{"id":3081,"date":"2013-06-13T22:07:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T21:06:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:06:50","slug":"curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

21st century marketing involves a lot of content. Great content is what gets your business noticed and talked about. But unfortunately, not all business owners are writers. There\u2019s the option of hiring a writer, but a lot of small businesses don\u2019t have the budget for a decent writer. Conversely, most business owners don\u2019t have the time or patience to plow through the content development process themselves. If they do, it\u2019s almost statistical that after a few efforts they give up simply because it\u2019s something they struggle with.<\/p>\n

The alternative, and a popular one at that, is to curate content off of other channels. Some of the top apps to do this (in addition to the ones I discussed last week) include Storify, Pinterest and Tumblr.<\/p>\n

Creating Stories Using Social Media<\/h4>\n

Developed in mind as an alternative mode of journalism, Storify<\/a> lets you turn curated content into stories. Transform tweets, photos and blog content from various networks into creative content plugs.<\/p>\n

Storify has a really easy-to-use platform that lets you sync social media together. Once logged in, start by choosing a topic. Storify browses various outlets to offer you the best of what\u2019s out there on your topic. Use the field results to weave together a story that\u2019s practically been served to you on a digital platter.<\/p>\n

Best for<\/i>: Businesses looking to create stories or offer news-worthy content. If you\u2019re not in the business of original content creation, you can still use Storify to share relevant info\/photos of industry-related happenings.<\/p>\n

Capture Audience Imagination with Pinterest<\/h4>\n

Pinterest<\/a> is a feast for your eyes, and first captured mine on Facebook where hoards of users were using it to share favorite images. It\u2019s a virtual mood or interest board where you can share your favorite finds.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s super easy to use, allowing you to collect and \u201cpin\u201d favorite finds as you browse the net. You can have individually labeled boards based on your various interests. The platform works primarily because a picture is a quick way to communicate an idea. It appeals to the imagination and it takes seconds to consume, as opposed to text content.<\/p>\n

Best for<\/i>: Visual\/design oriented businesses like graphic designers, artists, interior designers, fashion designers, e-commerce, etc.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s best if you use it to showcase your own work but also include all your various interests and finds from other sources. Just like with blogging, no one wants to see just one narrow view, but rather an eclectic and inspired assortment of content that still stays true to a narrative or tone.<\/p>\n

Pair Blogging and Visuals with Tumblr<\/h4>\n

Part blog, part mood board, Tumblr<\/a> is a hot competitor to Pinterest. While Pinterest only really lets you plug visuals, Tumblr allows you to have an inspiration board but also plug in a humble blog via text along with quotes, links, chats, and audio\/video content. As a bonus over Pinterest, Tumblr users can also use their own domain; since Pinterest isn\u2019t a blogging platform, it doesn\u2019t allow for the same personalization.<\/p>\n

Best for<\/em>: Small businesses that target young adult consumers.<\/p>\n

The Good and the Bad of Curated Content<\/h4>\n

Note that the downside of curating content is that you risk losing an authentic voice. Having a unique voice is essential to your branding and in making you stand out from the crowd. If you\u2019re struggling to start, begin with curating content; after that, make an effort to mix curated content with your own original content.<\/p>\n

The benefit of pairing both original and curated content is that you show your audience you\u2019re more than just about your own voice. You show you\u2019re capable of original ideas but that you\u2019re also in the know and willing to share great ideas from others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

21st century marketing involves a lot of content. Great content is what gets your business noticed and talked about. But unfortunately, not all business owners are writers. There\u2019s the option of hiring a writer, but a lot of small businesses don\u2019t have the budget for a decent writer. Conversely, most business owners don\u2019t have the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_bme_ai_translator_target_languages":[],"_bme_ai_translator_force_retranslate":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2168],"tags":[154,759,839,1290,1499,1639,1693],"class_list":["post-3081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-media","tag-email-marketing","tag-social-media","tag-small-business-blog","tag-tumblr","tag-curated-content","tag-pinterest","tag-storify"],"yoast_head":"\nCurated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"21st century marketing involves a lot of content. Great content is what gets your business noticed and talked about. But unfortunately, not all business owners are writers. There\u2019s the option of hiring a writer, but a lot of small businesses don\u2019t have the budget for a decent writer. Conversely, most business owners don\u2019t have the…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Benchmark Email India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shireen Qudosi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shireen Qudosi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shireen Qudosi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c099dec3152d6e05d39399caed12b90e\"},\"headline\":\"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":644,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Email Marketing\",\"Social Media\",\"small business blog\",\"tumblr\",\"curated content\",\"Pinterest\",\"storify\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Social Media\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/\",\"name\":\"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/\",\"name\":\"Benchmark Email India\",\"description\":\"Email Marketing Software\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Benchmark Internet Group, LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/11\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/benchmark-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/11\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/benchmark-logo.svg\",\"width\":1,\"height\":1,\"caption\":\"Benchmark Internet Group, LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c099dec3152d6e05d39399caed12b90e\",\"name\":\"Shireen Qudosi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shireen Qudosi\"},\"description\":\"Shireen Qudosi is Benchmark Email's Online Marketing Specialist and Small Business Advocate. An Orange County based writer, Shireen specializes in online marketing and public relations. She has written for over 75 publications and has launched nine successful new media campaigns to date. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Denver Post, the Oklahoman and Green Air Radio, among others.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.benchmarkemail.com\\\/in\\\/author\\\/shireenqudosi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India","og_description":"21st century marketing involves a lot of content. Great content is what gets your business noticed and talked about. But unfortunately, not all business owners are writers. There\u2019s the option of hiring a writer, but a lot of small businesses don\u2019t have the budget for a decent writer. Conversely, most business owners don\u2019t have the…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/","og_site_name":"Benchmark Email India","article_published_time":"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00","author":"Shireen Qudosi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shireen Qudosi","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/"},"author":{"name":"Shireen Qudosi","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#\/schema\/person\/c099dec3152d6e05d39399caed12b90e"},"headline":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media","datePublished":"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/"},"wordCount":644,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#organization"},"keywords":["Email Marketing","Social Media","small business blog","tumblr","curated content","Pinterest","storify"],"articleSection":["Social Media"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/","url":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/","name":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media - Benchmark Email India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-06-13T22:07:02+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-07T21:06:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/curated-content-marketing-creating-stories-with-social-media\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Curated Content Marketing: Creating Stories with Social Media"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/","name":"Benchmark Email India","description":"Email Marketing Software","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#organization","name":"Benchmark Internet Group, LLC","url":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/benchmark-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/benchmark-logo.svg","width":1,"height":1,"caption":"Benchmark Internet Group, LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/#\/schema\/person\/c099dec3152d6e05d39399caed12b90e","name":"Shireen Qudosi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/558ab8e78927bc045d7ebb8bc5239ccb256bfc5555a92639a69b9e0869a03814?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shireen Qudosi"},"description":"Shireen Qudosi is Benchmark Email's Online Marketing Specialist and Small Business Advocate. An Orange County based writer, Shireen specializes in online marketing and public relations. She has written for over 75 publications and has launched nine successful new media campaigns to date. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Denver Post, the Oklahoman and Green Air Radio, among others.","url":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/author\/shireenqudosi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}