Content Marketing Institute

JULY 24, 2018

What would you do if your boss unexpectedly increased your annual content marketing budget? We asked the presenters at Content Marketing World 2018 to share what they would do. 50,000: Engage with an industry-specific freelance writer or visual content creator to enhance the content around a strategic business message.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Natalya Minkovsky found and shared some of the best in each issue of Chief Content Officer magazine. 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?

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Contently

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

To create an editorial calendar that successfully moves leads further down the funnel, you’ll need more than a spreadsheet filled with topics and deadlines. After all, with so much junk content out there (keyword-stuffed, typo-ridden, clickbait-laden—you get the picture), quality matters more than ever.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I learned content distribution, syndication, and SEO very much by accident. The MainStreet editorial team was a fun, scrappy group, which was good because we were functioning as a startup within the company. Now I’ve started my own company helping businesses of all types develop editorial and content strategies that make sense.

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BKA Content

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Where To Find A Legal Content Writer. Publishing content regularly is the easiest and most affordable way for lawyers to get found, which is why if you don’t already have a legal content writer on your team, it may be time to hire one. What Is a Legal Content Writer? Why Your Law Firm Needs a Legal Content Writer.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Credited to Jay Geiger, who first wrote about it in 2006 , the term “clickbait” earned a place in The Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 with this definition: “(on the Internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.”. Barnum still entertained his audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If you want results with less effort – and it makes sense for your audiences – think about localized markets. Building a multi-language content marketing team doesn’t require a huge budget, but it requires some thought and planning. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Find a Writer Who Won’t Kill Your Content.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2018

? ? ? The value of building SEO content is second to none. However, I’m not merely talking about properly optimized content that has the right meta information, links, keywords, and technical SEO. Instead, I’m talking about honing powerful content that speaks to readers irresistibly. The content is not only keyword optimized.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Do you struggle to create engaging content that lands you in the top spots of Google? There is a way to solve that problem, and create content that Google loves, while building a library of content that’s super useful to your target audience. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Create Pillar Content Google Will Love.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

How much will the evolving landscape of AI impact content creation? I knew the AI landscape was evolving in the industry: But just how much would it really affect content creation? I knew the AI landscape was evolving in the industry: But just how much would it really affect content creation? I was surprised.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2018

Video options abound, particularly given its growing influence on content marketing success. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 10 Tips (and a Ton of Tricks) to Maximize Your Video Content Investment. Video content sees 41% more search traffic than text or image via @aberdeengroup #research. Video converts more users.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 27, 2018

I never thought I could use it to build an audience. Plan these three elements carefully to create a compelling bio: The content. The bio content or text is the most important element. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Outperform Fortune 500 Brands on Instagram [Research]. Create and share great content.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 21, 2018

Below the erupting volcano of content – billions of new articles every month – a secret army is hard at work. Wherever marketers create e-books, run webinars, promote blogs, and craft events, artisans are hammering, hacking, and whittling the words. These writers make content marketing run. Your best #content bet?

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Successful content marketers on this social platform tailor their content to take advantage of the channel’s strengths, from hashtags and Stories to advertising and live video. Let’s explore how to use these features to maximize your content marketing strategy. Dynamic Stories. Skillful Instagram Live.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 5, 2018

Define your audience. Figure out who you are trying to connect with and ask yourself whether you have the expertise or credibility to satisfy that audience. As with any content marketing initiative, avoid the one-and-done approach. Now consider which platform(s) make the most sense for your audience and business needs.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How 3 Serious Brands Engage Humanly on Social Media. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: An Easy-to-Apply Framework to Build Your (New or Mature) Content Marketing Team. People have a misconception about what it means to be a marketing expert. Social media really is for socializing.

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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. Try #artificialintelligence in your B2B marketing and don’t wait, says @PaulRoetzer. As a marketer, you’ll never have to understand artificial intelligence in depth.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Influencer marketing is about growing your audience and leveraging the voice of well-connected people … but using influencers with the biggest audiences isn’t always the answer. We’ve created a community for them, and then we share content and tell them that if they like it, they can share it with their followers.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 24, 2019

The massive amounts of social data, growing number of demands and requests from customers through social platforms, and evolving best practices make it easy for marketers to get overwhelmed. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Build a Smart Yet Simple Social Media Marketing Plan [Template]. says @AliceOh_. Click To Tweet.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As a digital marketer, you know just how important the tone and message of your blog are to the overall success of your business. A cohesive approach to your digital content, especially the content on your blog, is critical to your brand. The best way to ensure your site is editorially cohesive is with an editorial style guide.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2017

How often do you read the weekend posts on Content Marketing Institute the day they’re published? Before I joined the CMI editorial team in September, the same was true for me. If you subscribe to the Content Strategy for Marketing newsletter, you should have received the revamped version in your inbox today.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Our content was too academic and didn’t resonate with our audience. When we focused on making it more readable for our audience, business grew. Content marketers deliver a wealth of ideas and information, but it’s not always presented in the best way. Structure of content. Don’t have an engaged audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 3, 2018

Should they keep a “church-state” separation (like the separation that newspapers traditionally uphold between reporting and advertising teams), or should they collaborate? What can organizations do to ensure that the brand –and its audiences – benefit? Each serves an audience. Think of your portfolio of media companies.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 15, 2019

Video content – live or not – is a valuable asset for any brand. That’s why I’ll show you how to repurpose your live content to get more from your efforts. You can stream content on most platforms these days. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Ready to Go Live? Audiences watch livestreams differently than they consume videos.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 19, 2018

To produce reliable and scalable results, think beyond the content you write. Look at the structure and targeting of your content. Here’s a crash course on three advanced SEO techniques to help you get more conversions and better ranking from content you’re creating. Next, you need to conduct a content audit.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Even though the amazing CMI editorial team wanted me to write about marketing, I wrote this instead (ha). It was there that I expanded on my education, learning the world of media communication, marketing communications, and corporate content creation. Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Further Reading: How to Create a Writing Portfolio That’ll Wow Potential Clients walks you through everything you need to craft an online portfolio of your work, from portfolio sites like Contently to using your own blog. Because those high-paying freelance content jobs you lay awake dreaming about? Supercharge Your Writing Skills.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The Smart (and Not-So-Smart) Ways to Use Vanity Metrics. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 3 Keyword Research Trends to Reshape Your Content Optimization. Search engines consider relevancy by looking at the content surrounding the backlink as well as how relevant both the domain and page are.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 29, 2018

Are you struggling with too much content marketing work? The following is list of tools that will help you save time and become more effective with your content marketing: 1. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Do a Competitive Content Marketing Analysis. iancleary Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

As content marketers, we are always reminded of the need to focus on our audience and their needs. In a way, this relationship gives each marketer the privilege of mentoring consumers by the thousands. Document your content marketing mission statement.”. Pam Didner , author, Global Content Marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Want to be a better content marketer? Consider this: CMI’s 2019 B2B research found that 67% of the most successful content marketers rated their organization’s content tech proficiency as expert or advanced. 67% of most successful #content marketers say their org is advanced or expert in #tech proficiency.

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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

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A glance through Content Marketing Institute’s recently published posts, Growthhackers Must Read articles, or BuzzSumo’s most-shared marketing content from the past six months makes it clear – one blog post framework seems to be winning: How (Company You Know) Is Doing (Something) to Achieve (Positive Result).

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ProBlogger

JULY 30, 2014

As Google’s algorithms get ever more efficient at filtering out good content from bad, more and more companies are turning to content marketing and guest posting to increase their Google page rank and appear higher up searches. In the world of content marketing, creating high quality posts is just part of the story.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 12, 2018

shared that nugget of wisdom at the recent Intelligent Content Conference in Las Vegas. If you need proof of how true his observation is, look no further than the Capital Group, a conservative, trusted financial services company that – until recently ­– lagged far behind its competitors in thought leadership and digital marketing. “We

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 22, 2018

Webinars are an important yet underrated content marketing tactic. They provide you the opportunity to create a more interactive content format for your audience. They also are one of the top five types of content that can naturally attract links to your site. Pick a narrow topic. Interview webinars.

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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. What to try: Invest in other teams’ success.

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