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To be a content creator, it certainly helps to be an avid content consumer. As such, we’re looking at what content the IMMedia team consumes on a regular basis. How has our media diet changed during COVID? What do we consume regularly? And what content marketing lessons can we learn when we think as a consumer and not just as a creator? Mary Weaver, Head of Editorial Describe your media diet. What do you consume regularly? I’m a content junkie!…

Editors are generally meant to, well, edit. As editors, we are wordsmiths. We clean-up language, check facts and ensure that the written words all flow together in a typo-free, grammatically correct, coherent narrative.   But in my current role as content editor for IMMedia, there’s that and so much more! Beyond copy editing, my role focuses primarily on project management, and in particular nurturing long-term relationships with clients and contributors. My list of tasks is diverse: crafting editorial briefs, creating…

COVID-19 has moved more consumers online and, in turn, created a larger captive audience, which has sped up the need for companies to boost their content marketing efforts. IMMedia Editor Robert Wilson outlines the top five types of content that businesses should be creating to reach their target audiences. Without in-person events or meetings, the majority of client interaction has moved online. And for the majority of people this is a situation that’s not changing anytime soon. The opportunity? It’s…

As the pressures on “strategic autonomy” increases all around us, do we need to revisit the “think Global act Local” approach to our Content Marketing efforts? IMMedia’s MD Peter Bakker says a digital re-think is needed on how we produce, distribute and customise our efforts — and maximise its returns. Despite the digital tsunami brought on by Covid-19, marketing budgets are under scrutiny now, more than ever before. While the Content Marketing industry is still expected to grow during 2020,…

Videos are an exciting way to showcase a particular product or service. Just look at YouTube and its more than two billion users. People love watching videos. However, it’s not always as easy to get noticed as it seems. IMMedia Editor Robert Wilson outlines five things to consider before getting behind the lens. Next time you’re on a train or in a mall, look around; you’re guaranteed to see people glued to their phones watching a video. It’s a format…

By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we can gather analytics and insights that would be impossible for humans alone to deliver. IMMedia COO Richard Jones explains how. Looking for a new way to map out content opportunities for your business? Enter IMMediate and the Ei metric, a new audience engagement tool to transform content marketing. The beating heart of IMMediate is a key metric — the Engagement Index (Ei) — that is redefining audience measurement. Using a…

Data storytelling is the art of transforming statistical information into a narrative to provide interesting and valuable insights. By taking a series of numbers and presenting it in a visual format, you will be able to get your communication across to your target audience more effectively. Let’s illustrate this argument through a simple example through some data visuals created for a client, Trax Retail. The following paragraph explains the loss in retail shelf space for a consumer product company.  “From…

How to create the perfect EDM to help generate leads for your business in eight easy steps. EDMs can be an integral — and cost-effective — part of your digital marketing strategy.