Content Inc. is for entrepreneurs and startups who want to be big - not by creating and selling more products and services - but by developing a loyal audience through remarkable content. Podcast creator Joe Pulizzi, known as the "godfather of content marketing," believes that most small businesses and startups are going to market in the wrong way. Instead of leading first with product, Joe believes entrepreneurs should be building audiences...then they can sell whatever they want. Each podcast contains one inspirational idea that can change your business - all in less than 10 minutes per episode.
The recent announcement of ESPN's decision to shut down their site Grantland has caused a bit of a stir in the online world. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares why brands such as Nik…
Social media has been a game changer for business. But it's important to remember that these platforms are ones you get to use; you do not own them. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discu…
Are you looking at your competition and simply doing what they are doing with content marketing? Or are you looking to be more original and innovative with what you produce? In this episode of Conten…
In the recent B2B content marketing survey put out by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, more and more marketers are embracing content marketing as a philosophy and discipline. Yet, most…
A self-fulfilling prophecy is when what we believe actually stands as our truth, especially when it is a limitation to success. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi dares you to move away fro…
This week Time Inc. made headlines when they announced that their purchase of the female friendly blog site Hello Giggles. It is estimated that this blog site, that is only a few years old, was purch…
The end of the year is when most businesses start the process of planning for the year ahead. What do you want to accomplish? What goals do you want to achieve? In this episode of Content Inc., Joe P…
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares his journey from getting an MBA from Penn State to his role today as Founder of Content Marketing Institute. Though it may look like an 'overnight …
As content marketing evolves, so does how and why we measure it's success. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses how content marketing measurement needs to move beyond the campaign m…
Every time a social media platform makes a big change, it gets a lot of attention. Many speculate how a change to a social platform, like the recent Twitter announcement to drop share counts, will ne…
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi address what he refers to as the KEC, The Kurzweil Effect on Communications. Ray Kurzweil, famed inventor and futurist, recently stated that "information …
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares how creating something unique and connected to only your band can provide a differentiating factor for business success. He shares how the color or…
Gartner's Hype Cycle is an adoption curve model that shows how a disruptive technology's adoption is implemented. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi breaks down where content marketing as a…
If it's not written down, it doesn't happen. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses the importance of doing two simple things that can steer you onto a successful path. Write down you…
It seems almost every week there is a platform launched that can help us gain an audience or share our content. As small business owners, you are already challenged with keeping the shiny objects at …
Too often in content marketing we feel we need to be all things to all people. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi challenges you to think differently when it comes to your content marketing…
Content envy is the idea that your content is so good, that others want to be a part of it. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares the three things your content needs to truly create con…
Even the best content creators find themselves with writer's block. This can be a frustrating process and can often lead to bad content, or no content at all. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pul…
Joe Pulizzi has been teaching the importance of the content marketing mission statement for a few years now. So obviously, when he finds one that is not only written out, but well implemented, he wan…
It's the beginning of fall and thoughts of the football season ahead is on the minds of many. In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi draws the similarity of building out your fantasy football te…