Stories By Ann Gynn
If Your Content Doesn’t Have This, the Majority Won't Trust It [Research]
Three-fourths of adults say content with this is more trustworthy and 73% say it’s more persuasive. Four out of five prefer content with this element. Find out the must-have ingredient identified in a new SurveyMonkey Audience study.
How to Answer 25 FAQs on Content Marketing
We posed the questions last month. Now, we’re back with all the answers to 25 frequently asked questions about content marketing. You’ll be ready to respond to executives and clients when they pose the tough and easy questions.
How to Turn Conference Content Overload Into an Action Plan
Don’t suffer from conference overload. Sure, you’re bombarded with slide decks and your notebook is filled with ideas. But you don’t need to be overwhelmed when you get back to work. Check out these 19 tips to create an action plan.
30 Experts Identify Biggest Mistakes in Content Marketing
Some content marketing experts share the biggest mistakes they see happening in content marketing. Read on to see what you’re doing well and where your content marketing program has room for improvement.
How to Use Your Analytics for Smarter Content Decisions
A digital world is an overwhelming blessing for marketers. You can follow almost every interaction your clients and prospects have. But how do you use all those analytics to make smarter content choices? Here are 17 options.
31 Cringeworthy Content Marketing Things That Should Die
Chatbots, webinars, livestreaming, GIFs, influencers, video, ROI and many other topics are on the list of what should die and what will be strong a year from now. Read on to discover what 32 content marketing experts had to say.
What’s Your Answer? 25 Questions from Content Marketing Experts
Wouldn’t it be a help to know the questions your executives or clients will ask about content marketing before they pose them? Well, 25 experts share the best questions asked of them. We share a few answers and want your input too.
Increase in Your Content Marketing Budget? 61+ Fresh Ideas From Experts
Congrats! Your boss boosted your annual content marketing budget. What would you do with an additional $1,000? $50,000? $100,000? Here are more than 61 ideas shared by some of the presenters at Content Marketing World 2018.
21 Things to Do (or Not Do) After a Social Media Algorithm Change
In your world, a change in a social media platform algorithm is a breaking news event. What should you do when your favorite social media platform decides it will deliver content differently? Heed the advice from these 21 experts.
How to Get Content Marketing Wrong? Think Like a PR Person
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. Do this instead.
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Editorial Mission Statements
Know what the ugly is of editorial mission statements? Too many brands don’t have one. Ready to create or refine yours? Take note of the good and the bad from these three examples so your brand’s editorial mission statement is great.
27 Ideas to Break Your Creative Slump
You can’t write that lead. You can’t come up with the visuals. You can’t figure a new way to tackle the same topic. Get out of that slump and take a tip (or 27) from your fellow marketers. (Read to the end for the most drastic idea.)