

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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May 11, 2015 • 6min
Episode 47: How John Deere Dominated Farming With A Content Inc. Strategy
Though the term 'content marketing' seems to have taken off in the last few years, the concept of what it is and what it can accomplish has been around for over 100 years. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses how John Deere has been in the Content Inc. strategy game since 1895 and how, still today, provide content that is valuable to farmers around the globe.

May 5, 2015 • 8min
Episode 46: Identify And Fix What Is Stopping Your Content Inc. Success
Now that you believe and understand the importance of a Content Inc. model for your business, it may also be time to identify what is holding back your success. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares the various reasons your Content Inc. model may not be working. He also provides some ways to fix what isn't working and put you back on the road to Content Inc. success!

May 4, 2015 • 9min
Episode 45: A Step-By-Step Content Inc. Model In Action
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi walks us through a real-world Content Inc. model that successfully implemeting the six steps. (see Episodes 25 and 26) Joy Cho launched her blog in 2005 that would be the start to her Content Inc. success story. Learn how Joy used these six steps: The Sweet Spot, Content Tilt, Building The Base, Harvesting Audience, Diversification and Monetization to grow a successful design studio, work with some of the biggest brands in the world and achieve some lofty goals along the way.

Apr 28, 2015 • 8min
Episode 44: How To Fail Before You Get Started
As a small business, don't make the mistake of going to wide with your content strategy before you even get started. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi discusses the importance of going small to get big. So often we are tempted to go wide with our content, when it makes more sense to go very niche with perhaps one buyer persona, or even a specific group of buyers within that persona. Don't try to compete with brands that have bigger budgets. Do what you do well in a tighter, niche area and go deep with your content.

Apr 27, 2015 • 7min
Episode 43: You Must Set An Audience Goal First
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi reiterates the importance of setting a goal around building your audience. In recent surveys, the majority of marketers do not have this goal in their top list of goals for the year. Joe implores you to reconsider and start with goals around building lists and subscribers so that you have an audience in which to share content and build some sort of engagement.

Apr 21, 2015 • 6min
Episode 42: Five Ways To Develop Your Listening Posts
The Content Inc. model of marketing your business requires not only creating valuable content your audience wants, but also requires the ability to listen to your audience for feedback. Feedback is critical for content ideas and to gain an understanding of what is working and what is falling flat. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares five ways you can start creating your own listening posts to gain valuable audience and customer feedback.

Apr 20, 2015 • 5min
Episode 41: Leveraging The Amazon Press Release Method
Too often we dive into content creation without a solid strategy on why we are creating the content we develop. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares how Amazon's Press Release Strategy can be used by you to develop your Content Tile (see Episode 39) or to refine your Cotent Tilt even deeper. Be the leading informational source in your content niche by developing a strong content strategy.

Apr 14, 2015 • 7min
Episode 40: Setting The Best of Breed Goal
If you are not striving to be the 'go to' resource in your niche, you are settling. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi shares why setting your BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) around your content is critical for success in today's content driven business world. Find out the four elements that you need to cover when setting your best of breed goals with your content strategy.

Apr 13, 2015 • 8min
Episode 39: Finding Your Content Tilt
In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi breaks down the definition of content tilt and why this approach is so critical to your content strategy. What makes your approach to a topic different? What makes how your approach to the content of this topic unique? When you tilt, you see something from a different angle or perspective. Creating a content tilt can differentiate you from all the others in your industry.

Apr 7, 2015 • 8min
Episode 38: Why Audience Focus Makes All The Difference
Understanding who your audience is when it comes to content creation is critical. Your content can be great, but who you are writing it for provides the context in which you will actually create it. In this episode of Content Inc., Joe Pulizzi breaks down the importance of this context and how understanding the information needs of your audience can make all the difference.


