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Heads & Tales
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Why your brand needs an editorial style guide
An editorial style guide provides a set of comprehensive language guidelines in one central document. It's meant for all team members and...
Eileen L
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Lessons from representing young people in the media
Is the media a boomer? We all know the kinds of stereotypes of young people that exist in media. The lazy and narcissistic teenager who...
Kate Thompson
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Content marketing measurement: connecting content to business outcomes
They say you can’t manage what you can’t measure. While this is not strictly true (you can go a long way on gut instinct and observation)...
Kate Thompson
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Essential marketing metrics: the road to success
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” It’s a line from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, but one we...
Scott Elmslie
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The role of an account director at a content marketing agency
When friends or family ask me what I do in my job, I used to find the role of an account director at a content marketing agency difficult...
Neil Smith
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The designers and content creators to follow
Whether it’s thought-provoking illustrations, simple eye-catching typography or videos that have you gasping for breath in between...
Sophie Al Bassam
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Brands that won at April Fool's Day
Is an April Fool’s Day prank a marketing disaster or a good way to get attention? Learn from the brands that got it right, and those that...
Vanessa Low
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Why we can't ignore TikTok
If you’re tempted to write off the app as just a song and dance or a fleeting trend, think again. Having had exponential growth, TikTok...
nickhardie-grant
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In-house marketing vs. a content agency: what's right for you?
It’s a question on every marketer’s mind: how much do you manage in-house versus outsource to a content marketing agency? Overall, the...
Kate Thompson
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Content marketing research: why, what and how
I love how illuminating research can be, provided it has some scientific merit (whether you’re doing a simple pulse check for your brand,...
Fiona Hardie
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Reflections on Australia Day
As Australia Day, a designated public holiday that marks the anniversary of the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet, approaches, let’s...
Brittany Daniel
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10 of our favourite Mother’s Day campaigns
Mother’s Day is for spoiling mum and these companies are cornering the market on those who are looking to spend. We broke down why the...
Sophie Knox
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How to build a content calendar
Let’s all agree that building a content calendar is an essential tool for everyone involved in content creation. As we mentioned in part...
Scott Elmslie
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Multichannel marketing with Rawson Homes
With ambitious short - and long-term business objectives, Rawson Homes engaged Hardie Grant Media to produce and deliver on a content...
Sophie Al Bassam
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8 ways to improve your email newsletter
Depending on how you approach it, you can incite rage or excitement in your audience with one simple tool: the email newsletter. If you...
Kate Thompson
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Content marketing tools you need to know
Over recent years, marketing has become a critical lever to deliver long-term business growth. A lot of this positive change has been...
Courtney Nicholls
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Everything you need to know about custom book publishing
Our integrated content marketing network provides clients access to some of the best storytellers in the industry. Today, we bring these...
Georgia LeJeune
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Communicating brands with purpose
A 2020 survey by Deloitte looked into whether the pandemic has affected millennials and Generation Z’s desire to drive positive change in...
Zoe Morley
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How the PR industry has changed forever
Almost every industry has been impacted by COVID-19 in some way. Proving to be as robust as ever, the PR industry has adapted in such a...
Jo Davy
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Long-form vs short-form content
When it comes to the content we create, what’s in a word count? Well, plenty, if the last 20 years of obituaries to long-form journalism...
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