3 Hot Takes: Bad Thought Leadership, Irrelevant Content, and a New Media Network

Frustrated B2B readers give thought leadership content a bad review, and most say they skip out on anything they deem irrelevant. B2C retail giant Lowe’s adds a media network to monetize its audience. Read our hot takes. Continue reading → The post 3 Hot Takes: Bad Thought Leadership, Irrelevant Content, and a New Media Network appeared first on Content...

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3 Disruptions To Know To Prepare for the Future of Content and Marketing

In the past 18 months, we’ve seen at least three major disruptions that should help us spot where content and marketing are headed – and develop our strategies to be ready for that future. Continue reading → The post 3 Disruptions To Know To Prepare for the Future of Content and Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Measuring Content Marketing Impact: How To Set Objectives That Matter

In a universe where marketing can’t be proven mathematically, what good are measurements and analytics? They’re immensely valuable if you have one thing – a shared sense of what success looks like. Find out how to get it in the latest episode of Marketing Makers. Continue reading → The post Measuring Content Marketing Impact: How To Set Objectives...

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Use Loyalty Content To Sustain Your Hard-Won Customer Relationships

If you think new customer acquisition should be content marketing’s primary goal, you may want to think again. Read on for tips, examples, and more about how to make content and customer retention go hand in hand. Continue reading → The post Use Loyalty Content To Sustain Your Hard-Won Customer Relationships appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Why You Should Doubt Headline Best Practices Advice (Except This)

Headline advice articles promise a magic formula for crafting titles that compel people to click through and read your content. But what happens when one set of “best” practices conflicts with another – and with what your data tells you? Here’s how to sort it out. Continue reading → The post Why You Should Doubt Headline Best Practices Advice (Except...

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3 Content Marketing Examples That Surprise and Delight (Plus Our Hot Takes)

These examples are all about the unexpected. A writer creates a sticky wicket for finding other creatives. Ronald McDonald House sponsors content that has nothing to do with itself. And NEA Member Benefits turns ‘boring’ content into a hoot. See our hot takes. Continue reading → The post 3 Content Marketing Examples That Surprise and Delight (Plus...

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To Keep Your SEO Page Title Tags Safe From Google Meddling, Try This

Google keeps changing SEO page title tags. It’s hard to predict what text the search giant will use if it modifies yours. Give your pages titles a better chance of appearing as you intended by following these suggestions. Continue reading → The post To Keep Your SEO Page Title Tags Safe From Google Meddling, Try This appeared first on Content Marketing...

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B2B Content Marketing Insights for 2022: More Budget, More Work, More Empathy [Research]

Companies are waking up to the power of B2B content marketing. That’s the refrain that echoes through our survey of marketers in the newly released B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Insights for 2022. Continue reading → The post B2B Content Marketing Insights for 2022: More Budget, More Work, More Empathy [Research] appeared first...

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In People We Trust: Here’s How To Make Your Content More Human

The overarching theme at Content Marketing World tapped into something powerful – the emotions, experiences, and need for personal connection all humans have. Here are some highlights to inspire, motivate, and implement. Continue reading → The post In People We Trust: Here’s How To Make Your Content More Human appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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3 Hot Takes: Experiments in SEO, Work-Life Balance, and #FacebookDown

Go behind the scenes at Service Direct and Atlassian as they reveal the results of their carefully planned content operations changes. Then, use Facebook’s accidental experiment to check your own content operations resilience. Continue reading → The post 3 Hot Takes: Experiments in SEO, Work-Life Balance, and #FacebookDown appeared first on Content...

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