Content Inc. - The Podcast
Joe Pulizzi
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.
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Jul 20, 2015 • 6min
Episode 67: Tabula Rasa
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses the Latin term 'Tabula Rasa' and how you can embrace this philosophy with your marketing today. Tabula rasa means "clean slate" and though orginally defined in terms of the human brain to be capable of learning, changing and adapting while not faded to any particular belief structure, Joe encourages you to consider this same philosophy when it comes to marketing your business. If marketing was a clean slate, how would you set up what you do and invest in differently?
Jul 14, 2015 • 6min
Episode 66: Are You Really Providing Value?
As you develop content across multiple platforms and channels, are you ensuring that what you create is providing true value to your audience? In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares how one change within the Content Marketing Institute newsletter now provides content that can only be received in that channel. By reviewing each content channel, you can deduct if you are offering true value or simply repurposing content your audience could find somewhere else.
Jul 13, 2015 • 10min
Episode 65: Guess What Your Marketing Is Missing
Content marketing initiatives do not usually fail due to a lack of quality content. The majority of the time, content failure is due to a lack of consistency or, even worse, the content simply stops. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses the importance of patience when launching a content marketing program. The most successful business models that have taken a Content Inc. approach need at least one year if not longer to create revenue or success. Are you being patient with your content marketing strategy?
Jul 7, 2015 • 5min
Episode 64: Put Your Results On Steroids With Brick Content
Brick content is content that is so good it hits your industry like a ton of bricks. In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi shares how the annual research report done by Content Marketing Institue and MarketinProfs has become a valuable form of brick content. This one piece of content brings a spike in attention every time it's published each year but then continues to be referred to ongoing. What type of brick content could you create that would fulfill a missing piece of information in your industry?
Jul 6, 2015 • 6min
Episode 63: How One Legal Firm Continues To Dominate With Content
If you think you have a business or service that just would not work with a Content Inc. model, think again. In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi shares how the legal firm Pinsent Masons out of England has dominated the technology law space mainly in part due to their content strategy. Learn how this law firm decided to focus on creating quality content to increase their practice and their revenue.
Jun 30, 2015 • 5min
Episode 62: What If Your Content Was Gone?
If your content no longer existed, would your audience miss it? In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi discusses the importance of creating audacious goals when it comes to your content marketing. To be a true player in your industry, it requires more than just "good enough" content. You need to set your sights on being the leading resource that provides content that would be truly missed if it no longer existed.
Jun 29, 2015 • 5min
Episode 61: Tilt to Blog to Book to Speaking
Many entrepreneurs and business owners want to use speaking as a means to market their business and gain a bigger audience. In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi breaks down the 4 steps to help you achieve this goal. Learn how to find your content tilt (see Episode 39) to develop your platform that will lead to a book and subsequently, onto the stage.
Jun 23, 2015 • 6min
Episode 60: Building An Audience Persona Now
Often businsss owners and marketers tend to create content that resonates with them or is what they "think" their customer will want. In this episode of Content Inc. Joe Pulizzi addresses the need to take time to build out audience personas before you get too far down the content marketing road. He shares some important questions to be asking when developing your personas and reminds you that there may be a few personas to create along the way.
Jun 22, 2015 • 6min
Episode 59: 3 Ways To Drive Subscriptions
There are a lot of shiny objects out there when it comes to content marketing tactics. It's easy to get overwhelmed and fall into analysis paralysis around the process. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi reminds you that you are your own media company. And this means you need to be focusing on building an audience that will also subscribe to your content. These subscriptions lead to more potential to turn them into customers. Learn the three ways you can drive subscriptions with your content marketing and begin building your own media empire.
Jun 16, 2015 • 6min
Episode 58: The 6 Keys To Epic Content
Anyone, anywhere and at anytime can create a Content Inc. model for their business. It's an exciting time to be in business and even more exiciting time to develop yourself as the leading resource in your industry. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares his six key elements that make up an epic content marketing model. Learn these six key elements, put them in practice and watch your Content Inc. business grow!
