Once, while in New York, my colleagues took me to a zombie-themed escape room for “fun.” This was honestly the last thing on earth I wanted to experience. But before I knew it, I was locked in a small room with my peers, a “zombie” crawling on all fours, and thousands...
Mass migrations from the heavy-hitters Nothing is ever certain in social media (just ask MySpace). However, Q4 of 2024 was especially volatile for social media. According to the Guardian, X (née Twitter) lost approximately 2.5 million users from October 6th, 2024...
In the blossoming digital era, developing strong, consistent digital content for your organization can make a difference in your growth prospects and overall success. But it is a full-time job that even well-intentioned professionals will find challenging to devote...
In part one of this series, I explained the ethical and potentially legal issues surrounding generative AI in creating content. In this post, I will discuss how I use AI best practices to help make better content for Blue Star’s...
I’ve gone from 100% anti-generative AI to a reluctant adopter. One of the reasons I was so unwilling to embrace gen AI as a copywriter is the many ethical issues surrounding AI use. It feels a bit nihilistic to feed the machine that may one day put me out of work...
Before we start, we admit to updating our blog less than we should. But as the saying goes, "The baker's children don't eat cake." Blue Star is guilty of spending most of our time and efforts serving client needs while neglecting to feed ourselves. This year, we are...
Content communication is marketing's lifeblood — you can't market without it Ask seven different people about marketing and you're likely to get seven different answers. But when you break it down, marketing is purely about content communication and how much and where...
Your goal is to get new clients, right? Well, it’s 2020, and we know that our website is one of the most important tools we have today in getting these new clients. So what’s the best way to connect the dots and get our website seen? We’re glad you ask: By ranking...
Do you rename your images when you upload them to your website? If not, let’s hit pause real quick and talk about why you should. Image naming is easily overlooked but is a best practice that content marketers need to make a habit. Why is image naming important? Have...
We often run into duplicate content scenarios when people want to use the same content for a sister company. Typically, it’s more cost-effective to rebrand a blog or white paper and publish it to the sister site than to start from scratch. But what price do you pay...
The more, the merrier, right? Well, not quite. Sometimes less is more, and that’s the case when it comes to keywords. Using too many, or stuffing as many as you can onto your page is called ‘keyword stuffing.’ A little history… Keyword stuffing used to be a best...
As marketers, one of the ways we measure our success is by comparing our results with benchmarks. Whether it is email open rates, social media engagements, or responses. Industry benchmarks allow us to set goals to aim to outperform our competitors. And while this...
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