Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 3, 2018

2017 was the year brands buy media companies, according to Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose who made the declaration in a This Old Marketing podcast last May. Either way, you’re probably curious about what it looks like for a brand to run a media organization. For marketers like Victor and his colleagues, tomorrow is today.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The MainStreet editorial team was a fun, scrappy group, which was good because we were functioning as a startup within the company. Getting one of your articles featured on a big news portal’s home page carousel meant that millions of people would be exposed to your story and learn about your brand.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

The key phrases behind content-writing robots you’ll see a lot – intelligent narratives, natural language generation (NLG), and automated storytelling technology. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Cognitive Content Marketing: The Path to a More (Artificially) Intelligent Future. Other content was complete stories.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 24, 2018

You can find the content you’re looking for without having to dig for it. Think of Colgate’s gum disease resource page as the top of the mountain – a pillar of content like the one you aim to create for your brand. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 5 Reasons SEO Should Take a Back Seat With Website Content. The result?

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Only after I heard Paul Roetzer’s Content Marketing World talk did I realize that my experience represented exactly that: artificial intelligence at work. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Cognitive Content Marketing: The Path to a More (Artificially) Intelligent Future. Analyzing content. Check it out!

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Clearly, you’ll be in good company if you “steal” the content marketing ideas in this column. In fact, it’s becoming a tradition (and some might say a stolen idea) for CMI to offer cool tips gathered from some of the hottest marketing talents in the business. This year we steal from the Content Marketer of the Year finalists.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 12, 2018

“We were hiding our light under a bushel,” says Will McKenna, describing the company’s marketing efforts in the talk he and Fred Macri gave at Content Marketing World 2017: Awakening a Sleeping Giant: Crafting a Successful Content Brand in an 86-Year-Old Enterprise. Our marketing was immature ,” Will says.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 26, 2018

What keeps you up at night about your content marketing program? There’s also a good chance other stress-inducing concerns include your tech stack and/or your team. Your peers – even at brands lauded for their content approach – struggle with the same issues. Build a Content Brand. Well, guess what?

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

But while your Google Home pods, face ID-enabled iPhones, wearable fitness trackers, 3D printers, and the like might be fun and games now, there’s serious power behind those tools – power that enhances the performance of your content marketing efforts, makes them easier to produce, and makes them more enticing to your audiences.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 27, 2018

Influencer marketing is a well-known, and perhaps, mature channel for many content marketers. Unfortunately, though, a significant swath of marketers is not leveraging influencers in the marketing mix. This is ill-advised because studies show that every dollar invested in influencer marketing returns $6.50

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

We’re sharing Aaron’s updated version today, as more efficient teamwork is a constant need for content marketers. As content marketers, we have our work cut out for us. Without curation, marketers pack their feeds with pitch after promotion after pitch, says @AaronOrendorff. Content curation is the only way to go.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 26, 2018

Want a shortcut to creating content that will convert, resonate with your customers, and save you time? For content marketers, reviews are like an unending recipe book. They are your golden ticket to efficient content that converts. (A Spark content ideas. As soon as you discover your brand is on the list (yay!),

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 1, 2018

Align with your brand story. If you are in a crowded industry, such as, ahem , content marketing, focus on a niche. This is a challenge Brody Dorland and team faced when embarking on their research project in 2017. Think of these dimensions as a table of contents. The best research topics check three boxes.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Practically everyone understands the importance of “doing content marketing,” but many – even those with documented content marketing strategies – don’t know how to align the types of content they create with their desired content marketing goals. Yes, this is Step 1 for every type of content).

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2017

See what inspires you given your content marketing strategy , audience, and formats. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 16 Visual Storytelling Tips to Give Your Content Marketing a Boost. To be a well-known leader in your industry, start creating data-driven content. You do not have to use all of them.

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