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5 Brands Share Their Content Marketing Process

Content Marketing Institute

We trained our editorial team to do basic SEO analysis using Moz and SEMrush to analyze the potential search volumes of the keywords targeted in the new piece of content. Not every blog post needs to be a SEO hit but most of our traffic comes from Google, so we care about optimizing our content. Click To Tweet.

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7 Content Marketing Tasks to Automate Right Now

Content Marketing Institute

No matter how far AI advances go, software will never replace a human for crafting an insightful and meaningful blog post. Taking into account the testing of content and subject lines, cold lead generation can take months to execute. No one post can provide all relevant tools in the space. research Click To Tweet.

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The 1-2-3-4 Strategy to Drive Leads From Instagram

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Then I came across a blog post describing how an online publication drove leads and built a multimillion-dollar business from Instagram. I’m going to explain, step by step, how you can gain leads and clients using Instagram, too. Optimize your Instagram bio for lead generation.

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3 New Content Distribution Tech Trends to Embrace Now [Tools]

Content Marketing Institute

While conversational marketing has always been primarily useful for lead generation and customer support, it can be used successfully for content distribution. Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. Click To Tweet. Please share your thoughts.

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19 Favorite Tools for Content Promotion in 2018

Content Marketing Institute

OptinMonster does this by helping you build high-converting lead-generation forms. For example, when you publish a new blog post (“this”), an update automatically posts to Twitter (“that”). Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team.

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Why Content Creators Are Using This Simple Article Format to Draw a Bigger Audience

Content Marketing Institute

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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3 Tools to Make Your Editorial Calendar More Effective

Content Marketing Institute

Content marketing offers great lead-generation opportunities. Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. No one post can provide all relevant tools in the space. Use Alter to personalize in-content CTAs and learn from engagement metrics.