Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2019

Each of those quotes continues to inspire me and impact the way I think about content marketing. Today, to kick off the new year, the CMI editorial team asked me to share some more quotes. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: The 3 Behaviors Driving the Most Creative Content Marketers. Shane Snow, Smartcuts.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

As content marketers, we are always reminded of the need to focus on our audience and their needs. In a way, this relationship gives each marketer the privilege of mentoring consumers by the thousands. Document your content marketing mission statement.”. Pam Didner , author, Global Content Marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2018

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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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

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. Or I might try a bit of native advertising for our top converting content. Support external content creation.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Those marketers who regularly listen to This Old Marketing are CMI’s true fans … they are more likely to come to Content Marketing World , attend one of our master classes , purchase training , attend our webinars , engage in our content, and talk about us on social media. And so, Mike, here you go. But it’s rare.

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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. But how do traditional marketers make the switch? It insources the content. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The MainStreet editorial team was a fun, scrappy group, which was good because we were functioning as a startup within the company. Direct traffic from syndicated content is only the tip of the iceberg, says @schreibot. Content syndication shouldn’t be all about link building. Click To Tweet. SEO Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2018

Video options abound, particularly given its growing influence on content marketing success. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: What to Do After You Press Record: A Formula for Videos People Love. Content marketing can be a tough sell to executives who are interested in its direct relationship to selling. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: An Easy-to-Apply Framework to Build Your (New or Mature) Content Marketing Team. People have a misconception about what it means to be a marketing expert. These give us critical demographic information about our audience.@Twitter Sococo has been a critical tool to get this done.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Influencer marketing is about growing your audience and leveraging the voice of well-connected people … but using influencers with the biggest audiences isn’t always the answer. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Use Content to Get Your Audience to Trust You. Risks and rewards marketing influencer programs.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 27, 2018

I never thought I could use it to build an audience. Create and share great content. You might be surprised to learn that Foundr built the bulk of its follower base by sharing inspiring quotes for entrepreneurs and business owners (its target audience). 37+ Tips and Tools for Picture-Perfect Visual Content.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 5, 2018

Define your audience. Figure out who you are trying to connect with and ask yourself whether you have the expertise or credibility to satisfy that audience. As with any content marketing initiative, avoid the one-and-done approach. Now consider which platform(s) make the most sense for your audience and business needs.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Successful content marketers on this social platform tailor their content to take advantage of the channel’s strengths, from hashtags and Stories to advertising and live video. Let’s explore how to use these features to maximize your content marketing strategy. photooftheday. Dynamic Stories. What tips do you have?

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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. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Automating Content Reuse: One Marketing Team’s Story.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

This level is reserved for “senior-level experts and leaders” They're handpicked by the LinkedIn Editorial team, who vet new creators regularly, the platform says. Define your audience Pinpoint who you’re talking to and what problems you can help them solve with your particular set of skills and experience.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 10, 2018

Your team has developed audience personas and knows which topics and keywords resonate with your audience. The content promotion plan is done and the KPIs are set. You begin assigning the content marketing work. And then you hit a wall: You can’t find enough quality content creators to join the team.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 12, 2018

If you need proof of how true his observation is, look no further than the Capital Group, a conservative, trusted financial services company that – until recently ­– lagged far behind its competitors in thought leadership and digital marketing. “We Our marketing was immature ,” Will says. Launching a content brand is one thing.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2017

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. Be strategic about the frequency of publishing your content, says @JoePulizzi. Following the send-off episode on Dec. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If you want results with less effort – and it makes sense for your audiences – think about localized markets. Building a multi-language content marketing team doesn’t require a huge budget, but it requires some thought and planning. The team knows what to do, and when and how to do it. Train the team.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 22, 2018

Webinars are an important yet underrated content marketing tactic. They provide you the opportunity to create a more interactive content format for your audience. They also are one of the top five types of content that can naturally attract links to your site. Progress in a singular direction with that topic.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 3, 2018

Should they keep a “church-state” separation (like the separation that newspapers traditionally uphold between reporting and advertising teams), or should they collaborate? What can organizations do to ensure that the brand –and its audiences – benefit? Each serves an audience. Think of your portfolio of media companies.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Influencer marketing is a well-known, and perhaps, mature channel for many content marketers. Unfortunately, though, a significant swath of marketers is not leveraging influencers in the marketing mix. This is ill-advised because studies show that every dollar invested in influencer marketing returns $6.50

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 30, 2019

A few short years ago, simply writing useful articles regularly was enough to keep your audience engaged and see your SEO rankings steadily grow. With content marketing becoming more complicated and integrated, your editorial calendar should grow up too. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Editorial Calendar Tools and Templates.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 24, 2019

The massive amounts of social data, growing number of demands and requests from customers through social platforms, and evolving best practices make it easy for marketers to get overwhelmed. It’s imperative to find influencers that are the right fit for your brand’s values, personality, and audience. says @AliceOh_. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Our content was too academic and didn’t resonate with our audience. When we focused on making it more readable for our audience, business grew. Content marketers deliver a wealth of ideas and information, but it’s not always presented in the best way. Structure of content. Don’t have an engaged audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 26, 2018

What keeps you up at night about your content marketing program? There’s also a good chance other stress-inducing concerns include your tech stack and/or your team. Your peers – even at brands lauded for their content approach – struggle with the same issues. What to try: Invest in other teams’ success.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

People have to know the content exists in order to consume it. If you want your content to drive maximum value, finding opportunities to engage audiences is just as critical as the content itself. Here are five advanced methods that belong in every marketer’s content promotion strategy. GrowthHackers.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Credited to Jay Geiger, who first wrote about it in 2006 , the term “clickbait” earned a place in The Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 with this definition: “(on the Internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.”. Barnum still entertained his audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2017

If you are familiar with content curation , you know it typically involves third-party content – taking great insights you’ve discovered and putting your brand’s spin on it (making sure you credit the original source, of course) to create something new and useful for your audience. Check your search traffic.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 6, 2018

Unless today is your first day as a content marketer, you’re aware of how essential a documented strategy is to achieving content marketing success. But let’s face it: Not all of us have a direct part to play in crafting or controlling our company’s strategic, high-level view of content. joderama Click To Tweet.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

The ads weren’t necessarily bad, they were simply not reaching the right audience. When it comes to Facebook advertising, it is crucial to know your customers well enough to create a highly targeted Facebook ad audience. You must have a good audience match for people to engage with your campaign. KarolaKarlson Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 16, 2018

No matter what your content marketing strategy is, keyword research is the fuel. Keywords inform marketers as to what their audience strives to know, let them monitor their competition, and offer a constant source of content ideas. Cover image by Joseph Kalinowski/Content Marketing Institute.

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MAY 28, 2018

HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Establish the Best Social Media KPIs for Your Content Marketing Goals. Instead of getting a statistical generalization of the optimal time for posting content, the prescriptive model is more specific to each follower. Register today for Content Marketing World this September.

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JUNE 27, 2018

We’re sharing Aaron’s updated version today, as more efficient teamwork is a constant need for content marketers. As content marketers, we have our work cut out for us. Without curation, marketers pack their feeds with pitch after promotion after pitch, says @AaronOrendorff. Content curation is the only way to go.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Drawing from emails with Anna and from her Content Marketing World talk, Beyond Traffic Reports: Using Data, Organizational Messaging, and Passion to Reinvigorate Your Content Strategy , this post sums up how the Red Hat content team did all this and how you can, too. How’s that effort going?

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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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