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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. Those are two of the biggest goals of content marketing in one fell swoop. Content coming from HQ?

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How to Win at Content Marketing [New Playbook]

Content Marketing Institute

To the uninitiated, a content marketing initiative can seem like an old-school, Dungeons and Dragons-style quest. You continually roll the dice in hopes of earning enough trust, credibility, and experience to persuade your audience to embark on a journey alongside your brand. Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) January 25, 2017.

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How to Get Listeners to Push Play on Your Podcast [Examples From Boss Brands]

Content Marketing Institute

Consider these findings on its engagement benefits from Edison Research’s 2017 Podcast Consumers report: Listener growth is strong: The percent of monthly podcast listeners has increased from 21% to 24% of the population year over year. Podcasting can be an intimate way to interact with your audience, says @joderama. Click To Tweet.

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

Content Marketing Institute

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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This Old Marketing Farewell Episode: Sometimes the End Is a Beginning

Content Marketing Institute

The entire PNR experience has been a labor of love for Robert and me – and the response from our audience has been both humbling and gratifying. That purchase will, of course, be 21st Century Fox ( Editor’s note: This deal was confirmed on December 14, 2017)… I think it’s a great deal – it’s the reunion of Marvel.

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

Content Marketing Institute

The most effective formula for increasing profits and sales continued to involve increasing the size of your newsletter’s mailing list by offering first-time visitors ethical bribes or content bonuses in exchange for signing up to receive the firm’s email newsletter. Content marketing should be more challenging and more fun.

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How to Be an Agent of Change: Examples From Top Content Marketing Award Winners

Content Marketing Institute

When it comes to carving a fresh and future-focused path, we can all learn a few lessons from the winners and finalists from this year’s Content Marketing Awards. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Documentary Storytelling: 6 Examples From Brands That Nail It. The shift to more audience-centric content has paid off.