What exactly is a content marketer?

Feb 18th, 2016 in Content Generation, Online Copywriting, Online Marketing, Web content marketing

According to The Content Marketing Institute, content marketing is defined as “a marketing technique of creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and acquire a clearly defined audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action.” Like most professions that are created through advancements in modern day technology, it takes a while…

Are you having a laugh? – Using humour in social media

Feb 7th, 2016 in Online Copywriting, Online Marketing, Social Media, Web content marketing

Engaging customers with humour is an easy way to win over your audience and gain a larger following, because people are a lot more likely to share content that makes them laugh. Nandos have built their brand around the witty remarks it makes about local news items that they link back to their product or…

How to drive sales through online and offline marketing

Dec 29th, 2015 in Online Copywriting, Online Marketing, Social Media, Web content marketing

Until 20 or so years ago, the term ‘marketing’ referred only to offline campaigns. Yes, this even included technologically integrated platforms such as television. Ad agencies had no idea that in just a few short years after the arrival of the internet, it would become a catalyst that would not only offer an entirely new…

South African Travel Stats 2015 – Infographic

Aug 28th, 2015 in Online Copywriting, Online Travel writing, Social Media, Web content marketing

If you’re looking for South African specific travel stats, which don’t need a qualification in statistics to decipher, then you’ve come to the right place! Get the full interpretation of the stats here – download this report now! Please feel free to share this information or embed the infographic in your own blog or on…

3 ways to use psychology in social media

Aug 26th, 2015 in Online Copywriting, Online Marketing, Online Travel writing, Web content marketing

We all know good marketing is really about the best use of psychological influence. Effective travel marketing is telling someone where they need to holiday and which hotel to stay in and have them believe it was their idea. You can’t do this with a hard sell of advertising days gone by, people just don’t…