by Lisa Wester | Content Marketing, Email Marketing
As we near the season of Thanksgiving it’s a beautiful thing to witness the change around us. The leaves are turning, the moon is bright, the chill in the air, the roar of the crowd in the stadium and the taste of pumpkin filled treats everywhere. I’m thankful....
by Lisa Wester | Branding, Content Marketing
One huge takeaway from Content Marketing World 2016 was the concept of slowing down. I especially enjoyed the slide Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs and author of Everybody Writes, put up of a tortoise–and not just because of my own little...
by Lisa Wester | Content Marketing
“You have to be uncomfortable in order for change to happen” — when I heard my yoga instructor say this last week I was immediately struck by its truth. I am uncomfortable right now. RootedELM, as a whole, is uncomfortable. And we are also on the...
by Christina Noll | Content Marketing
When it comes to creating content, nothing is more intimidating than the big, blank, white canvas of an empty page. You have an idea of what you want to say, but how do you start? Follow these tips to create content from scratch: Ask Questions. Start by asking: What...
by Christina Noll | Branding, Content Marketing, Email Marketing
In our continued Template Talk series we’re focusing on WYSIWYG email templates. These are the templates you find in your email service provider already coded ready for you, eliminating the need of HTML knowledge. While these can make it easy for your team to quickly...
by Christina Noll | Branding, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Social
Fact: compelling content must be both strategic and creative. Sometimes, okay rarely, one person can deliver both. More often, it takes two or more people working together to make great content come alive. Synchronicity. The best creative content in the world means...