by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 24, 2020 | Content & Content Operations, Public Relations/PR practice
There have been a lot of good articles about content marketing, brand journalism and leadership communications during the pandemic. I created a Flipboard magazine to capture some of the best, including pieces from Scott Monty, The Reputation Institute and the Nieman...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Dec 31, 2019 | Best of Our Blog
One last thing before we close out 2019: a quick look back at our most-read posts of the year: Infuse more empathy in your content marketing. Since noting a trend toward empathy in the sessions of Content Marketing World 2019, I've been putting processes in place to...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | May 15, 2019 | Content & Content Operations, Process
May is National Photo Month, but no matter when you read this, these tips for choosing stock photos will help you up your visual content game. There's been a lot of talk about representation in visual media, including the stock or custom photos we use in our content...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 23, 2019 | Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
April 23 is popularly known as World Book Day. But the official observance includes copyright, too. Turns out the UN figures we need to promote books and protect the rights of those who produce them. Learn more about World Book & Copyright Day. A cursory...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 26, 2019 | Blogs & Blogging
As consumers of content, we know the value of a great image -- whether that's a photo, illustration or data graphic. Maybe it stems from our days in the cave, when all we had was pictures, but even all this time later, we still like pictures with our words. We noticed...