Category: Brand

  • You Ask, I Answer: Brands and Social Media Presence?

    Ann asks, “Should brands still be on social media?” Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for watching the video. Christopher Penn 0:13 In today’s episode,…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Brands and Social Media Presence?

    Summary In today's episode, I answer whether brands should still be on social media and completely redefine what social media actually means. Here's what this means for you. You'll discover that social media is far broader than Facebook and Instagram, and finding the right network for your brand can unlock dramatically better results. You'll also…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: SEO And Content Marketing?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down whether SEO still matters in the age of Google's instant answers and explain why content marketers need a three-layer strategy. Here's what this means for you. You discover how to protect your traffic by focusing on brand strength, community building, and complex content that AI cannot summarize in…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Personal Brands and Businesses?

    Jeremy asks, “How should content entrepreneurs think about their personal brands and their businesses?” Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Got a question for You Ask, I’ll Answer? Submit it here! Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for more useful marketing tips. Find older…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: What Makes Epic Content Marketing?

    Summary In today's episode, I break down the three E's of content marketingโ€”entertaining, educating, and engagingโ€”and explain why hitting all three separates epic content from forgettable white papers. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a framework for competing with Netflix and YouTube for attention instead of just your direct competitors. You'll also learn…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: New Marketer Social Media Guidance?

    Summary In today's episode, I share essential social media guidance for new marketing professionals covering goals, measurement, and brand alignment. Here's what this means for you. You'll walk away with a clear framework for turning social media efforts into work that connects directly to business outcomes rather than vanity metrics. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • Mind Readings: The Price of Overexaggeration

    Summary In today's episode, I explore how over-exaggeration in marketing has diluted the meaning of every superlative and what you can do to stand out. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a contrarian communication strategy that cuts through noisy marketing, captures attention, and builds genuine trust with customers. You'll also learn these concepts:…

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  • Branded Organic Search: The One PR Metric Almost No One Uses

    Public relations and brand folks measure lots of things, but almost none of them use the one metric that would prove the value of their work. What is that measure? Branded organic search queries. What Is Branded Organic Search? A branded organic search query is when someone searches for you by name – your company…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Creating Marketing Trends?

    Summary In today's episode, I explore whether marketers can truly manufacture a trend and what it really takes to make one stick. Here's what this means for you. You'll find that piggybacking on an existing trend and putting your own spin on it is almost always faster and cheaper than inventing something brand new. You'll…

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  • So What? Building Your Personal MarTech Stack, Part 2

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through building out a basic marketing technology stack for a personal brand website, covering PHP updates, analytics backup tools, Search Console setup, newsletter configuration, and brand monitoring. Here's what this means for you. You'll see the exact IT gotchas that trip up marketers when assembling infrastructure and how to…

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