Nicolette Beard

Content Writer / Editor / SEO Strategist

United States

Former editor and book publisher able to meet deadlines and deliver polished writing. 15+ years writing for companies of all sizes from startups to Fortune 500 and SaaS to ecommerce. My extensive portfolio includes Web copy, ad copy, banner ads, blog posts, thought leadership, customer success stories, case studies, ebooks, how-to guides, landing pages, webinars, slide decks, news releases, product pages, newsletters, social media, and marketing collateral.

Below is a small sample of my most recent content writing—links to additional content types upon request.

Portfolio
McKesson
From the ER to the OR: Integrating Radiology Across the Enterprise

Wrote and edited all content for the ebook to be distributed at the RNSA conference, the premier event for medical professionals and radiologists. Wrote event page, ad copy, and landing pages to promote content piece to a core audience of healthcare IT decision-makers.

Campaign Monitor
Email Marketing Template Builder

Page redesign and an internal linking campaign resulted in a No. 1 ranking for "email templates"; 2K unique visits/mo.; $52.6K in traffic value, making it the highest converting feature page for trial signups.

Morningstar, Inc.
05/08/2023
Investing in a Sustainable World | Investable World

Responsible for SEO and writing product messaging for several business units for a stand-alone interactive website to coincide with the 2022 Investment Conference. Collaborated with Product Managers to ensure the messaging was aligned with brand standards and connected with compliance to confirm we were within the SEC guidelines for all published output.

Morningstar, Inc.
05/31/2023
Financial Data Aggregation for Wealth Tech Startups

Provided SEO research and copywriting support for a new long-form Pillar Page targeted to advisors in the wealth tech space, earning rankings for a super-competitive target keyword.

Morningstar, Inc.
06/16/2023
Corporate Sustainability at Morningstar

Revamped a poorly structured web page to focus on primary search intent--people interested in Morningstar's POV on corporate sustainability. Created a hub and spoke model of related content pointing to this signature page. Reduced friction on the page by minimizing CTAs and moving supporting content to the B2B blog to create pathways to product.

Morningstar
06/27/2022
5 Best Practices for Avoiding Know Your Customer Confusion

Orchestrated a full-funnel marketing campaign to educate financial advisors in head offices about changes in Canadian Financial Reforms (CFR). Tactics used: email, organic and paid social, house ads, blog posts, blog syndication, landing page, video, PPC, display, and retargeting ads, and a webinar.

Morningstar, Inc.
09/18/2023
Risk Tolerance as a Personality Trait

Repurposed webinar, How to Demonstrate Your Value Through Personalized Investment Planning, into a long-form blog post targeting financial advisors. Copyedited final output. Optimized for search engines earning Top 10 rankings for targeted keywords.

Morningstar, Inc.
07/27/2022
Fund Flows: The Ultimate Guide for Asset Managers

Ungated long-form content for lead generation Fund flows can reveal investor sentiment and emerging trends if you have the right tools. Read our Ultimate Guide to learn how to map out the competition.