UK Marketers Need to Get Back to Basics [New Research]
December 9, 2015
Joe Pulizzi
UK content marketers are doing more – content, tactics, platforms – and doing it with bigger budgets. However, they’re also feeling less effective at content marketing overall. Learn more about the state of content marketing in the UK with CMI’s latest research.
Is Print Still Relevant? Lincoln Electric Says Yes
December 8, 2015
Pam Kozelka
Why would a forward-thinking global manufacturer debut a print magazine in 2015? The reasons were numerous for Lincoln Electric. The magazine delivers something for target audiences, its sales teams, and its content marketing program.
17+ Books to Give Your Favorite Content Marketer This Season
December 7, 2015
Roger C. Parker
2015 was an unusually good year for quality content marketing books. The selection has never been as broad or as deep it is now. Here are 17 to consider gifting your favorite content marketers to inspire or help them.
4 Steps to Get Executive Buy-In for B2B Content Marketing
December 6, 2015
Elizabeth Clor
B2B buyers are more than halfway through the decision-making process before they ever speak to a salesperson. Share that statistic and follow these four steps to secure buy-in from executives for your B2B content marketing program.
This Week in Content Marketing: Google Plus Returns From the Grave. Does It Matter?
December 5, 2015
Joe Pulizzi
Joe and Robert talk South Park’s episode on sponsored content and native advertising, Yahoo!’s experiment with blocking ad blockers, and the Google Plus makeover, plus rants and raves cover Seth Godin and Alibaba’s media acquisition.
3 (Easy) Ways to Truly Surprise Your Audience
December 4, 2015
Michele Linn
Year after year, marketers say creating more engaging content is a top challenge. This year, we asked our B2C roundtable members for their counsel. One of their unexpected answers? Surprise your audience. Then they shared how.
Agile Principles + Content Marketing = Long-Term Success
December 3, 2015
Andrea Fryrear
Stop working in triage mode. Put the brakes on those unexpected immediate demands to adjust your content production. Create the infrastructure for effective long-term content production, and ensure it incorporates Agile marketing.
Why Brands Need to Acquire a Media Company [Here’s How]
December 2, 2015
Joe Pulizzi
Why don’t more B2B and B2C brands consider purchasing media brands and blogger sites as a shortcut to building a content brand with some teeth? I think they should and reveal the questions you should start asking to take the lead role.
How to Do Backlinks in Wikipedia the Right Way
December 1, 2015
Mike Wood
If you don’t add links correctly to Wikipedia, your backlink strategy could get your domain on spam lists and banned from the site. Learn these best practices to find success in the world’s largest community-created encyclopedia.
Content Metrics: Assessing the Real Impact of Curation
November 30, 2015
Michael Gerard
If you’re a marketer relying on curated content as part of your content marketing strategy, you should know the best metrics to measure content curation effectiveness. Here’s what you should care about – and what you shouldn’t.
Learn How to Engage Gen C (It’s Not Just Millennials)
November 29, 2015
Andy Preisler
You’ve heard of millennials, but have you heard of Gen C? Google Think dubs it a “powerful new force.” It’s a generation built for content marketing done well. Follow these five tips to engage this generation with your content.
This Week in Content Marketing: Facebook Instant Articles Need Syndication, Not Advertising
November 28, 2015
Joe Pulizzi
Joe and Robert discuss an amazing new launch, The Macro, and a contrarian’s view on quality content. Robert shares a content-syndication solution for the publishers who find Facebook Instant Articles aren’t working, plus rants and raves.
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