Jimmy Daly

Jimmy Daly

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In 1989, the Wells Fargo CEO Dispensed Some Timeless Content Marketing Advice
Strategy

In 1989, the Wells Fargo CEO Dispensed Some Timeless Content...

Faced with bank deregulation and increased competition in the 1980s, former Wells Fargo CEO Carl Reichardt understood that cutting costs was essential. Reichardt was up to the task. And,...
Jimmy Daly 3 min read
05/07/18
Core Content Marketing Concepts
Strategy

Core Content Marketing Concepts

There are a handful of core concepts that we address on the Animalz blog over and over again. There’s good reason for this. Content marketing strategy isn’t rocket science, but it does require...
Jimmy Daly 2 min read
05/03/18
Content Strategy for Multi-Product Companies
Strategy

Content Strategy for Multi-Product Companies

How do you build a content strategy for a business with more than one product?A content marketing strategy should be built around product use cases. It can expand beyond that, but it should always...
Jimmy Daly 5 min read
04/30/18
How to Weave Content Marketing Into the Fabric of Your Company
Strategy

How to Weave Content Marketing Into the Fabric of Your...

It’s much easier to succeed with content marketing when it’s baked into the company culture.To home in on the mechanisms at work here, it’s worth understanding how we’re defining culture in this...
Jimmy Daly 6 min read
04/16/18
You Don’t Need an Audience
Strategy

You Don’t Need an Audience

“Building an audience” is one of the most common—and problematic—phrases in content marketing.Instead of thinking about building an audience, you should create content that addresses users’ needs...
Jimmy Daly 3 min read
04/09/18
Understand Your Growth Constraints, Then Deploy Content Marketing Strategically
Strategy

Understand Your Growth Constraints, Then Deploy Content...

Content is traditionally used to drive top of funnel traffic and move users towards free trial signups. And that works really well—assuming that creating awareness of the product is the main...
Jimmy Daly 10 min read
04/03/18