How to Find Fresh Ideas for New Content

Media Shower writer Junou Mathieu is well-known for her work in careers, technology, and business. Once you’ve gotten to the point where you’ve written hundreds, or even thousands, of articles and blog posts for private clients and marketing companies, you may frequently struggle to conceive fresh ideas for new content. This phenomenon, commonly referred toRead More…

Content Marketing Advice from Ann Handley

Pull up a chair and sit down. Ann Handley is one of the world’s leading content marketing experts, and her mission is to help businesses create content that has value. She’s written one of the key books on content marketing: Content Rules, and she’s also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Writes.Read More…

Content Marketing Advice from Joe Pulizzi

Content marketing has existed for hundreds of years, since people decided to turn on the information flow, share ideas, and draw people into their businesses through their trusted reputation. Joe Pulizzi is the founder and CEO of Content Marketing Institute and the godfather behind the Institute’s Content Marketing World conference that happens in Cleveland everyRead More…

What to Remember When You Freelance for Content Marketing Companies

Media Shower writer Caroline Davis recently obtained her MBA and has extensive experience in real estate, marketing, business, finance, and public relations. According to Freelance Union, there are more than 53 million freelance writers working in the United States. If you are one of those 53 million and do not make enough to freelance fullRead More…

A Foodie’s Guide To Beating Writer’s Block

Laura North is the baker behind the sweet toothed blog Baking in Pyjamas. Writer’s block: what is this annoyance exactly and what on earth are we going to do to banish it? When it hits you it’s infuriating and frustrating. For me, when writers block occurs I take a step back and a step intoRead More…

Jenni Brown of Cronofy on Developing a Marketing Strategy

Jenni Brown is Cronofy’s senior creative marketing specialist with over 15 years of experience in the web industry. Cronofy is a SaaS startup that raised $1.6 million in its seed funding round. The Cronofy API allows developers to integrate with their users’ calendars easily and securely no matter which calendar services they use. What areRead More…

How Small Victories Brought Me Towards a Big Writing Win

Media Shower writer Matthew MacDonald is well-known for his work in food, travel, and education. Success in writing shouldn’t be measured in bylines and prompt publication checks at first. Those things are nice but when you’re starting out, success in writing should be measured in small victories. How It (Almost) Ended For Me It wasRead More…

Content Marketing World Sold for $17.6 Million

Every industry has its hub, and for content marketing, this has been Cleveland. Since 2007, the Cleveland-based Content Marketing Institute has taught brands how to tell their unique story. In 2015, its annual Content Marketing World conference in Cleveland drew more than 3,500 people from 55 countries. Now, London-based UBM plc has purchased the institute.Read More…

The Cost to Do It Yourself

Wondering how much it’ll cost to manage your company’s blog in-house? This tool is here to help you out! Just input your hourly rate for the following services and you’ll see what it’ll cost you each month. Note: Does not include cost of hiring writers

4 Writing Lessons from Allen Ginsberg

Media Shower writer Amalie Kwassman specializes in education, careers, and marketing. He was controversial and different. Allen Ginsberg certainly left his mark on the world with his unusual poetry and individual point-of-view. There is much we can learn about writing and content marketing from this unique and influential man; here are just a few tips!Read More…