Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Does your company look at content through customers’ eyes? Here’s one way to tell: Look at your marketing content. A few years ago, the team took a hard look at the company’s content and found that it was heavily oriented toward what Red Hat sells (IaaS solutions, PaaS solutions, Linux solutions, and so on).

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 22, 2018

In early 2017, the iQ team borrowed a page from the traditional media playbook – focusing on sustaining loyal readers rather than a “more eyeballs” approach. Creating content is not the difficult part of content marketing. Distribution of your content, particularly with paid media, is also not that hard to do initially.

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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. If you take away only one thing from this post, let it be Paul’s mantra: “Try it!”. Try #artificialintelligence in your B2B marketing and don’t wait, says @PaulRoetzer.

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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

JUNE 29, 2018

Given the power of visual content (it’s more memorable and more engaging than text-based content), many marketers have turned to DIY graphic design software or contracted with graphic artists. These three design tips will keep your blog, social media, and other visuals on the right track. 4-7 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2018

Christin Kardos leads social media for Convince and Convert, an organization that teaches marketers how to be socially savvy. As marketers and businesspeople, we know social presents tremendous opportunities for business … but when it’s used only as a broadcast channel, you’re failing to make connections. Essential social mindset.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 27, 2018

Then I came across a blog post describing how an online publication drove leads and built a multimillion-dollar business from Instagram. The bio content or text is the most important element. As for the drip email campaigns, you can use email marketing tools like MailChimp (free and paid versions) or Constant Contact.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Content audits are about as popular as colonoscopies but they’re just as necessary to health – in this case, the health of your content marketing strategy. But you likely dread the tedious, time-consuming annual content audit, and reliably and predictably put it off (and sometimes never get it done.).

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 5, 2018

As with any content marketing initiative, avoid the one-and-done approach. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Video-Phobic Marketers: It’s Time to Get Over Your Fear of Producing Video. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Instagram Marketing: 4 Features You Should Be Using [Examples]. The post Ready to Go Live?

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It’s used by both B2B and B2C organizations to streamline their content marketing strategy. An SEO strategy that focuses on topics rather than keywords, the model is an intent-based approach that simplifies blog archives by creating content around one central topic – referred to as the “pillar” page or post.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The MainStreet editorial team was a fun, scrappy group, which was good because we were functioning as a startup within the company. Content syndication shouldn’t be all about link building. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The Only 10 Ways to Make Money From Content Marketing. But it absolutely can be done.

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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. This article will walk you through the basics of an editorial style guide.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 1, 2018

Resolved to do better, in 2016 we began creating premium content monthly. We published lengthier e-books, practical templates , and how-to guides ; we also posted blog content pointing to those premium assets. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 5 Brands Share Their Content Marketing Process. kalnerwilliams.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 25, 2018

There’s one fundamental tactic behind brand monitoring online: Promote your promoters – use your marketing channels to drive traffic to content that promotes your business. Use your #marketing channels to drive traffic to #content that promotes your business, says @SEOSmarty. Web mentions into monthly roundups.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 19, 2018

Ready to take your content marketing expertise to the next level? HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: SEO Marketing Strategy: Tips for Success in 2018. If you’ve been consistently categorizing and tagging your content, this should be relatively easy. Each row should have a blog post URL and its corresponding focus topic.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

English-speaking markets are attractive, but for most niches, they’re also the most competitive. 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.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Content marketers deliver a wealth of ideas and information, but it’s not always presented in the best way. Structure of content. I will take you through nine steps to ensure that your audience is more likely to consume and engage with your content. This is content marketing 101 , but it’s the most important aspect.

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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]. Pricing: Free for limited access.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Content marketing heavily relies on technology, which means it evolves quickly. Mobile search, video marketing, SEO – all of that has been changing and advancing content marketing for the past few years. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Road Map to Success: Content Distribution Essentials That Win Eyeballs.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Website developers and marketers buzz about page load time, especially because Google announced beginning this past July that speed is a keyword ranking factor for some mobile versions of websites. For a closer look at SEO ranking tactics and factors, I recommend these resources: SEO Marketing Strategy: Tips for Success in 2018.

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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.”. Clickbait creates the curiosity gap.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 24, 2018

TIP: Choose a head term with a monthly search volume of at least 2,500 that aligns well with your content marketing strategy. Identify a head term for your pillar content w/ a monthly search volume of at least 2,500. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How Topic Modeling Can Strengthen Your SEO and Content Marketing Strategy.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 15, 2019

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Video Marketing Strategy: What Marketers Need to Know. Use as a blog post. Blog posts incorporating video attract three times as many inbound links as those without video. Video makes for great email content. No one post can provide all relevant tools in the space.

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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. They’re often bloggers.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The Secrets of High-Performing Online Content. Create utterly original, standout, creative content. Original content is a must. Most of the 4 million blog posts published each day get lost in the noise. How do you give your content extra oomph?

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 7, 2019

Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. No one post can mention all relevant tools. Get the latest (and sometimes refreshed) content from Content Marketing Institute. Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

The key phrases behind content-writing robots you’ll see a lot – intelligent narratives, natural language generation (NLG), and automated storytelling technology. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Cognitive Content Marketing: The Path to a More (Artificially) Intelligent Future. billion pieces of content per year.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Editor’s note: Given that thousands of marketers succumb to conference overload every year, we thought it was the perfect time to bring back and update last year’s advice on how to overcome it. Your notebook is filled with ideas, notes, and doodles of possibilities for your content marketing program. But you don’t need to.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Imagine you publish two blog posts. Many marketers are taught to use this metric to decide which keywords they want to target when optimizing their pages for search. Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. Metrics can be misleading.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This site is filled with helpful how-to articles on copywriting , content writing, writing contests , content marketing , article writing, and SEO writing. The other way is to keep checking their “career” page: The Content Marketing Institute maintains a detailed database of agencies. Click here to check it out.

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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. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

I doubt any marketing team can perfect its SEO and content marketing efforts. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: SEO Marketing Strategy: Tips for Success in 2018. Time spent on a page matters with SEO and content marketing. Generally, you want people to visit and make their way to other content pages.

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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

MARCH 27, 2018

Influencer marketing is a well-known, and perhaps, mature channel for many content marketers. Unfortunately, though, a significant swath of marketers is not leveraging influencers in the marketing mix. This is ill-advised because studies show that every dollar invested in influencer marketing returns $6.50

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Can you quantify the impact of your video content on your marketing goals? Can you quantify the impact of your #video content on your marketing goals, asks @apricot_amir. For the sake of marketing budgets, audience engagement and experience, and ROI, let’s push things forward. Old model of video marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

Editor’s note: You may have missed the original version of this post a couple years ago. We’re sharing Aaron’s updated version today, as more efficient teamwork is a constant need for content marketers. As content marketers, we have our work cut out for us. Getting original ideas off the ground is hard enough.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 26, 2017

If you work in a big, established company, a presentation on being a marketer on a small team, especially a small team in a startup, may not seem to apply to you. For most of his 15-plus years in marketing, Vishal has been his organization’s only resource for marketing, communications, and media relations.

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