Blog Post Ideas

by rita braun

Stumped on what to blog about?Stumped over what to blog about?

The internet is loaded with ideas for blog posts. Not wanting to feel left out, I created a list of my own.

Take a look. If something here inspires, get writing!

  • Announce industry events you attended and the changes you made in your services as a result.
  • Announce a new tool, software, or online subscription you use for your business. Explain how it helped you and whether it improved your service in any way.
  • Announce events (workshops, seminars, etc.) your blog readers might be interested in attending. (Explain why they would be interested.)
  • Provide a thoughtful point of view on an article about your industry or service.
  • Refer readers to a helpful resource. Explain why you like it and how it might help your blog readers.
  • Announce new industry rules or trends, or new public policies that might affect your blog readers. Explain the potential effects.
  • Post a great quote and how it relates to your industry.
  • Post an interesting industry fact and the significance of it.
  • Lighten it up now and then. Post a funny industry-related story about something you saw or did.

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 Rita Braun writes and edits B2B publications for people who research, teach, market, and sell. Take a look at her work samples here, and contact her here.

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You’re an expert at writing persuasively. But how you manage your social media apps and what calls to action you make can help you be persuasive.

Read all about it at mashable.com.

6 Ways to Be More Persuasive with Social Media

Neil Patel, the author of that mashable post, creatively took Robert Cialdini’s six principles of persuasion presented in his book Influence—The Psychology of Persuasion and applied them to social media. (I just ordered read the book. Wildly fascinating.)

Great post.

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Rita Braun writes and edits B2B publications for people who research, teach, market, and sell. Take a look at her work samples here, and contact her here.

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When every word you publish is scrutinized by regulatory agencies, how can you go about writing persuasively without feeling like you need to constantly look over your shoulder?

By first developing a Key Message Copy Platform.

Medical copywriter Casey Demchak carefully words the marketing and sales publications he writes for his clients. Every product claim his clients make must first be substantiated by facts, figures, and clinical evidence. The more technical the claim and number of marketing outputs, the bigger the challenge.

In developing a Key Message Copy Platform prior to publishing any marketing copy, Casey helps his clients carefully substantiate all product claims in writing, then develops marketing messages around those claims. Those messages become the basis of a client’s Key Message Copy Platform.

The convenience of working from a Key Message Copy Platform is that no matter the marketing output—web, collateral, sales support documentation—the message behind each product claim remains consistent throughout. So once those key messages are decided upon, Casey moves on to writing persuasive product copy for his clients.

Learn more about creating a Key Message Copy Platform from Casey himself:

Rita Braun writes and edits B2B publications for people who research, teach, market, and sell. Take a look at her work samples here, and contact her here.

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