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Why Brands Need to Take the Plunge Into VR Today

Content Marketing Institute

In late 2016, pundits declared 2017 whould be the year virtual reality won mass adoption. John Bucher, virtual reality producer and consultant, makes the case for trying the medium even if it’s not fully ready for prime time, with examples of brands actively experimenting. CCO: Which brands have made the deepest inroads with VR?

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A Year Full of ‘No Way!?’ Moments for CCO Magazine

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2017 will go down as the year contributors to the magazine repeatedly blew my mind. At least a half dozen CCO articles in 2017 inspired an exclamation I can only describe as “No sh*t?!,” Virtual reality and a sit-down with author of The Martian ( February 2017 ). Making sense of AI, plus ideas about hiring ( April 2017 ).

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Content Marketer of the Year Shares the REI Story

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Paolo Mottola, managing editor at REI Co-op and the 2017 Content Marketer of the Year, has demonstrated again and again how content can drive more than interest and engagement – it can drive action. If you #OptOutside , you probably already believe REI’s brand promise that a “life outdoors is a life well lived.” Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing in 2021 and Beyond

Neil Patel

According to HubSpot’s most recent Not Another State of Marketing Report , the top two types of video are promotional and brand storytelling. The average blog post was 808 words in 2014, but was 1142 words in 2017. Big brands and chains may create content at location A, and push it out for use at location B.

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Buyer’s Guide to the Best Content Marketing Books of 2018

Content Marketing Institute

In 2018, content marketers renewed attention to the why’s and how’s of brand storytelling techniques, almost as if storytelling didn’t exist until January 1, 2018. Here are some of the best options published in 2018 (and, in one case, the closing months of 2017). Make Blue Ocean Shift the first step in reinvention.

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How a Winery Crushed Its Content Marketing With Video

Content Marketing Institute

With the help of her team, Lisa has reinvigorated Jordan Winery’s brand through videos. This post shares some ideas from her Content Marketing World talk, How Jordan Winery Crushed Content Marketing With a Video-Centered Strategy – ideas that you can steal to reinvigorate your brand. “We were a faceless brand.

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This Week in Content Marketing: Why Won’t CMOs Consider Buying Media Companies?

Content Marketing Institute

00:01): An advertising blast from the past: “A show about nothing” (01:00): Robert muses on this week’s theme: Are you doing nothing? (08:31): 08:31): Welcome to Episode 210: Recorded live on November 19, 2017 (Running time: 1:11:05). Download this week’s PNR: This Old Marketing podcast. Show details. (00:01):