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Are You Ready for Content Marketing in 2018? 60+ Predictions

Content Marketing Institute

It’s hard to believe that, after 10 years, this will be the last time I share my annual list of content marketing predictions for CMI. In 2018, at least two major Fortune 500 brands will hire former publishers and/or media executives to serve as their chief marketing officers. Predictions2018 Click To Tweet.

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

Content Marketing Institute

If you’re looking for a holiday gift book to advance the recipient’s content marketing skills, I have good news. During 2018, authors and publishers created some of the most helpful and sophisticated content marketing books. Drivers of content marketing. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.

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

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Natalya Minkovsky found and shared some of the best in each issue of Chief Content Officer magazine. Here are 11 models she shared in her Idea Garage column in 2018: Velcro® entertains to promote trademark ( February ). HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 7 B2C Brands Offer Content Marketing Lessons and Inspiration.

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Content Marketer of the Year Shares the REI Story

Content Marketing Institute

These are just a few of the characteristics we look for when selecting the finalists for CMI’s Content Marketer of the Year award. As we begin to unveil our 2018 finalists in the coming weeks, we want to give you a closer look at last year’s honoree. Mix and match content types, formats, and levels. Build the right crew.

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5 Things Highly Committed Content Marketers Do Better [New UK Research]

Content Marketing Institute

Being committed to content marketing is a no-brainer requirement for success. But what may be surprising is how a small shift in commitment level can make a BIG difference in overall content marketing success. content marketers. Does that mean they can’t strengthen their commitment to content marketing?

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Publishing Frequency: Why (and How) We’re Changing Things Up

Content Marketing Institute

How often do you read the weekend posts on Content Marketing Institute the day they’re published? Our new publishing frequency. Some of you might be wondering about two weekend stalwarts – the PNR: This Old Marketing podcast and the Content Strategy for Marketers newsletter. 11, PNR goes on hiatus.

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Are B2C Content Marketing Teams Getting What They Need to Succeed? [New Research]

Content Marketing Institute

B2C marketers may be about to hit that stage given the signs that popped up as we read through the survey data and fill-in responses to the latest annual content marketing research. You can read the full results in B2C Content Marketing 2018: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends—North America , produced by CMI and MarketingProfs.).