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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

Content Marketing Institute

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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How Creating a Holiday Content Marketing Strategy Helps Your Business

Express Writers

Planning in advance and creating a holiday content marketing strategy can help take some of the stress out of the holiday season for your business. Quality holiday content marketing can help you connect with your audience, appeal to new customers, and increase your brand awareness. Here are a few: 1. Grows Your Business.

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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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10 Content Marketing Metrics to Track (+5 Experts on the Ones that Matter to Them)

Buffer

Let’s be honest: you probably didn’t get into content marketing because you love working with numbers.    Thankfully for folks like me, there are many brilliant tools to help you keep on top of your content marketing metrics (little to no math required).   That’s certainly true for me.