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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. He is the author of six books, including the bestselling Storytelling for Virtual Reality. John: Brands for a number of years have mastered the art of storytelling to audiences in order to engage them in products.

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Content Marketer of the Year Shares the REI Story

Content Marketing Institute

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. In early 2017, REI’s film about Brothers of Climbing documented the organization’s mission to increase diversity in outdoor adventures.

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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. Power of the podcast. Just how large an opportunity could podcasting represent for marketers?

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Content Marketing in 2021 and Beyond

Neil Patel

People want high quality, useful, relevant, and engaging content about things that matter to them. Today, it’s more about comments, shares across multiple channels, discussion, and action – or engagement with your stuff – and conversions. The average blog post was 808 words in 2014, but was 1142 words in 2017.

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How to Win at Content Marketing [New Playbook]

Content Marketing Institute

Look at how enterprising brands found a smart approach to storytelling – no matter the technique: Social media posts: The Virginia Aquarium’s #CuteAnimalTweetOff. Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) January 25, 2017. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 16 Visual Storytelling Tips to Give Your Content Marketing a Boost.

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5 Steps to Strategically Reboot Your Brand’s Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Storytelling is often done in silos at the business unit or market level. Engage through signature content opportunities. REI (@REI) November 24, 2017. Salesforce is a good model, offering a clear call to action at every step on its website and in engagement tools like its chatbot Astro. Portfolio thread.

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How a Winery Crushed Its Content Marketing With Video

Content Marketing Institute

Build your brand’s following by engaging them in videos that reveal your unique expertise. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Video Storytelling Secrets From an Award-Winning Series. Here’s the winery’s parody, Despacito Embotellado (bottling slowly) of Despacito , one of the biggest hit songs of summer 2017. Go behind the scenes.