Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I can’t think of any superpower that would be more useful for content marketers than to have a sneak preview of all the important developments, trends, technologies, and key disruptors that will impact our strategic and creative decisions over the next 12 months. It will reinforce quality and creativity in content more than ever.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Enter, 20-year marketing veteran Lisa Mattson. With the help of her team, Lisa has reinvigorated Jordan Winery’s brand through videos. This post shares some ideas from her Content Marketing World talk, How Jordan Winery Crushed Content Marketing With a Video-Centered Strategy – ideas that you can steal to reinvigorate your brand.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 22, 2018

To the uninitiated, a content marketing initiative can seem like an old-school, Dungeons and Dragons-style quest. You continually roll the dice in hopes of earning enough trust, credibility, and experience to persuade your audience to embark on a journey alongside your brand. Virginia Aquarium (@VAAquarium) January 25, 2017.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 28, 2017

When marketers come up against frustrations, for example, Robert has a way of reframing their situations in such a way that new opportunities – for the individual and for the company – emerge. October 7, 2017) edition, Robert relates his conversation with a marketing director who was considering quitting his job. Are you in?

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 9, 2018

In late 2016, pundits declared 2017 whould be the year virtual reality won mass adoption. John Bucher, virtual reality producer and consultant, makes the case for trying the medium even if it’s not fully ready for prime time, with examples of brands actively experimenting. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: A Year Full of ‘No Way!?’

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 12, 2018

“We were hiding our light under a bushel,” says Will McKenna, describing the company’s marketing efforts in the talk he and Fred Macri gave at Content Marketing World 2017: Awakening a Sleeping Giant: Crafting a Successful Content Brand in an 86-Year-Old Enterprise. Our marketing was immature ,” Will says.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 6, 2018

Content is a brand’s currency to demonstrate relevance and, with emerging channels and interfaces like chat and voice, it’s bringing brands closer to their customers. But to succeed, company-driven content needs a more strategic approach that rebuilds a brand’s foundational and experiential elements. Brand voice.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2019

In 2017, I shared a compilation of 23 inspirational quotes , from Rachael Ray to Ann Handley to Andy Weir and many people in between. Each of those quotes continues to inspire me and impact the way I think about content marketing. On average, it takes 2-3 years for a personal brand to ignite, says @markwschaefer.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s hard to believe that, after 10 years, this will be the last time I share my annual list of content marketing predictions for CMI. In 2018, at least two major Fortune 500 brands will hire former publishers and/or media executives to serve as their chief marketing officers. Predictions2018 Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

But while your Google Home pods, face ID-enabled iPhones, wearable fitness trackers, 3D printers, and the like might be fun and games now, there’s serious power behind those tools – power that enhances the performance of your content marketing efforts, makes them easier to produce, and makes them more enticing to your audiences.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 12, 2018

If you’ve tuned into the Content Marketing Institute for any length of time, you are no doubt familiar with the importance we place on the idea of developing a documented, strategic plan. Each year in our research, we find that a cohesive, documented strategy is one thing that separates successful vs. unsuccessful content marketers.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 12, 2018

If you want to be taken seriously as a content marketer, stop acting like a member of the PR team. If you want to show that content marketing is a distinct contributor to business results, stop using only PR metrics. Sure, public relations and content marketing are overlapping fields, but they’re not the same.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Becky and I have a suggestion: Cash in on the millions of women buying Dollar Shave Club products by creating a separate set of post-purchase content that speaks to the fairer sex’s trials and tribulations. Your male-oriented content is wonderfully produced, and we adore your brand personality and tone. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 10, 2018

Editor’s note: Glenn LaFollette is a finalist for 2018 Content Marketer of the Year. We’ll share insights from CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World this September. Content is never just content. Today, he’s the senior manager of brand strategy.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Few would argue about the power and value of educational content – whether a blog, an e-newsletter, a white paper, or a how-to video. However, some brands have taken this concept further by developing full-fledged classes and curricula for their audiences. Renasant Bank: Marketing strategy takes step above boring classes.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This year, B2B and B2C brands elevated their creativity to inspiring levels. 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. No, really.

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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. Just how large an opportunity could podcasting represent for marketers?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The outlook for B2C content marketing looks bright if budgets are any indication. Fifty-seven percent of B2C marketers surveyed expect their 2019 content marketing budget to increase over 2018, and 29% of those expect it to increase by more than 9%. consumers spend more on brands to which they feel loyal.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Content marketing can be a valuable tool for nearly any company, in nearly any industry, at nearly any point in the sales funnel. But with the glut of content available, how does a brand create and distribute content that allows the company (and the audience) to experience that value? 6 billion unique site visits.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 11, 2018

Even successful, established brands must start at the ground floor to build a B2B influencer marketing program – the same as an agile, scrappy startup. Amisha Gandhi, VP, influencer marketing, SAP Ariba, says that, just as in one’s personal life, worthwhile relationships take more than numbers-flexing on either side.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2018

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.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.    Now that fantastic deals are table stakes, it can feel like shouting into a crowded room to ensure your brand gets the attention it deserves. billion in the U.S.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Our rants and raves include Lloyds Bank’s big bet on content marketing and Amazon’s cautionary tale on business models; then we close the show with an example of the week on The Points Guy. Download this week’s PNR: This Old Marketing podcast. . (06:05): Content love from our sponsor: Ahrefs (12:03).

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Editor’s note: Because proving the value of content marketing continues to be necessary, Julia McCoy updated her 2016 post with some fresh stats and perspective. . Content marketing has been moving at the speed of light in recent years. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Explain Content Marketing to Anyone.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 21, 2018

1 seed Virginia), I offer six basketball-tournament inspirations for your content marketing strategy. Take a page for your content marketing playbook. Announce the game winners round by round over a few days or weeks and award a prize to all who guessed the “championship” piece of content. Build a bracket.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Mercedes launches its own “killing marketing” model for its integrated content brands, and one article format rises above them all. Our rants and raves include a new marketing model and transparency; then we close with an example of the week from Alcoa. Content love from our sponsor: Ahrefs (13:38).

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 26, 2018

What keeps you up at night about your content marketing program? Your peers – even at brands lauded for their content approach – struggle with the same issues. Each team focuses on creating a sustained cadence of editorial content, not white papers, e-books, or other demand-gen pieces. Build a Content Brand.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 28, 2017

In the news, we talk about a new initiative from three marketing associations that puts the blame for bad online advertising directly on the shoulders of publishers. We also discuss media companies’ rankings for brand loyalty – though these aren’t the media companies you’re looking for. Source: Marketing Charts ). (22:32

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 18, 2018

It was May 2014, and the content marketing team was celebrating the one-year anniversary of its digital magazine for one of the most prestigious financial services brands in the world. Content marketing was a hit at the firm. The content marketing director smiled. The pizza was delicious.

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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? But before we do that, a bit of explanation ….

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MAY 17, 2023

123 Graham Street Boston, MA 02134 (617) 456-7890 emily.liamson@example.com EXPERIENCE Sysdig, Boston, MA— Head of Brand & Content Marketing February 2022-PRESENT Developed a brand strategy, compelling company narrative, and messaging hierarchies to create a loyal community. subscribers across platforms.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

06:58): Welcome to Episode 207: Recorded live on October 29, 2017 (Running time: 1:09:43). (09:10): 09:10): Content Marketing Master Classes – Our multi-city tour is returning for another round of in-depth content marketing training. 09:40 ): A content marketing love letter. Show details. (00:01):

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 1, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 5 Brands Share Their Content Marketing Process. Conducting content experiments. On one fateful week in August 2017, after months of sweating, we published our findings on three tests. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Confused About Agile Marketing? Register today. .

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2018

If you’re looking for a holiday gift book to advance the recipient’s content marketing skills, I have good news. During 2018, authors and publishers created some of the most helpful and sophisticated content marketing books. Drivers of content marketing. Messages are filtered for relevance in real time.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

08:31): Welcome to Episode 210: Recorded live on November 19, 2017 (Running time: 1:11:05). Content love from our sponsor: Storyblocks (45:25). This Old Marketing example of the week. (57:30): For a full list of PNR archives, go to the main This Old Marketing page. appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I didn’t need to see an ad or sponsored social content to know that on my next trip to San Francisco, I’m booking a ticket. Plenty of brands have noted this concept even before the Color Factory opened its doors and tried to design what I’ll call “selfie moments.” The Cheetos Museum wasn’t intended to be a transcendent experience.

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