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A leader in the online vision care space, 1-800 Contacts had already built a robust content ecosystem featuring educational articles, detailed product pages, and user-friendly browsing experiences
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Google rained a parade of algorithm changes on its search engine last year, all aimed at improving the results by devaluing content mills and link farms. This shook up search engine optimization (SEO) for many who found old tactics no longer worked. Fortunately, you can still win at SEO with articles and blog posts, especially […]
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When teams start using AI for content, the pattern is predictable. Someone decides an LLM can produce a passable draft in minutes. Word spreads. Soon, people across the organization are prompting their way through content tasks, each with their own approach, their own shortcuts, their own assumptions about what “good enough” means. This feels like […]
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Human-led, AI-assisted content is the only viable strategy for businesses that want to stay competitive in an increasingly AI-driven content landscape. Right now, boardrooms and marketing teams are stuck in a polarized debate that misses the point. On one side are the efficiency absolutists. They look at artificial intelligence and see a magic button that […]
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According to HubSpot’s 2024 State of Generative AI & How It Will Revolutionize Marketing study, 56% of marketers who use generative AI for content creation say it performs better than content created without it. So, what are the other 44% getting wrong? Chances are, they’re prioritizing quantity over quality. AI has made it astoundingly easy […]
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Struggling to stay on top of content deadlines without lowering your quality standards? You’re not alone. More than half of marketing professionals faced the same challenge, according to a Statista content marketing trends study. To help ease the content demands on their internal teams, 62% of respondents turned to specialized providers. Content writing services are […]
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Bounce rate measures the percentage of visitors who land on a page of your website and leave without taking any further action or visiting additional pages. Think of it like this: Just as this behavior in a physical store would signal that something might be off with your merchandising, layout or customer experience, a high […]
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SEO is more important than ever and continues to evolve. Now, the #1 result is no longer the most valuable, most visible position. Instead, Featured Snippets have given way to AI Overviews (AIOs) as the dominant results. AI Overviews may seem to represent a threat to visibility but actually present a huge opportunity. The good […]
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Me: “You’re a content marketing expert and a world-class writer. Create a single prompt that I can use to get AI to create insightful content that passes as human and ranks well.” AI: “Ah, yes. The secret one-liner that unlocks perfect content. Here it is: ‘Write me an article that is engaging, insightful, SEO-optimized, and […]
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Imagine walking through a city where graffiti covers the walls. The messages range from political statements and creative poetry to crude images and, occasionally, sharp commentary about local businesses. One message claims that a tavern serves the best wine in town, while another grumbles about bad service and watered-down drinks. These public inscriptions don’t just […]
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