Articles by: David Arkin


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July 12, 2024
Answers to 3 burning branded content questions
I spend a lot of my time with clients and publishers talking about branded content and how to drive more revenue. One of the best parts of presenting branded content strategies to — and meeting with — media professionals is...
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July 11, 2024
How and why to focus on getting initiatives and projects done for your media company
A few years ago when I was considering launching a consulting company, I started having conversations with friends and colleagues in the industry about the idea and one common need and request kept popping up over and over again: Please,...
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May 31, 2024
How to create a great internship program
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May 31, 2024
Why you need an AI policy for your media company and how to create one
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May 31, 2024
AI overviews: How to have your content show up in Google’s new search results pages
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May 31, 2024
How Facebook Groups became incredibly useful during a Texas tornado
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May 22, 2024
A publisher’s guide to an effective YouTube strategy
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May 3, 2024
Social media strategies that put less focus on links and more on storytelling, engagement and video
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May 2, 2024
3 ways to ensure that your readers can easily contact you
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May 2, 2024
Here’s how news organizations can write shorter and tighter stories
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May 2, 2024
How you can use alternative story formats in your branded content
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May 2, 2024
Here are successful ways to summarize stories for a publisher’s newsletter
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April 30, 2024
Social media, digital audience growth expert Emilie Lutostanski joins David Arkin Consulting
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April 18, 2024
How to use data to extend a story’s life
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April 11, 2024
3 ways you can work with David Arkin Consulting
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April 8, 2024
How to make branded content successful for your writers
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April 8, 2024
Why asking readers to share content with you is such a good idea
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April 8, 2024
Why these 4 branded content campaigns worked
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April 8, 2024
How a ‘what if’ approach grew a publisher’s real estate content
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April 5, 2024
Why AI, SEO and social media paid acquisition are so critical right now
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March 28, 2024
Money-making branded content ideas media companies can capitalize on
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March 21, 2024
Planing a trip to Baltimore was too hard. Here’s how better SEO content could have helped.
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March 9, 2024
Why publishers should have Reader Advisory Boards
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March 8, 2024
4 AI efficient tools graphic designers can use
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March 7, 2024
Why great feedback is so important and how to provide it in newsrooms today
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