If you are looking for the oldest content marketing examples, then you’ve come to the right place. I have three examples of content marketing that you probably have never seen or heard of before. But first, you’ve got to hear this story… More Beyond In Valladolid, Spain, stands a monument called “Monumento a Colón” or “Columbus Monument.” […]
Do You Realize How Unique the $10 Bill Is? You’ve probably handled many $10 bills in your life. But I bet that you never realized just how unique the $10 bill actually is. Let me show you why it’s so unique: It is one of only two bills in circulation that features a non-president. (The other person is […]
If you’ve followed my writing for even a short period, you probably know that I am always on the search to find old and little-known content marketing examples. As I mentioned in a post I wrote for MarketingInsiderGroup.com, called Did William Penn Use the Oldest Known Content Marketing to Establish Pennsylvania? I point out content marketing examples […]
“There are no original ideas. There are only original people.” – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison — “Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.” – Voltaire Focus Your Originality on the “How” Many content marketers and content creators stress out about trying to come up with unique content that no […]
Hi everyone, I just wanted to give you an update on some things that have been happening around here recently. Testimonials from my Recent “21 Types of Content We Crave” Talk to San Mateo B2B Bloggers Meetup Group On April 13th, I had the privilege to speak to a small group of B2B content marketers […]
In a Reader’s Digest issue from April 1981, a man named Louis De V. Day, Jr., told an interesting story in an article called Pennomena. The story was about the surprising and funny solution that a group of college students came up with in order to help them get through a boring professor’s lectures. And I […]
“I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin Steve Rayson wrote something on Moz.com that has really got me thinking about social media “shares.” His conclusion confirmed a lingering assumption I’ve had for a while. My assumption is: What if we have it all wrong? What if […]
If I asked you this question: Who was the first person (or people) to ever fly? What would your answer be? You’d probably answer, “The Wright brothers!” And then you’d raise your hand, waiting for me to high-five you and congratulate you on your amazing grasp of historical events. That’s why you’d be surprised if […]
There’s a new show that I’ve been surprised I really like. It’s called Fit to Fat to Fit. The premise of the show is that a trainer GAINS weight in order to then LOSE weight with a client. When the trainer takes on the lifestyle of the client, they don’t just gain weight. It changes his or her emotions and […]
I admit it. I was a big fan of the original X-Files TV show. I loved the mysterious story lines and how they had a lot of that old school “Twilight Zone” feel and subject matter. I also loved the way they had Agent Mulder and Agent Scully both represent opposite sides of the argument of […]
