Posts by Crystal DeTemple McNeel
Finding Creative Inspiration Through Your Senses – Hearing
Getting in tune with your sense of hearing Throughout my life, I have found more inspiration and motivation through sound over any other external stimulation. Growing up, I was greatly influenced by my mother’s impaired hearing ability and often pondered what it would be like to live in a world without sound. When I learned…
Read MoreNo, I Don’t Want to Sign Up For Your Stupid Newsletter…Here’s Why
That’s harsh. But it’s true. And it’s because of the way … As I was saying… I came to your site to learn something. I have a pain point you promised you had a solution for but just as I … I can’t even get through the first ten seconds of my quest for knowledge…
Read MoreWorking Remote and On Demand – The Breastfeeding Edition
“What is done is best to be done on both sides…and all at the same time.” Well, not really. Not if you want to do any of it well — but that’s a lesson I learned the hard way. I reentered the workforce from my full-time (and favorite) mommy gig when my youngest (of four)…
Read MoreVisual Content – 3 Missteps Derailing Your Content Marketing Strategy
Think back to your first books — those dense board books you gnawed the corners off of. There were probably no words. But you were being exposed very early to the most prominent and effective way of engaging the human mind: visuals. Most people remember content they read better when it is accompanied by imagery.…
Read MoreBoost Readership With Modern Media – It’s Not Old News
If you’re like most people in this day and age, you get your news from online sources. While news was once spread by word of mouth, like the traveling memory game that metamorphosed on its journey across land and sea, it’s now instantaneously international. However, it’s no less likely to change from site to…
Read More4 Ways Infomercial Marketing Tactics Can Improve Your Content
You’re flipping aimlessly through channels and stumble across an infomercial. There sits a doctor (or someone dressed as a doctor) intentionally angled in front of the camera to make you feel as though you’re part of an exclusive interview. You’re getting the first (and limited time only) exposure to a revolutionary weight loss pill that…
Read MoreBlogging: This Is How You’re Ruining It
I see you’ve stopped by our blog. These days, everyone has a blog. And no, I’m not being facetious. In fact, Tumblr alone reported having an astounding 441 million active blog accounts in 2018 (up from 373M the previous year). It seems a lot of people have the same idea — and that’s half the…
Read MoreThe Surefire Way to Get Everything on Your Content Marketing Wishlist
You’re making a list and checking it twice, you want to find a way to make your brand look nice. A great content marketing team makes your strategy more round. They find you leads through storytelling, introducing readers to your brand, by exposing the human elements that make your company grand. Feel free to merrily…
Read MoreVisual Content Marketing: How To Incorporate Visuals Into Your Strategy
Perry settled into a corner of the dimly-lit cafe. He worked here every day since he returned from his post-grad tour abroad. He liked to observe the locals as they came and left with their paper cups of coffee throughout the day. There was a nostalgic feel to the space that inspired his content. An…
Read MoreThe What, Why, And How Of Visual Content Marketing
It was only three weeks after graduation and Perry was itching to gain some real-world experience before settling into the daily grind with the rest of the workforce. He packed up his tiny Cleveland apartment, left a key for the subletter, and caught the first red-eye flight to Munich, eager to discover the unwritten story…
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