Content marketing roundup: summer edition
This summer was unexpectedly busy. Here is a look at a few of the projects that kept me writing away: In case you are worried for me, let me tell you about all the ways I unplugged from work. Personal highlights include: Thanks for your interest in my adventures in #ContentMarketing, #SponsoredStorytelling, #Journalism, #Marketing, #BrandStrategy, […]
A Brave Boy Did a Brave Thing
By Jacqueline Lisk I interrupt our regularly scheduled content marketing, ghostwriting and thought leadership programming to share some feel-good personal news. Last month, my son Colin, age 7, did something very brave: he spoke to a local reporter about what it is like to have a limb difference. He did it to raise awareness about […]
Spotlight on: Thought Leadership Workshops
Since launching JR Lisk, Inc. in 2014, I have “ghostwritten” more than 200 thought leadership articles for executives and partnered on more than 450 branded content projects for Fortune 500 companies, ad tech start-ups, media companies, and everything in between. I started off writing articles for print magazines. Now I write digital articles, infographic copy, […]
A Belated Year-in-Review
Somehow it is mid-March and I am just getting to sharing an overview of my work in 2022. But, better late than never. TLDR version: 2022 was solid. I was more selective about the projects I said “yes” to, and I did a better job with work-life balance than years past. Below is a quick […]
A Very Good Day: Guest Speaking at Wesleyan University about Branded Content
Well, this is great news. Based on feedback on last year’s presentation, Dr. Rachel Besharat Mann asked me back to Wesleyan University to educate students about branded content. Last week, I led a 90-minute interactive session for Dr. Mann’s Contemporary Literacy class. The students were fantastic — prepared, engaged, and eager to ask questions and […]
The Time I Got to be a Branded Content Professor for a Day
When branded content is done right, everybody “wins”: the audience, the sponsor, and the publisher. But we need to educate audiences about this fast-growing space: what it is, and isn’t, how it differs from traditional journalism, and how to tell if you are are engaging with content that has been paid for by a sponsor. […]
The Content Marketing “Sweet Spot”
When working with clients to document a content marketing strategy, I always end up talking about the “sweet spot” – that magical moment when an audience’s needs and interests intersect with the company’s products, services or expertise. Here are a few “sweet spot” examples: One of my clients is a managed IT services company. We […]
Why Aren’t You Blogging?
When I get busy, I tend to neglect my own blog so I can focus on creating content for my clients. I am not proud of this, but it is a deliberate decision. Blogging doesn’t fall through the cracks. It is not something I forget about. The truth is, there is only so much content […]
6 Company Blogs That Inspire Us
When our clients ask about company blogging best practice, we direct them to the sites below for inspiration. These businesses routinely produce high quality content that conveys their expertise without being “salesy.” They effectively identify the topics that matter most to their audience while aligning with their company marketing objectives. Whether you’re launching a blog […]
