She’s read thousands of articles and written hundreds of posts about content marketing. But this author still had some aha moments on the subject in 2017. Find out her three lightbulb moments that can help you in 2018.

To paraphrase a familiar quote, “Good content marketers copy. Great content marketers steal.” We want you to be great. That’s why we suggest you steal these six ideas executed by Content Marketer of Year finalists.

Let these highlights from Robert Rose’s zen-sensible columns in 2017 give you an opportunity to step back from the demands of your job and rekindle your enthusiasm for what this marketing business is all about.

Ready or not, the new year is on its way. Keep your content maturity on pace with innovation, and your efforts on track with your competition with this content marketing toolkit full of our best tips, checklists, and templates.

If there’s one thing that never fails to cheer many, it’s unsolicited advice. Catch letters to marketers of brands like Dollar Shave Club and Georgia’s tourism brand about their marketing missteps and gaffes – and some useful remedies.

More exclamations flew out of the mouth of the editor of Chief Content Officer in 2017 than in any year since the magazine began in 2011. Discover 10 articles that had her saying, “No way?!”

In our grand finale episode, we answer listener-submitted queries, ask a few of our own, and offer our take on what happens after our storytelling heroes ride off into the sunset.

B2B and B2C brands delight their audiences with relevant, entertaining, or unique content opportunities, from Instagram to YouTube to media partnerships. Get inspired by 15 brands doing just that as shared in CCO’s Idea Garage in 2017.

In 2018, marketers must expand their view of their role and their sense of how they contribute to the business. Learn how with these takeaways from Content Marketing World and Intelligent Content Conference in 2017.

Is the stress of continually creating something of value for everyone on your subscriber list starting to wear you down? Re-gift your best-performing content assets by following this three-step internal content curation process.

CMI founder Joe Pulizzi shares his answer to the question he’s frequently asked: “What’s the one thing you did that made the greatest impact to where you are at now?” And his response is something you can customize for your own success.

Tom’s of Maine uses a micro-influencer model that has grown to 20,000 influencers and a community reach of 19 million. It’s a brand that values influencer substance over sizzle. Learn how they did it.