B2B Blogging: How to Build a Benefit-rich Blog Post

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Reality check: Yesthere are dozens of reasons your business should be blogging. You’re well on your way if you’ve got your blog established with SEO and social sharing features already in place. Great job. And, as a blogger, you’re sharing your expertise and positioning yourself as a leader in your industry. Good for you.

Now, it’s time for a gut check: are your blog posts benefit-rich? Business-to-business bloggers often struggle to write posts that are helpful and applicable to target audiences. Sometimes the root of the problem is lack of content ideas. Other times, the challenge is to turn a topic idea into an objective, relevant piece.

 

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What’s In a Name: The Switch from Alterra to Colectivo

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Alterra fans woke up last week to something eye-popping, and it wasn’t their coffee: it was the news that the beloved coffee shops would now be under the name Colectivo, a name representing the colorful public buses of Latin America. While the switch has gained significant traction in news outlets, the founders have assured that the only change is the name, a move serving to distance themselves from their agreement to share the Alterra name and certain recipes with corporate giant, Mars, Inc.

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Getting Behind Vine

Since its debut a little over six months ago, Vine has been a hot topic for companies and their social media teams. Recently, the application’s novelty has been called into question now that powerhouse Instagram has introduced 15-second video capabilities. Should marketers be getting behind Vine, and how could it tell a company’s story?

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