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Content with Character
Feeling overwhelmed by all the content and marketing advice out there?
Want to run and hide (or melt) the second you think about what you "should" be doing on social media?
Content with Character will guide you to take action, think outside the box, and experiment with some unconventional marketing approaches. This podcast brings a human-centric perspective on visibility and content creation through writing, podcasting, speaking, networking, collaborating, and beyond!
Time to redefine "marketing" with Small Business Copywriter and Content Marketing Consultant, Emily Aborn.
She'll keep you laughing and learning as you create and grow with more inspiration and ease.
Episodes
105 episodes
Why Can't We Be Friends? Mixing Personal & Professional Relationships
Can you / should you befriend clients?Should you take on friends as clients? What are the pros and cons? Just how blurry should those lines between professional and personal relationships be?Often debated in business c...
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Do You Need a Regroup? What to do when something's gotta' give
Ever had a moment in business or life where the dam finally broke? The pressure of "should" gave way, it all became too much, the straw broke the camel's back... and you woke up knowing something needed to change?Something’s ...
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9 (Fun) Ideas to Use AI to Improve Your Marketing
When AI language models first emerged on the scene, I was a "hard pass". Largely due to my debilitating fear of art becoming a lost art, I warned everyone who'd listen about AI and resisted using it as a tool in my own business. Two...
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Episode #100(ish) Shiny Object? Or Solid Gold?
Celebrating episode 100(ish) because #AprilFoolsDayJokeisonMeHow do you know if something is just a shiny object and distraction or an idea worth pursuing? Joining me to answer this question are three immensely special...
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47:05
How to (easily) Create Entertaining, Educational, Actionable Content
As a Copywriter and Content Marketing Consultant, people often ask me questions about visibility, marketing, and content creation (naturally). While I'm always ready to throw down and dive deep into all the nuances and nuts and bolt...
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Keys to Being Conversational: without being unprofessional or unplanned
Ever notice how some podcasts, blogs, emails, and posts are seemingly created JUST FOR YOU? Creating content in a conversational way helps us be more relatable and personal. It uses everyday language of our community to mirror how people actual...
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Your Brand's Imprint: Defining and living your distinct difference
What do you want to be known and remembered for? When it comes to business… The legacy you leave might look a number of different ways. It could be the impact and difference you make, the lives you change, the tangible a...
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How to Find Your Unique Brand Voice
"Find Your Voice". Ah, the classic elusive and vague advice shared far and wide across the internet, amiright? What does that even mean? How do I find it? Where was it before I found it? Is a brand's voice the same as the business o...
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The Surprising Perks of Being Random (a lil' bonus episode for you)
I often talk about the benefits and importance of consistency, focus, staying steadily in your lane as a business owner. AND, sometimes the element of random surprise can be just what we need! In this episode, I share three random i...
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3 Ways to Help a Small Business Grow: Spreading the love in 3 minutes or less
Small businesses are the backbone of many local communities. Now more than ever, small businesses need our support and to lift one another up. This episode is a reminder of three simple ways to spread the love, pay it forward, and help ...
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How Your Messaging Helps Set Boundaries & Achieve Your Goals
We’ve talked about boundaries before and setting them in your business but… Which pieces of your messaging actually can help SUPPORT you in setting these boundaries and how do you express them for the world to see in a way that’s ki...
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27:53
Know, Like, Trust: Action Steps to Build KLT
You’ve probably heard about building "the know, like, and trust factor" with your community, customers, and clients. Butttt, how on EARTH does one actually build know, like, and trust? What even does that MEAN!? Ofte...
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Don't Make Them Cry to Get Them to Buy!
Pain point marketing is marketing that highlights a problem your audience is experiencing and positions your product or service as the solution.It's easy, creates an urgency, lack, need, and reminds them of just how badly they hurt! ...
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What's In it For ME? Focusing on Benefits vs. Features
On Christmas Day, I wrote a poem. Not to be confused with a Christmas poem, it was a poem about a zipper. An underrated, underestimated piece of fashion, function, and form, and all it has to offer the world. A series of events around t...
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Making Stories Work in Your Content
A client asked me recently a GREAT question about using stories in her content specifically when she might not want to share ALL the details. I turned her story into one that can benefit YOU as we discuss how to tell your stories more effective...
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Just Say "No" to Bro Marketing
Aggressive, manipulative, disingenuous marketing that prioritizes quick wins and profit over authentic connection and value is OUT. Cozy, human-centered, ethical, kind marketing is IN! In this episode, we br...
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Microdosing Your Marketing: 5 Micro-Actions to Boost Your Business
Especially when facing down the starting line of a New Year or similarly blank slates... it can feel overwhelming, daunting, even debilitating. You might have big ideas, goals, dreams, it might feel like you need to get back to doing everything...
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4 Top Takeaways from 53 Podcast Guest Interviews
This past year, one of my main focuses was on podcast guesting. And focus I did. After 53 interviews and podcast guesting experiences, I lived to tell about it and I'm sharing some behind-the-scenes, do's, don'ts, and realities of ...
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Do You Hear What I Hear? The 5 levels of listening
You probably don't need me to tell you that listening is key for relationships, business, and growth. Did you know it's ALSO important in your content and marketing?! Listening can help: 1. Build connection an...
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4 Lessons Learned in 2024 to Inform Your Future Marketing
In this episode, I'll get into my top lessons learned in the content marketing world this past year and translate them into TIPS to inform your future marketing as we embark onward into a New Year. We talk about: W...
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Let's Talk Boundaries! Setting boundaries for life and business
I know, I know... setting boundaries is hard. You have a soft spot in your heart, you just want to make people happy, make someone's day, deliver everything to everyone, do all the things. AND you can't pour from a cup that's drain...
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Weathering the Social Media Storm: Navigating what to share when life happens
Leave a VoicemailSometimes, there aren't words. And sometimes, it's OK not to have any. It's ok to do what you need: take your time, step away, unfollow, unsubscribe, unf...
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Your Marketing Blueprint Made Easy(er)
Leave a VoicemailDo you feel like you just need a solid content marketing plan and you'll be good to go? Do you struggle to plan and now where to start? "It'll all be great, you...
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