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The Best Content Marketing Books of 2017 to Boost Your Creativity and Productivity

Content Marketing Institute

If you’re a chief content officer , copywriter, designer, or programmer searching for ways to create more and better content in less time, you’ll find fresh ideas for improving your creativity, productivity, and writing skills with these best books from 2017. Efficiency: Building your team’s creativity, planning, and productivity.

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The Secret to Hitting the Creative Sweet Spot

Content Marketing Institute

This article is adapted from an excerpt in the new book The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett, from Penguin Random House. Most of what you know about creativity is a lie. Our culture has embraced the idea that creative genius is inborn and innate. You’re either a brilliantly creative content marketer or you’re not.

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10+ Inspiring Buzz Marketing Examples That’ll Inflate Your Brand

Smart Blogger

Ready to make your brand the talk of the town? Here, we’ve handpicked some standout buzz marketing examples that’ll spark creativity and ignite your strategy. Intrigued by how big brands harness this magic? Intrigued by how big brands harness this magic? Welcome to the electrifying world of buzz marketing!

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The One Thing Killing Your Most Creative Content Ideas (and How to Stop It)

Content Marketing Institute

Creativity. We’ve gone from pitching wildly creative ideas every day to floating mildly interesting ideas once every six months. It’s just that we’ve been beaten into believing that we’re not creative because we’ve heard “NO!” Hearing “no” too many times beats down our creativity, says @carlajohnson. We all want it.

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27 Ideas to Break Your Creative Slump

Content Marketing Institute

Well, instead of watching a mocking cursor, take a tip (or 27) from your fellow marketers on how they get out of a creative content marketing slump. The Rare White Squirrel Who Eats Pumpkins (and Other Stories of Creativity). When you’re consistently trying to use your creative brain power, it’s easy to hit a snag and become exhausted.

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The Importance Of Confident Creative Direction, Voice, And Taste, In Generative AI Art With Oliver Altair

The Creative Penn

What are some of the tools and why are creative direction, voice, and taste, so important? In the first 28 mins of the podcast, I give an extended introduction about the various legal cases around AI and copyright , my thoughts on the best way to approach it for your creative work, and how to use AI tools ethically and responsibly.

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11 Insightful Content Marketing Books From 2017 for Newcomers and Seasoned Pros

Content Marketing Institute

During 2017, there has been a flood of practical, relevant, and well-written content marketing books for marketers of all levels of experience and expertise. Written by the founder of Influence and Company, Top of Mind is more than a summary of content marketing and personal branding. The checklists have a consistent structure.