Content Chat 2016 Year in Review
This week we closed out our #ContentChat schedule for the year with a holiday GIF party, and sharing some of our favorite content from the past year. We’ll be taking a holiday break from the chat for the next two weeks, and will be back on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Q1: What is your content super power?
A1 My content super powers are being able to write decent copy quickly and building/enforcing content strategies. #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A1: my content superpower is connecting with people and listening. #contentchat
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
@SFerika A1 When I need to, I can crank (what I consider) high quality stuff pretty quickly. #contentchat
— Lauchlin MacDonald (@Lauchlin) December 19, 2016
A1: My content super power is creating memorable, humorous content. #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
The ability to step into the prospect’s shoes and create content from their perspective. #ContentChat https://t.co/XlQ1Ywqi7V
— Patrick Hayslett (@PatrickHayslett) December 19, 2016
a1 my content superpower is pushing the envelope of “what we’ve always done” #contentchat
— maggie rimnac (@chitownmags) December 19, 2016
A1 Finding the best gifs for a tweet #ContentChat pic.twitter.com/kue12MyaAG
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A1: Connecting and bringing people together #contentchat
— Spin Sucks (@SpinSucks) December 19, 2016
A1: A little late to the party, but my content superpower is making complicated topics easy to understand. #ContentChat
— Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) December 19, 2016
Consider myself a fast learner so can crank out content on a variety of topics. Helps to be a good listener and engaging too #ContentChat
— Martina (@tiniscapin) December 19, 2016
A1 my content super power is editorial calendaring. And mind reading, of course. #ContentChat
— Erika Heald (@SFerika) December 19, 2016
A1: Curating great content for our community. @SFerika #ContentChat
— ManageFlitter (@ManageFlitter) December 19, 2016
A1 I can make content accessible. #ContentChat
— Shannon Mouton Gray (@ShannonRenee) December 19, 2016
A1: my content super power is connecting with people. It’s something i thoroughly enjoy. Especially in chats #contentchat
— Chanel Bevis (@ChanelBevis) December 19, 2016
A1. The ability to plan #contentmarketing to rank high on search engines! #contentchat @SFerika @SpinSucks #contentchat pic.twitter.com/Y68lNxAVLU
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A1: I call it my comma sense. It’s like Spidey sense but with commas. #contentchat @SFerika
— Jason Webb (@JasonLWebb) December 19, 2016
A1: I also try my best to learn new things. Especially from other people #contentchat
— Chanel Bevis (@ChanelBevis) December 19, 2016
A1) I like to think my GIF game is alright (or I might just spend too much time choosing them) #contentchat pic.twitter.com/toPFUyntos
— HeyOrca! (@HeyOrca) December 19, 2016
A1 I read great authors and books all the time–and learn from ’em, all the time. #contentchat
— Ken Gordon (@quickmuse) December 19, 2016
A1 My background is well-rounded (production, editorial, industry subject matter expert). I can be a 1 man band if needed #contentchat
— Phil Siarri (@philsiarri) December 19, 2016
Q2: What was your favorite #ContentChat topic/guest/conversation this year?
A2: any that were moderated and hosted by @SFerika! #ContentChat pic.twitter.com/eGhf8t7KkF
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
A2 I haven’t joined as many chats since I’m new but I highly enjoyed last week’s chat #contentchat pic.twitter.com/xpkNk1pQwc
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A2. 2017 Content Planning was a great chat! @SFerika #contentchat @SpinSucks pic.twitter.com/ctM5m0WdFR
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A2: The community one with @quickmuse for sure! But all of them have been so great. #ContentChat
— Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) December 19, 2016
A1: Mine is speaking. Haven’t been able to get a blog off the ground as planned in 2016, so I am thinking podcasting in 2017. https://t.co/cYWZ4P98Qr
— Stacey DePolo (@sdepolo) December 19, 2016
A2: I started coming late in the year, but I’ve enjoyed all of them, so far. Can’t really pick out one as a favorite. #contentchat @SFerika
— Jason Webb (@JasonLWebb) December 19, 2016
A2a I have to say I think my favorite #ContentChat this year was https://t.co/WloHbVLQAp with @Allen #ContentChat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A2b: but since I’m still new to #ContentChat, the data-driven discusssion with @Allen was my fav (so far) @SFerika.
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
A2b My second favorite would have been https://t.co/20AnW1MqzF with @MaureenOnPoint #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A2c: My third favorite would be https://t.co/20AnW1MqzF by @GiniDietrich #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A2. @annhandley killed it. Loved when She joined #contentchat
— Megan McCarthy (@thlittleartiste) December 19, 2016
A2) Content + Community = Conversation w/ @quickmuse I work in content & community outreach, so it was super valuable! #contentchat https://t.co/h9WMVusrzU
— HeyOrca! (@HeyOrca) December 19, 2016
Q3: What content-related topic has #ContentChat not covered recently that you’d like us to discuss in 2017?
A3: I’d be excited with any #ContentChat involving non-profit discussion, @SFerika!
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
A3. Apologies if you cover this and we missed the chat! Paid advertising on Google/ Bing/ other search engines #contentchat @SFerika
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A3 How #CustExp and #content can work together. 🙂 #CX #contentchat
— Sue Duris (@SueDuris) December 19, 2016
Not sure if it’s been discussed, but best practices with re-purposing old content would be useful. #contentchat @SFerika
— Jason Webb (@JasonLWebb) December 19, 2016
Debunking content myths #ContentChat https://t.co/L2g7AxMe4L
— Patrick Hayslett (@PatrickHayslett) December 19, 2016
A3 From my standpoint I’d like to see us branch out a bit more from copy and talk more audio and visual content topics. #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
How I contextualize and optimize the different #socialmedia platforms wrt content #ContentChat https://t.co/naukgZaKq6
— Erica (@wickdchiq) December 19, 2016
A3 I’m not sure but would be cool to see you cover LIVE video next year #ContentChat pic.twitter.com/fMqx1MygTD
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A3 content writing on sustainability issues would also be interesting #contentchat
— Martina (@tiniscapin) December 19, 2016
a3 🌟 I’m sure it’s been covered, would love to talk more about Content Information Architecture.🌟 #contentchat https://t.co/kOFUeX5ahN
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) December 19, 2016
A3: How about something related to content & artificial intelligence? #ContentChat
— Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) December 19, 2016
A3 Would love to see a chat on how to get a TRULY AWESOME job doing content and conversation and such. #contentchat
— Ken Gordon (@quickmuse) December 19, 2016
@BerrakBiz Ooh, good one. Automated email marketing anyone? #contentchat
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
@JMattMke @SFerika Yeah, images & old blog posts are what I was thinking. The best practices when repurposing or republishing. #contentchat
— Jason Webb (@JasonLWebb) December 19, 2016
A3 Maybe not an entire #ContentChat on this, but a few Qs on the WORST content marketing practices? Might be interesting… @SFerika
— Eric Sachs (@EricSachs_SEO) December 19, 2016
A3: I’d ❤️ ‘Advocate-Generated-Content, the good, the bad, and the ugly,’ building on this: https://t.co/FC8RKD4cAL #contentChat https://t.co/txEXq5DVqF
— Stacey DePolo (@sdepolo) December 19, 2016
A3 I’m fascinated by the psychology behind content. One of my favorite books is Language as Social Action #contentchat
— Megan McCarthy (@thlittleartiste) December 19, 2016
A3) I only jumped on the #contentchat train a few months ago but have you covered using #emojis in content? That would be cool! pic.twitter.com/tQX268L7Wo
— HeyOrca! (@HeyOrca) December 19, 2016
Q4: What was your favorite piece of content you created this year (share a link!)
A4: This is the first long-form piece of content I’ve ever written: https://t.co/3xpvhzlGBb #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A4: There are so many! But on the personal level, this one resonated with a lot of people: https://t.co/Kv7cO1i4b7 #ContentChat
— Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) December 19, 2016
A4 My favorite piece of self-authored content is my Twitter bio link. Bonus, it mentions #ContentChat! https://t.co/20AnW1MqzF #mp
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A4 my fave is How Lazy Content Curation Is Ruining Your Influencer Relationships, inspired by a #contentChat convo. https://t.co/SQvZLEYFzF
— Erika Heald (@SFerika) December 19, 2016
A4. We revamped our entire website – pretty excited for how it turned out content-wise! #contentchat @SFerika @SpinSucks pic.twitter.com/FLteuC5SJQ
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A4: And of course, the first resource (versus just content) I’ve created: https://t.co/v0cCYARgJA #ContentChat
— Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) December 19, 2016
A4 I write most of our content (you can check us out here @Lundquist) and whitepapers. There is so much, hard to pick! #contentchat
— Martina (@tiniscapin) December 19, 2016
A4 Top Annoying #SocialMedia Habits to Avoid #ContentChat @SFerikahttps://t.co/1AC7xVet1w
— Eric Sachs (@EricSachs_SEO) December 19, 2016
A4a Soon my favorite piece of content will be my preso “Digital Marketing Insights from the Movie ‘A Christmas Story'” #ContentChat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
. @SFerika Thanks Erika, for Shameless self-promotion opp: Downturn? Pump up your online presence! https://t.co/DsREVs59HD #ContentChat
— Barry Y (@yrraByrraB) December 19, 2016
A4 On LinkedIn >> https://t.co/MSLjkRaRG9 #contentchat
— Sue Duris (@SueDuris) December 19, 2016
A4: Fave was co-created with @sueDuris, my partner in #AdvoChat, first Thurs./month: https://t.co/LeRpbcwooM #contentchat
— Stacey DePolo (@sdepolo) December 19, 2016
A4. Our whitepaper on the #psychology of #colors in uniforms was a great hit in our community! #contentchat https://t.co/w7gcJLrste
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A4: I enjoyed writing this piece on Snapchat for our blog: https://t.co/YMf1SGxO8R #ContentChat
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) December 19, 2016
a4 ❤ Collaborating with Wonderful People @ErenMckay https://t.co/apxVjzZzNF #contentchat pic.twitter.com/yc1XyUxg0n
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) December 19, 2016
A4 “#Fintech: beyond the banks vs startups paradigm” got me partnerships with 2 Fintech publications 🙂 https://t.co/0JaFYYDKYb #contentchat
— Phil Siarri (@philsiarri) December 19, 2016
A4: This is my favoriate ongoing #content piece. #AdvoChat with @sdepolo #contentchat https://t.co/S4Lz2WlRcg https://t.co/EUaiHzJavM
— Sue Duris (@SueDuris) December 19, 2016
A4) The @HeyOrca blog about #twitter fails! Had fun writing this one #contentchat -> https://t.co/UbQdJulUdW
— HeyOrca! (@HeyOrca) December 19, 2016
Mine is @ginidietrich‘s Master Modern PR By Integrating the PESO Model https://t.co/G8VMDWvyjJ #contentchat
— Spin Sucks (@SpinSucks) December 19, 2016
@SFerika A4 Is it lame or redundant to say this? https://t.co/HRud4eJRFT I’ve loved the response to it. #contentchat
— Martin Lieberman (@martinlieberman) December 19, 2016
a4 Love the Unicorns Work coming from @larrykim & @WordStream #contentchat pic.twitter.com/JYJBRAwrgR
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) December 19, 2016
When I discovered FB Live and could finally look at myself on video without being self-critical: https://t.co/34SJK5RpbS #ContentChat https://t.co/dyBHVZYPuK
— Erica (@wickdchiq) December 19, 2016
Q5: What was your favorite piece of content someone not in your organization created this year? (share a link!)
A5: I just started reading CCO from @CMIContent and I LOVE it! #contentchat https://t.co/JfEcECfD12
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
A5. We really enjoyed @shane_barker‘s @spinsucks blog on how to use videos to enhance your social media efforts! https://t.co/KYjohRhOke
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A5 I can’t find a link to this other infographic but did love this article https://t.co/uQIBtCG0Nn #contentchat
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A5 Here’s the infographic just because it was pretty interesting #contentchat pic.twitter.com/h3BdT6aaJA
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A5 I like – Why Get a Professional to #Incorporate Your #Business?https://t.co/iSQsQETsdA #ContentChat #StartUp
— Barry Y (@yrraByrraB) December 19, 2016
a5 the harry caray/cubs vid by @Budweiser, hands down. https://t.co/bk4fRbsFSy #contentchat
— maggie rimnac (@chitownmags) December 19, 2016
A5 – I think just about any content from @CustomerThink is great – it gets to the heart of #CX, #CustomerSuccess, #CustServ #contentchat
— Sue Duris (@SueDuris) December 19, 2016
A5 “Why I Launched My Startup At the Worst Possible Time” https://t.co/a0TvuBbyeZ by @julienbrault emotional piece from founder #contentchat
— Phil Siarri (@philsiarri) December 19, 2016
This keynote speech changed my life: https://t.co/zzcwDOJ3yt #ContentChat https://t.co/Jv66cG6OeQ
— Erica (@wickdchiq) December 19, 2016
May be too late for some but great piece on defending your digital marketing plan by #ContentChat-er @MaureenOnPoint https://t.co/MCJMHG3opm
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
Q6: Is there an amazing content marketer or content creator you’d like to see as a #ContentChat guest?
a6 Always Enjoy Learning @JoePulizzi #contentchat https://t.co/XmuEMVxdAK
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) December 19, 2016
@SFerika Would love to see @CBarrows as a #contentchat guest in 2017. His 2yr old podcast is a great case study for others.
— Martin Lieberman (@martinlieberman) December 19, 2016
A6: would love to see @MadalynSklar as a guest on #ContentChat, @SFerika she is definitely a leader in Twitter content!
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
I think that @martinlieberman would be an interesting #contentchat guest, great range of experience. #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A6) Not so much a content marketer as an incredible journalist, but if you’re looking to refine storytelling, check out @dgoold #ContentChat pic.twitter.com/7Gnha2YQc6
— Jeff Reno(e) (@Renoe) December 19, 2016
A6: I’d like to hear from @SueBZimmerman on her @instagram expertise. #contentchat
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
A6: If you’re looking for other types of guests, @seanvanguilder and I have talked a lot about SEO+Content Marketing. He’s smrt #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A6 Another good option would be @grmeyer to talk about #CX role in content strategy development/execution #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A6c: Consider @bhrome ? He is an award-winning marketer with a unique perspective! #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A6b: For music, it might be interesting to hear from @SeanDanielMusic about his YouTube channel as well. #contentchat
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
A6. @BarrettAll would be a great guest chatter for a future #contentchat now that we think about it! @SFerika @SpinSucks
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A6c: If you do decide to do the #adtech impact on content marketing, we have some experts that can speak to that too #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A6 I know @MadalynSklar spoke about podcasts but @theDanielJLewis would be good for that topic as well. #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
i vote @JasonMillerCA 🙂 #contentchat https://t.co/nLEwdRsbeR
— maggie rimnac (@chitownmags) December 19, 2016
A6 @Mike_K_Spencer = prolific tech / marketing writer especially on @LinkedIn #contentchat
— Phil Siarri (@philsiarri) December 19, 2016
Q7: What is your biggest/scariest/hardest to solve content challenge?
@SFerika A7: producing more relevant content that resonates with my audience #contentchat
— SarahGOpera 🎵 (@SarahGOpera) December 19, 2016
A7: Making sure I plan before trying to execute. Too easy to jump into a half-baked execution and mess it all up. #contentchat
— Jeremy Jones (@jerejone) December 19, 2016
A7 Figuring out how to implement live video in to specific brands. #contentchat pic.twitter.com/cDkVbSSwjF
— Tony Stephan (@OmnipoTony) December 19, 2016
A7 with all the bad content out there, working hard to be relevant, resonating, engaging and eliciting reader to take action. #contentchat
— Sue Duris (@SueDuris) December 19, 2016
A7: It can be tricky balancing content creation for so many platforms, but that’s why it’s important to plan ahead! #contentchat
— Express Writers (@ExpWriters) December 19, 2016
a7 executing great, creative content with little to no budget/team of one! #contentchat pic.twitter.com/ejmw00MpjA
— maggie rimnac (@chitownmags) December 19, 2016
A7: creating more video (on a budget with limited resources) for my non-profit, @SFerika! #ContentChat
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
A7. Morphing all of our content marketing into 1 unified content plan! #socialmedia #contentchat pic.twitter.com/F4Q8yhzG6L
— Uniform Nations (@Uniform_Nations) December 19, 2016
A7 Prioritization will by my 2017 challenge, how much content and how best to target with limited data to start with. #contentchat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
A7b: Video. Getting experts prepped for video and making it a priority. #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A7: The biggest for me next year is how to do a better asking people to be our guest writers for the blog. It’s a big 17 goal. #ContentChat pic.twitter.com/5AEAIqa7dH
— Jeff Reno(e) (@Renoe) December 19, 2016
a7 A Clear Content Strategy Calendar – Includes Blogs, Vlogs, Messaging, Etc. #contentchat https://t.co/pGIhLzuAf7
— Debi Norton (@BRAVOMedia1) December 19, 2016
A7: Demonstrating value to marketers. Finding a new way to measure conversion w/o forms. Helping first. #contentchat
— Maureen Jann (@MaureenOnPoint) December 19, 2016
A7: Jumping in way late – but honestly, being better at updating my site for @WhyISocial – my missed opp. for 2016! #contentchat
— Chris Barrows 🎙 (@CBarrows) December 19, 2016
A7: Refining and launching my personal blog. Also, the redesign of my employer’s blog. #contentchat @SFerika
— Jason Webb (@JasonLWebb) December 19, 2016
A7) Trying to juggle so many different types of content while keeping personalization and priority #contentchat pic.twitter.com/FGcix422FJ
— HeyOrca! (@HeyOrca) December 19, 2016
A7 Combat my (not so occasional shyness) and utilize video marketing #contentchat 😉
— Phil Siarri (@philsiarri) December 19, 2016
A7: Using my editorial calendar consistently (drafted it with @StaceyHylen‘s help in @bryankramer‘s course. Must use!) #contentChat https://t.co/n2nsc4ZPtf
— Stacey DePolo (@sdepolo) December 19, 2016
A7 I still have not made time to learn about GIFs. You folks have some awesome ones! #ContentChat
— Barry Y (@yrraByrraB) December 19, 2016
Q8: If you could design your dream content app or tool, what would it do? #ContentChat
A8 I’d love an affordable for SMB tool that combined a content inventory with social share data and web+CRM data. #ContentChat
— Erika Heald (@SFerika) December 19, 2016
A8: I currently dream for Instagram to allow the user to preschedule posts, @SFerika, I know I’m not alone! #ContentChat
— 🎙JMatt (@JMattMke) December 19, 2016
@SFerika This, plus ability to discover/analyze/segment/grow audience & integrate content calendar. https://t.co/20AnW1MqzF #ContentChat
— Derek Pillie (@dpillie) December 19, 2016
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