As most would expect, SEO will be changing this year. As Google continues to downplay traditional SEO with the increase in no-click searches (searches answered without the need to click for more answers) and voice searches with Amazon Echo and Google Home, industry professionals must change their game plan to focus on their website’s strengths and prepare for the new additions in user search technology.

As marketers, we know better than anyone just how noisy our marketplace truly is. We are fighting for the attention of our customers through thought-provoking content, never before seen advertising, and brilliant campaigns that makes the competition look bleak.

Marketers are given less time and opportunity to work their magic and must not only be cleaver but nimble in doing so.

With all the content inundating the world wide web, how do you ensure that yours breaks through the noise? Your content needs a purpose, direction, and a target. You want to understand why you are writing what you are writing and to who.
 

Our friends over at Contently have again written a great article on the “Dos & Don’ts of Brand Video”. It’s a great article that touches on many misconceptions that business owners have when it comes to branded video. Too often, business owners or managers think that just because it’s a video, people will respond well.