Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 30, 2019

With content marketing becoming more complicated and integrated, your editorial calendar should grow up too. It’s no longer enough to document your planned content assets. Your editorial calendar should involve collaboration, analytics #tools, and more, says @seosmarty. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

With each passing year, there are more examples of manufacturers doing impressive things with content marketing. What can manufacturers in the young/first steps phase do to take their content marketing to the next level? HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: 5 Key Milestones to Develop and Advance Your Content Marketing Program.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 7, 2018

Nearly all nonprofit marketers would benefit greatly by taking one month to power up their content marketing programs. That’s a logical conclusion based on the responses from 207 nonprofit marketers to the eighth annual Content Marketing Institute/MarketingProfs content marketing survey.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Content marketing costs 62 percent less than outbound marketing. With people becoming numb to intrusive (outbound) marketing strategies, leveraging permissive marketing techniques like content marketing is becoming more critical. That’s why you need to invest in a great content marketer.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Anyone who has learned about the fundamentals of content marketing knows the concept isn’t all that complicated – consistently provide something of relevant value to your target audience in the hope it will ultimately return the favor in kind. What benefits will this audience receive from consuming our content? Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 21, 2019

I know what you might be thinking: What happened to the content I’m used to reading here at Content Marketing Institute? Only 28% of brands have a documented #content mission statement @CMIContent @MarketingProfs Click To Tweet. Documented content mission statement. Let me explain.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 16, 2018

Being committed to content marketing is a no-brainer requirement for success. But what may be surprising is how a small shift in commitment level can make a BIG difference in overall content marketing success. content marketers. Does that mean they can’t strengthen their commitment to content marketing?

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BKA Content

MAY 23, 2024

Discover the Top 10 B2B Content Marketing Agencies of 2024 The emergence of B2B content marketing services has been a double-edged sword. By the end of this guide, you’ll be able to navigate this $600 billion industry with ease and find the B2B content marketing agency that’s best for your company.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 11, 2018

You know what every content marketer loves? In this article, I share seven of my favorite content marketing and SEO tools. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Oops! 17 SEO Misfires to Avoid With Website Content Marketing. Document standard operating procedures in @Googledocs, advises @TheBillWidmer.

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ContentWriters

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Content marketers know all too well the challenges of publishing high-quality content quickly. With Google’s E-E-A-T guidelines, it’s not enough to publish high volumes of thin, unsubstantiated content for SEO. Managing this stage of the content creation process at scale is key to improving SEO.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2018

Almost all B2C and 96% of B2B brands rely on internal resources to execute their content marketing program. No matter the configuration, a well-trained in-house content marketing team is a competitive advantage. Training is a critical part of having a well-performing content marketing team. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

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. If you document it, you can achieve it. Document your content marketing mission statement.”.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 1, 2021

An editorial content plan documents the policies, processes, guidelines, and standards that govern who does what, when, how, and with which tools. Try this handy tutorial to create a tactical plan for making easier and better content decisions.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Remember while it’s tempting to pour all your content team’s energies and resources into the next big thing to hit the digital marketplace, sustainable, long-term success with content marketing first requires a mastery of the fundamentals. Content marketing strategy tips and tools. Choose a content business model.

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Elna Cain

AUGUST 26, 2024

A Content Brief A content brief is a document given by the client detailing what you will write for them. subheadings) Businesses SHOULD be giving their writers this document, but I know there are many companies that don’t. I’ve been fortunate enough to have my current clients give me a content brief.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 3, 2019

All the elements in documented brief. Deadline: When is the final content due? The brief itself: What is the angle, the message, the editorial purpose of the content being created? You’ve created a short, useful briefing package you can provide to any new content creator whenever it is needed.

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Buffer

JULY 23, 2024

Learn to write a compelling press release Writing a document that will go out to professional journalists may seem overwhelming, but I’ve got good news: Press releases are meant to be short and concise. For example, we were surprised to find that pitching for holiday gift guides starts as early as July!)

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This is a perfect metaphor for where content marketing is in 2018. Some companies only see it as a more efficient way to do classic, direct marketing. And content marketing is neither of those things. Successful #contentmarketing integrates changes to make content function as a business model.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 6, 2018

These are just a few of the characteristics we look for when selecting the finalists for CMI’s Content Marketer of the Year award. Paolo Mottola, managing editor at REI Co-op and the 2017 Content Marketer of the Year, has demonstrated again and again how content can drive more than interest and engagement – it can drive action.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

One of my CTS members recently asked, “What is the value of content marketing?” Here’s why: First, content marketing will be worth $600 billion in 2024. Out of all digital marketing strategies, content marketing has THE highest ROI (return on investment). Incredible, right?! Ready to rock?

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Copywriter Collective

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Content marketing is entering a dangerous new phase. And the marketing manager is not sure if they should even continue. Content was created and shared but nothing of substance showed up. Their placement of where they see the current state of content marketing is revealing. Its heading into a trough.

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ContentWriters

JANUARY 9, 2025

Healthcare white papers are authoritative, in-depth documents that analyze specific medical, technical, or regulatory challenges while presenting research-backed solutions. Like a business white paper , medical or healthcare white papers can vary in length depending on the content and the audience. What is a Healthcare White Paper?

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2018

So, as an editorial team, we have changed the headline and image accordingly to hopefully better reflect our aim with the post. Our aim is to highlight new, optimal internal business models for content marketing and use the innovations of the moving assembly line as a metaphor for that. Robert_Rose Click To Tweet.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Guest blogging delivers advantages for your content marketing program – credibility from third-party websites, more eyeballs, SEO-helpful backlinks , etc. But the disadvantage is the time it consumes to create that refreshingly unique content. How to come up with spoke content. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Out of Ideas?

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Contently

MARCH 16, 2023

Designing a content workflow may not be the most exciting part of content marketing—but it’s critical to success. Content workflows inform who needs to complete what task at any given moment, all while ensuring the content is accurate, in alignment with your strategy, and optimized for distribution.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

To create an editorial calendar that successfully moves leads further down the funnel, you’ll need more than a spreadsheet filled with topics and deadlines. After all, with so much junk content out there (keyword-stuffed, typo-ridden, clickbait-laden—you get the picture), quality matters more than ever.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 30, 2018

I’ve been in the content marketing space long enough to be familiar with the saying, “If you create all this great content and yet no one sees it, what’s the point?”. This simple question helps those starting in content marketing stay focused on the big picture. New Tech Friends on the Marketing Block.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Content audits are about as popular as colonoscopies but they’re just as necessary to health – in this case, the health of your content marketing strategy. But you likely dread the tedious, time-consuming annual content audit, and reliably and predictably put it off (and sometimes never get it done.).

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 10, 2018

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. I hit that wall, then figured out a solution – a process to build content teams in a short time with relative ease.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 19, 2018

Here’s a crash course on three advanced SEO techniques to help you get more conversions and better ranking from content you’re creating. Ready to take your content marketing expertise to the next level? HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: SEO Marketing Strategy: Tips for Success in 2018. Boom – topic cluster.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 1, 2018

Of course (to poorly paraphrase Robert Rose), you want your editorial to tell one story instead of each piece being disconnected from the rest. Your editorial should tell 1 story instead of many disconnected pieces, says @MicheleLinn. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT : Thinking of Creating Original Research? 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. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Building Your Content Marketing Team?

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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 8, 2018

Now, with advances in natural language processing and artificial intelligence, a new breed of technology can test content for readability and clarity, which go to the heart of user experience and engagement. It can move organizations from a subjective approach, often fraught with editorial friction, to an objective, metric-based approach.

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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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