Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“What’s next for content marketing?” As modern marketing practitioners, no matter how focused we are on today’s pressing challenges and opportunities, we can’t help but keep an eye on what the future might bring. 5 at Content Marketing World: Project of the Year. Content Marketer of the Year.

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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

APRIL 17, 2018

Editor’s note: You may have missed this article when CMI published it a couple years ago. If your logo didn’t appear with your content, could your audience identify the content as coming from your brand? Would someone viewing your content on different channels know it all came from the same brand? Update it quarterly.

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Bramework

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This post will explore why in-depth, helpful content is crucial for attracting an audience, building brand reputation, and boosting ROI in today’s crowded digital landscape. High-quality content helps build brand reputation and trust, leading to more customers. This allows a brand to establish trust and credibility.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 15, 2018

Consider this article the proverbial splash of cold water to help you wake up (or more importantly, wake your content up). More than 70 people responded to my request for examples of bad content, but almost all demurred to offer real-life examples. Sadly, I’m guilty of writing (weak) content at times,” she says. We before you.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Here are common types of marketing calendars to consider: Content marketing calendar: With this all-purpose calendar, you get full visibility of your entire marketing strategy. This calendar includes your team’s marketing functions, content marketing campaigns, podcast series, SEO tasks, etc.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 5, 2018

As with any content marketing initiative, avoid the one-and-done approach. If you’re considering livestreaming, make a commitment to publish on a regular schedule. Con: Content creators on YouNow have no control over comments, which poses a big risk for brands. Is livestream a component of your content marketing?

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Content Hacker

JANUARY 25, 2024

But as the weeks roll by, that one great post gets lost in a sea of content without direction or purpose. This is where understanding what is an editorial calendar can be a game-changer. An editorial calendar isn’t just about keeping dates straight; it’s your roadmap to delivering great content consistently.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 16, 2019

So many good ideas get published on this blog in a year that it’s nearly impossible for one person to absorb them all. Examples from 2018 Content Marketer of the Year finalists were so inspiring they stayed with me. Sorry, B2B marketers, you’re not off the hook. But I made myself do it. His secret? Create room to react.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Unless you want to spend your freelance writing career slumming through content mill after content, and getting paid peanuts, you need to level up your content creation skills. Because those high-paying freelance content jobs you lay awake dreaming about? also publish a great deal of content. Keep it simple.

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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. Much of it is poorly written.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

For a growing number of brands, the story of standout content marketing success in 2018 might just sound like a podcast. Though podcasting certainly isn’t a new medium, it has come into its own as a content platform over the last few years. Podcasts are the No. 1 audio source based on time of consumption via @EdisonResearch.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Previous job postings include: Fashion features writer Fashion marketing strategy analyst Junior copywriter. Strategically is a London-based content marketing agency. Strategically hires remote writers to create content for Strategically clients. Strategically. Fill out an application. Just follow the links. Fashionista.

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ContentWriters

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

An editorial policy can help shape a blog into the trusted source of information that your readers are hungry for. It’s vital that every member of the team understands the policy and its importance to the content creation process. What is an Editorial Policy?

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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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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

More than 86 million blog posts are published on WordPress every month. Where does that leave the millions and millions of other “content opportunities”? Innovative marketers are embracing a solution – the slow content marketing movement. The argument for slow content marketing isn’t just anecdotal.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Content marketers who blog regularly receive 55 percent more website visitors and 67 percent more leads than those who don’t. Organizations that prioritize content marketing receive 13X more ROI than those that don’t. It’s no secret that content marketing works. Email engagement (e.g.,

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Intergrowth

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

From small businesses to startups to major corporations, everyone is starting to realize just how powerful content marketing can be. Today, we’re delving into content marketing, how to build a content marketing strategy, and why it’s worth investing in. What is Content Marketing? Because it is.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Each year, CMI founder Joe Pulizzi covers the essential roles you need on your content marketing team. It’s one of those posts that is consistently well received because it hits a nerve: Whom do you need on your team to make content marketing work in your organization? Editorial planning. Maturity level.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 27, 2017

If you happened to catch our collection of content marketing predictions for the upcoming year, you may think you’re in for a bumpy ride. Your purpose and goals : The “why” – why you are creating content and what value you expect it to provide. Ready or not, 2018 is on its way. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 18, 2018

Today’s savvy content marketers are at least eyeing if not yet adopting the business model established by media organizations. In this model, content has one main job : to build a loyal audience of subscribers. How do we evolve from seeing content as sales collateral to acting like publishers?

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 23, 2017

You need to know what your neighbors, friends, and competitors are publishing to ensure that you’re creating the most engaging, differentiated content. Completing a competitive content analysis helps you stay one step ahead in your content marketing strategy and use your competitors’ efforts to your advantage.

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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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Contently

MARCH 18, 2024

Content related to mortgages, insurance, and financial planning has a way of becoming predictable over time—unless you get a little creative. In this roundup, we’re diving into the top five financial content marketing case studies that have successfully transformed even the most complex topics into unexpectedly captivating content.

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The Hoth

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the 25+ years since Bill Gates told us that “content is king,” content marketing has come a long way. You could increase the volume of your content, but if you don’t have a strategy for timing and targeting it, you’re not likely to get results. Content planning helps you get the best content marketing ROI.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 20, 2018

It’s a distinction that most content marketers are familiar with – especially if it’s your job to spin rough, disorganized insights and ideas into high-performing content gold. Content Marketing Strategy Essentials. Turn Your Strategy Into a Stellar Editorial Content Plan. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Marketers seeking to learn through recent books suffer from an embarrassment of riches. A search of Amazon.com for “marketing books” returns 324,225 titles. Narrow the search to “content marketing books” and 2,736 options appear. Content marketing success requires making the right decisions over and over.

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Buffer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s a one-stop-shop for the entire process — from content ideation to publishing, right on to analyzing content performance.  This has been incredibly useful for me as I experiment with my content pillars to see which resonate the most with my audience.

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The Hoth

MARCH 28, 2023

If so, you’ll need an airtight content marketing strategy to attract new prospects and rise to the top of the SERPs (search engine results pages). Content creation is so effective that 82% of marketers actively invest in content marketing.

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ContentWriters

MARCH 15, 2023

By following the guide, your team can quickly and easily produce engaging, high-quality content with confidence in company messaging that is cohesive and on-brand, so you can increase engagement and reach the right audience. You should also define the structure of your content, such as lists, paragraphs, and headings.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Editor’s note: You may have missed the original post when we published it a couple years ago. We know how important content promotion is today so we’ve updated it to reflect some new tools and some older favorites. I produce a lot of content. Best of all, you’re free to repost content originally published.

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ContentWriters

JULY 19, 2023

Quality content is not easily built on an assembly line, though content marketers may wish that were the case. In a recent Content Marketing Institute report, 71% of content marketers said content has become more important to their organization in the past year.

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Buffer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s a one-stop-shop for the entire process — from content ideation to publishing, right on to analyzing content performance.  This has been incredibly useful for me as I experiment with my content pillars to see which resonate the most with my audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Want to know a few scary truths ignored by too many content creators? And if you think the same person can write, edit, and proof their own work, you should be afraid, very afraid of publishing that content. In contrast, proofreaders review the content after it has gone through the editing process. Click To Tweet.

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The Hoth

MARCH 14, 2023

On the other hand, businesses of all sizes can write blog posts and shoot simple videos to generate traffic, leads, and sales – which is why content marketing strategies are so powerful. In other words, the one-time expense of creating content will pay off more than once, assuming that the content is high-quality and relevant.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 20, 2018

Like all content marketers, you want readers to get the most out of your content. But creating and distributing high-quality content across the increasing number of channels you’re expected to manage takes a lot of time and resources. Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Like the weary holiday shopper, content creators are always pressed for time, eager to please, and challenged to deliver something of value to everyone on the subscriber list. But who’s to say your best content gifts can’t be existing assets resurrected, repurposed, repackaged, and resurfaced? Inventory your content.

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