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5 Brands Share Their Content Marketing Process

Content Marketing Institute

It’s a hazard of the job for content marketers. When you read or see a piece of high-quality content, you wonder how it got created. You ask yourself, “What does this company do to create great content? The simple answer is high-quality content serves both audience and business. Is it great for business too?”.

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7 Content Marketing Tasks to Automate Right Now

Content Marketing Institute

Rapid advances in AI technologies mean marketing automation is no longer optional. It’s a mainstay of modern marketing. Not all content marketing tasks can or should be automated. But as you go through your daily content tasks, it’s worth asking, “Can this be automated?” Time to do more. What tasks do you automate?

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Publishing Frequency: Why (and How) We’re Changing Things Up

Content Marketing Institute

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. Our new publishing frequency. Now, you’ll also get a digest of the other content published that week. Click To Tweet.

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How to Create an Editorial Calendar That Drives Results

Contently

That said, how do you transcend from a messy spreadsheet or sticky notes on a bulletin board to a comprehensive content marketing engine? Ensure consistency: One of the biggest keys to content marketing success is a consistent posting schedule—it helps your audience stay engaged. Foster a culture of openness.

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Increase in Your Content Marketing Budget? 61+ Fresh Ideas From Experts

Content Marketing Institute

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. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: An Alternative Approach to Developing Content Marketing Personas. Create shows, raid for content.

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Sample 11 of the Best B2B and B2C Content Marketing Ideas of 2018

Content Marketing Institute

Created by an in-house editorial team, with help from publishing company McSweeney’s, the content includes personal essays, comedic advice columns, and other stories about resting, relaxing, and recharging. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 7 B2C Brands Offer Content Marketing Lessons and Inspiration.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Audience Development

Content Marketing Institute

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. Luke Kintigh, head of publishing at Intel iQ, shares how they did it. Creating content is not the difficult part of content marketing. Click To Tweet.

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