11/11/2022
In today’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, digital marketing expert Amanda Milligan walks you through the three parts that make up a content funnel for building authority, as well as the types of content that fit into each one.
7/7/2022
One benefit of content syndication that marketers frequently overlook is the potential to improve a site’s SEO performance. But it’s difficult to test and implement a comprehensive syndication strategy, so there aren’t many resources about its SEO impact. In this case study, Amanda outlines the processes used by Stacker to syndicate content, and discusses the results of those efforts.
5/10/2022
Description: The truth is, there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all link earning approach or vendor. You need a link earning “stack” that appropriately reflects the complexity of your marketing and content goals. In an ideal world, here’s what that stack would look like.
1/19/2022
The team at Stacker has mastered how to create newsworthy, data-driven stories for their newswire. Contextualizing topics, statistics, and events serves as a core part of their content ideation process. Today, Amanda shares their winning strategy so you can create content that has real news value.
11/12/2021
Content marketing expert Amanda Milligan is back with three more ways to make your content more newsworthy.
6/18/2021
Ahead of her MozCon Virtual 2021 presentation, Amanda Milligan shows you what it takes to make your content newsworthy, in order to attract links.
4/29/2021
Most brands aren’t operating full newsrooms and don’t have the capacity to cover breaking news, but there are still ways to participate in relevant, newsworthy conversations — and surveys are a great option. See how you can utilize surveys to add value to conversations, and earn the interest of writers at top publications.
1/29/2021
If you need to get backlinks and generate brand awareness for clients, a great way to start is by creating original research and then pitching that research to writers. But the promotion of your work is probably the trickiest part, and a lot of it comes down to the pitch email you send to a writer. To make this task a bit less daunting, in this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Amanda Milligan of Fractl walks you through a real pitch email that resulted in coverage of one of their stories.
12/4/2020
In this brand new episode of Whiteboard Friday, Amanda Milligan of Fractl is here to walk you through what tangential content is, why it's useful, and how to create it.
11/16/2020
Becoming an authoritative brand is no easy feat, but the massive benefits are worth the effort. But how exactly can a brand begin to build, or build upon, their authority? Content is an excellent way, and in this article, Amanda goes through her tips on how it can be done.
10/6/2020
How are the experts at Fractl able to secure media coverage on sites like CNBC, USA Today, and more? It takes a lot of time and resources, and adherence a set of tenets that guide their digital PR process. Amanda Milligan shares those tenets in this post, to help you finesse your own outreach strategies.
9/2/2020
It’s not easy to get your brand name mentioned in top media outlets. But if you put in the work to engage in content marketing + digital PR, the benefits are massive.
Amanda explains how you can earn this type of coverage and its corresponding benefits for your brand.
7/27/2020
Sure, everyone wants links now, but where does the real growth come in, and how long does it take? People want to know what wins they can report on to their superiors, even in the short-term. There are so many benefits to a combination of content marketing and digital PR, and Amanda walks through what you can realistically expect.
6/15/2020
How-tos not only lend themselves to the thrill of learning new information online, they also serve as a tool of empowerment. If people continue to desire this type of content, how can you make sure you’re incorporating it into your content plans accordingly?
4/27/2020
This time around, rather than focusing on specific keywords, I focused on overall B2B trends so we can identify which categories might be of interest to your target businesses and their audiences. Then, you can examine whether these trends make sense for your niche and draw inspiration from them for your content.
3/31/2020
I spent hours using Ubersuggest, putting myself in the shoes of various Americans. I tested a variety of keywords to see which ones have exhibited a trend during the COVID-19 outbreak and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what I found.
11/11/2019
What's on top when it comes to marketing tactics real people love? (Spoiler: search is pretty darn loved.) Check out the top takeaways from marketing agency Fractl's recent survey on which inbound & outbound tactics are the most (and least) popular.