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Well Said Wednesday: Hate to Break It To You, It Really Is Wednesday

January 02, 2019 in Message Basics, Content Planning

Those well thought-out, beautifully on-message and nicely executed outreach plans don’t happen by accident. They happen with a plan.

Most of my clients tell me that they don’t plan out their messaging in advance because “writing’s not their thing.” Or that “they hate spending time on messaging.” Fair enough. But their risk is two-fold.

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Tags: Content Planning, Content Calendar, New Year, On Message, Planning
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Encore Presentation: That Year I Outsourced My Letter to Santa

December 24, 2018 in Blog

Sometimes, content creation kicks our butts, even those of us who grow up to write for a living. Sometimes we have to concede that we might be programmed for perfectionism from birth,  but it doesn't have to be a deal breaker if we learn to recognize and work around it.

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Tags: Content, Content Creation, Deadlines, Letter to Santa, Outsourcing, Perfectionism, Time Management, Well Said, Well Said Wednesday, Writing
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Well Said Wednesday: How To Drive A Stake Through My Heart (And 3 Ways To Not)

December 19, 2018 in Content Planning, Message Basics

Writing on purpose is focusing on your core messages, connecting your content to your offerings and having a simple plan that takes the scrambling for topics and “dashing off this or that” off the table for good.

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Tags: Content Planning, Writing on Purpose, Marketing Content, writing, Business Writing
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Well Said (Again) Wednesday: This Was Going To Be The Year I...

December 05, 2018 in Content Planning

But if you are beating yourself up because you really wanted to get into a good content groove and reach out to your audiences on a regular basis just like a responsible, growth-focused business owner, but somehow couldn’t or wouldn’t pull it off, don’t despair. I’ve got plan for you.

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Tags: Core Message, Content Planning, Editorial Calendar, Workshop, Content Calendar, Writing
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4.23 Communication. Down With Flowery Language

Well Said (Again) Wednesday: Funeral Flowers and The Dangers of Cliché, Euphemism and Flowery Language

November 21, 2018 in Voice & Authority

Maybe you’re clicking this shut right now thinking “what the hell is she talking about?” Fair enough. Or maybe you’re seeing that being who we are and bringing our whole selves to our business content can create a bridge to the people who are looking for that particular bridge.

And if you happen to be in the U.S. reading this, Happy Thanksgiving.

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Tags: Authentic Voice, Content Creation, Writing, Fear & Loathing in Content Marketing, Barbara Govednik
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