In his new column for Chief Content Officer Magazine, Andrew Davis is dishing out content marketing advice to unsuspecting targets -- whether they want it or not. This time, Davis takes video hosting company Wistia to task and comes away with 4 branded content lessons from a content cancellation.

In this episode, Robert and Joe speculate on SlideShare's decision to make certain Pro features available free of charge, and comment on Clay Shirky's assertion that newspapers are "dead men walking." We also applaud Yahoo's decision to launch "content box" native ads and discuss why marketers ought...

All content marketers should have a trick or two they can use to address their toughest business challenges. Whether you need to produce more content, create more engaging or effective content, optimize your workflow or otherwise streamline your efforts, these ideas from the content marketing toolkits...

Today we are excited to announce the finalists competing for the title of the 2014 Content Marketing Awards' Content Marketer of the Year. They have already won in individual categories, and as we celebrate their accomplishments, it's also important to understand what they're doing well. As we review...

The need to strike a balance between creativity and commerce in marketing isn't new. How do we do this? We let testing and experimentation play a major role. The digital/social age makes that process easier than ever before. Get 9 ideas for using experiments to unite the art and science in your content...

Influencers are busy, connected people who have worked hard to cultivate trust in their circles of influence. When they promote a product or service, their circles respond. But to get the benefits of that promotion, you must engage the influencer -- and there are right ways and wrong ways to do that....

Our employees are at the heart of what makes brand storytelling come to life and create meaningful experiences for customers. If we expect to be able to go "all-in" with successful content marketing, we have to think about the role our employees play in getting us there. Find out how to build strong...

These days, content marketing teams are expected to create content in all shapes and sizes. Trying to keep up with the seemingly insatiable demand, team members often can feel overwhelmed and stretched too thin. But it doesn't have to be that way. Find out how implementing the Content Marketing Pyramid...

In this episode, Robert and Joe dive into the controversial issue of native advertising and talk about what happened when a blogger "liked" everything he saw on Facebook for two days. They also discuss the latest research on the growing pay gap between journalists and public relations professionals and...

Purpose-driven content marketing is a way for a business or brand to bond with a target audience based on shared needs and interests — including interest in supporting a worthy cause. Get more perspective on the topic -- and examples of brands that do it well -- from CMI contributors and online training...

Though most marketers are coming to recognize the value that a well-planned and executed content marketing strategy can deliver, when it comes to getting buy-in from the boss, many are still being met with resistance. Find out how to pitch the power of content marketing to your boss.

Marketers continue to rate in-person events as their most effective tactic. You're probably already using events as a resource for your overall content creation plan, but a common challenge is knowing how to best promote the event so that its value lives on. Use these 4 content marketing ideas to take...