even tell if the post is going to be a hit or a dud within a few weeks of publishing. But this is all anecdotal. We wanted to find out if the patterns we see are indicative—and, more importantly, predictive—of success. So we looked very closely at a few blo...| Animalz
Nearly all SaaS companies use content to generate leads, but that’s usually where the collaboration between content and sales ends. The content team has a job to do, the sales team has a job to do—each works independently of the other. Animalz is a small (but growing) company, and for the last 18 months or... Read more »| Animalz