Alien Cake Pops
Recently, I made Toy Story alien cake pops for my son's school friends. The recipe is far from easy, but the idea of taking a shortcut and using a cake pop mold for regular cake mix didn't appeal to me as much as making the pops the old-fashioned way.  In the process, I learned that making cake pops isn't so different from content marketing:
  • They require careful planning. Cake pops are not something that can be made all in one sitting. I spread out my cake pop-making efforts over several days to make sure I'd have time to complete each step correctly. Content marketing also can't be completed in one sitting; it's an ongoing effort that requires budgeting time and resources.  
  • You'll get your hands dirty. Despite owning one of those neat cookie-ballers (a device that looks like an ice cream scoop and creates perfectly round balls of cookie dough for baking purposes), I still had to use my (carefully washed) hands to mold the pops. Content marketing can't be done in a hands-off manner; to make sure your content is broadcasting the right message, sometimes you have to roll the content balls yourself. 
  • You're going to need patience. Cake pops don't form overnight. Neither does compelling content. Both need nurturing, molding, and planning to come out just right.
  • Shortcuts won't do the trick. Believe me, I researched cake pop molds and was not impressed with the pictures of lumpy, overflowing cake pans. That's why I started from scratch. With content marketing, it's tempting to try to repurpose something else or cut corners, but 
  • The result is completely worth it. The cake pops were super-cute and apparently a big hit at my son's school. (And tasty, too.) When content marketing is done properly, it becomes a big hit by driving traffic and assisting with sales and credibility.
 


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