Welcome to the Content Marketing Insights corner of Paradux Media Group’s blog, where we unravel the secrets of creating compelling narratives that resonate with your audience in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Content marketing has transcended traditional advertising, becoming the heartbeat of online engagement. In this category, we navigate the dynamic world of content creation, offering a blend of strategic insights and creative inspiration to empower businesses to connect authentically with their target audience.

At Paradux Media Group, we understand that content is more than just words on a page; it’s a powerful tool for building relationships, establishing authority, and fostering brand loyalty. Our articles explore the latest trends, proven strategies, and emerging technologies that shape effective content marketing campaigns.

Discover the art of crafting engaging and shareable content that not only captures attention but also drives meaningful interactions. From blog posts and social media content to video marketing and beyond, we cover a spectrum of mediums to help you tailor your content strategy to your unique brand and audience.

Explore the science behind successful content planning and distribution. Our insights delve into understanding your audience, creating buyer personas, and developing a content calendar that ensures a consistent and impactful online presence. Whether you’re a small business owner or a marketing professional, our goal is to equip you with the knowledge to leverage content marketing as a potent tool in your marketing arsenal.

Stay abreast of industry trends, from the rise of interactive content to the importance of storytelling in brand narratives. Our articles provide actionable takeaways, practical tips, and case studies to guide you through the ever-changing landscape of content marketing.

Join us on this journey of exploration and mastery. Let Paradux Media Group be your companion as you embark on the exciting path of content marketing, where creativity meets strategy, and every word has the potential to leave a lasting impression on your audience.

5 Businesses that Should NOT be on Social Media

I know, it’s quite vogue right now to have a business Facebook page and a Twitter account, and maybe a corporate profile on LinkedIn. And so many blogs and news stories are focused on why your business should be involved in social media. But there are some businesses that really shouldn’t spend their time on…

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Informational Marketing: Position Your Brand as a Knowledge Hub

One of the most powerful ways you can (and should) use your brand is to position it as an informational marketing resource for your customers. Think about it: every one of us accumulates a significant amount of information/trivia in our given field simply because we work in that field. Remember when you were relatively new…

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We Can’t All Speak The Same Can We?

We see the blogs every day 5 ways to do this, 10 ways to do that, this is how you need to do social media.  If we all operated our social media the way the guru’s say, then what would separate social media from everything else.  One of the things I enjoy about social media is…

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If Organization Networking Why Not Social Media Networking?

For years local business owners have joined networking organizations and clubs. Local Chamber, 20/30, Rotary, BNI, just to name a few. Some are exactly what they are networking, and some are disguised as charitable although we know that 90% of the reason we are involved is for the networking. Most clubs/organizations then have sub-committees that…

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Does Your Agency Walk Their Talk?

New year, new business plans – and that means if you don’t have a marketing agency you might begin looking for one, or if you have one, you may be thinking of looking for another. Then again, maybe you’re perfectly happy with the status quo, in which case just file this under “something to think…

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Why Twitter? Maybe for the News

While everyone talks and talks about how you should use social media, and if you follow their 10 steps you’re sure to succeed if you pay attention the one category that is using twitter the right way is our local journalists. That alone is why you the local small business owner should be involved in…

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How the Marketing Landscape has Changed for 2011

The marketing landscape is changing quite rapidly these days, if you’re still advertising the way you were in 2009, you’re missing some valuable opportunities today and more importantly, you’ll miss significant opportunities as we move into 2011. Trends of 2010 out there in blog-land this week, and they are an important marker in understanding how…

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Limited Money, Limited Time – Where’s the Biggest Bang for the Buck?

Lately, I’ve had a lot of conversations with business owners about where the biggest bang for their buck is when it comes to advertising their business. Since it seems to be a common theme this month, I thought you might be interested in it as well. The first question I always ask is how quickly…

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How Many Layers Does Your Social Media Have?

Social Media, like every other advertising medium works best for your brand when it’s layered. But the beauty of social media is that it’s easy to layer. Here are the top 5 ways to layer your social media for maximum effectiveness: Use Facebook as a collection point addresses for your email newsletter. Your Facebook page…

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How Good is Your Elevator Speech?

We’ve all heard it, we need to be able to describe our company and what we do in the space of time that it takes to travel from one floor to another in an elevator. And even in knowing it, it’s still difficult to conceptualize and spit out unless you’ve taken time to think about…

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Why Your Business Should be on Facebook

I was chatting with someone the other day whose experience on Facebook was that of a meat-market/single’s scene. She was (rightfully) mystified as to why her business (or any business for that matter) should be on Facebook. With that experience on Facebook, I can see why she was confused. The truth is, almost everyone is…

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Facebook Profile Management: Balancing Personal and Professional Lives

The worlds of our personal and professional lives are set on a collision course more strongly now than ever before, with the update to the Facebook profile management last night. Upfront and center when you go to someone’s page is a short bio announcing to the world where you work, where you studied, where you…

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Fine Tune your Social Media Like your Golf Game

Social Media is nothing more than communication.  There will always be certain individuals who are naturally better and more talented than others at communicating.  Social media, like life offers several different forms to communicate in. It is important to play in as many different forms as you can, some will be more suited and others…

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Using Online Advertising to Spread Your Message

Advertising online is an easy, and relatively inexpensive way to spread your message to your targeted audience. With most online advertising you only pay for those ads that are actually clicked on, and you have the ability to target who will see those ads. You certainly can look to smaller sites (television and newspapers for…

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Pay it Forward Day – a Smart Idea for Your Business

Did you know today is the 2nd Annual Pay it Forward Day? This is an idea that is spreading like wildfire on Facebook lately, with more than 175,000 people around the globe planning to “attend.” What is Pay it Forward Day, you ask? According to it’s founder: ‘Tis the Season! A random act of kindness…

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The Innovative Ducks a Little Like Social Media?

Have you watched the Oregon Ducks play football this year?  If not, you’re really missing out.  As I watch how innovative Coach Kelly and the Oregon Ducks are on the field I can’t help but think of the comparisons with social media.  Some of the traditional football fans and writers complain that they’re offense is…

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Layers, the more the better

Today marketing requires more layers than ever before.  Years ago the business owner could choose one or more of the three traditional media outlets and call it good.  With the continual downward spiral of traditional media, business owners must find layers to define the position their business has in the community. Social Media is a great way to…

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Email Newsletters – Powerful Communication Tools

Great marketing is about layering. It’s about creating many different channels of communication that all support each other and build on each other. We’ve previously talked about using traditional media to augment your social media efforts, but how many of you use an email blast-newsletter to communicate with customers and potential customers? If the answer…

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Blogging-Like Eating Vegetables

I really don’t like blogging.  I do find it a necessary evil today no matter what business category you fall into.  Blogging seems to lend credibility to who and what it is that you do.  It can make you an expert in the field that you work in.  It adds great material to your website,…

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