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What One Brand Did After It Created a Top 10 Blog

Content Marketing Institute

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 5 Brands Share Their Content Marketing Process. On one fateful week in August 2017, after months of sweating, we published our findings on three tests. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Your Content Team Can Sprint With Agile Marketing. 7 Best Practices (and Tools) for Managing Your Remote Content Team.

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Sample 11 of the Best B2B and B2C Content Marketing Ideas of 2018

Content Marketing Institute

This year, B2B and B2C brands elevated their creativity to inspiring levels. If you do, the Velcro Brand Companies legal team might burst into song about the importance of using the VELCRO® trademark correctly. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Is Your Brand Breaking the Law on Social Media? Don’t write “velcro.” No, really.

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The New Marketing: How to Manage a Media Arm Within Your Company

Content Marketing Institute

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. Was 2017 the year for your brand to buy – or build – a media company?

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How Tom’s of Maine Found Success in Micro-Influencer Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Bridget Burns, community manager for Tom’s of Maine, explains in this Q&A how micro-influencer marketing works for a brand that values substance over sizzle. Bridget left Tom’s of Maine in September 2017 after this interview was complete.). They’re genuine fans who engage with the brand. Because it’s not transactional (i.e.,

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16 More Quotes to Inspire Your Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

In 2017, I shared a compilation of 23 inspirational quotes , from Rachael Ray to Ann Handley to Andy Weir and many people in between. Today, to kick off the new year, the CMI editorial team asked me to share some more quotes. On average, it takes 2-3 years for a personal brand to ignite, says @markwschaefer.

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How to Adopt a Customer-Centric Strategy for Your Content

Content Marketing Institute

CMI’s recent content management and strategy research confirms that while 92% of respondents say their brands view content as a business asset, few marketers have the processes and tools to make this a reality. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The 2017 Content Marketing Framework: 5 Building Blocks for Profitable, Scalable Operations.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Audience Development

Content Marketing Institute

In 2016, when Intel iQ boasted 2 million monthly readers who averaged more than two minutes per visit, the iQ team wondered what is the additional value of a returning reader versus a first timer? The true challenge of becoming a successful (brand) publisher is sustaining an audience, says @LukeKintigh. A lot, it turns out.

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