This piece was written by Jean-Paul De Clerck for Selligent. I selected it because it reconfirms what we already know as consumers of content and as content marketers trying to reach their audiences.
Magnify's "Digital Lifestyle" research shows that it's becoming more difficult for so-called professional web users to:
**cope with the stream of communication and
**to distinguish essential information from less important information.
A massive tidal wave in figures
**64% of the participants said that the information they receive had increased over 50% in comparison to the previous year
**Nearly 73% of the respondents described the information overload with superlative terms souch as a "roaring river" or a massive tital wave
It is simply becoming more difficult for people to filter information. And it's very important to realize that this is not caused by technology only, and that it will not be solved by technology.
**In their interactions with consumers and customers, companies have a responsibility to make it as easy and valuable as possible for people.
Here are some takeaways:
**Simplify your cross-channel messaging: improve and personalize your communication
**Marketers must ensure that their messages are targeted and synchronized.
**They should avoid overlapping communication and marketing fatigue. Read white paper
**They should also let people choose their own communication channels more.
**Provide alternatives, because people will increasingly search for them in their quest for coping with information.
Curated by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
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This thought-provoking piece was written by Marty Smith who is one of our top scoopers here who knows what he's talking about when it comes to curation and why it is disruptive in this marketplace.
Marty gives you some great tips on how to use Scoopit to evaluate what works and what doesn't with your audience and more....
Marty Smith:
"When everyone is doing something as complicated as content marketing quality goes down. My ratios used to be about 50% curation to 50% creation. we can afford to lower creation now for two reasons:
Snippet Curation with a powerful tool like Scoop.it moves your Internet marketing away from the pack. The pack is creating content faster and faster without a full understanding of what works
Most content marketers add NOISE in the hope screaming louder will make content stand out. It never does.
Selected by Jan Gordon for Curatti covering, Curation, Social Business and Beyond
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I've said this before, and will repeat...Contet Curation is not just for the Marketeers. I think it is as yet a vastly untapped skill/resource/process for Enterprise information professionals (IM/KM) in delivering themed, value--added and decision-ready content for their internal customers. #kmers #curation