Content marketing is not typically aligned with lean production – a scientific method of eliminating waste within a manufacturing system – but thinking lean has strategic advantages for content marketers. Lean methodology, formalized in the book The Lean Startup by Eric Reis, applies to organizations of all sizes and all levels of sophistication. The only requirement is the will to innovate and improve.

How can brands apply this theory to their content marketing efforts in the context of their need for more interactive, responsive, and unique content? Read on! In this article, I talk you through why lean thinking is essential to today’s winning content strategies.Continue Reading

A few years ago, a fundamental shift occurred in the way marketers began to view online content. Initially, there was a bit of a “build it and they will come” mentality, where marketers felt that they could just create content, put it on their website, and it would organically generate the reach and engagement they were looking for. However, in 2014 we’ve come to realize that a content distribution plan is essential to achieving desired results from our content marketing efforts. Continue Reading