When it comes to the complex B2B major sales process, SEO isn't particularly relevant. It's not about "getting found," it's about credibility. Find out what kinds of content are effective at boosting credibility and demonstrating thought leadership in the marketing of high-end professional firms.

Find out how to break through the barriers of enterprise content creation. Don't block the content marketing process by trying to force your executives and staff members into doing something they aren't comfortable with. Capture raw content wherever it's happening in your organization and shape it from...

All great content meets two criteria. One is good for social media, the other is good for search rankings. And, strangely, you can get an idea of these two key qualities by considering a mash-up of LOLCats and Wikipedia. Find out how Sonia Simone defines the secret to great content.

Content marketers can use pay-per-click (PPC), a seemingly unrelated discipline, to tune up critical components of their game. PPC campaigns provide useful data that can help you create more effective content marketing, improving the impact of your messaging and increasing conversions. Find out how to...

LinkedIn is already a powerful content marketing platform. Little by little, the social network for professionals is becoming a personalized content creation hub. Learn more about why this has major implications for content marketers, especially those of you in the B2B space.

What does the largest acquisition in Salesforce.com's history mean for content marketing? Read on for CMI's take on the merger's potential to align content, engagement, and marketing through software.

More and more today, marketing teams need someone who can manage all the digital assets they generate, including brand content. Find out why your brand marketing needs a chief marketing technologist to manage technological change as it relates to the marketing department.

By far, the most popular post we have ever published at the Content Marketing Institute is "10 Must-Have Templates for Content Marketers." To that end, we wanted to provide a refresher on the most popular templates and checklists shared by the CMI team and our guest contributors. Check out what's new,...

Many businesses still struggle to tackle too many social media content networks without the time and resources to do so effectively. Does your business really need to be on six, seven or eight social networks? Find out how to get your social media content under control by making more thoughtful choices...

"A year from now, what's different?" That's the exact question to ask yourself when you think of content marketing measurement. Content marketing is totally measurable, but it takes time to get real data. Find out how to measure the impact of your content marketing strategy with the pyramid approach...

What's so new about content marketing? The "nothing new here" brigade has a point: Content has always been an important part of many marketing plans (generally the better ones). But clearly, something unique is going on here, and because of the mighty internet, the way we do business will never be the...

Regardless of what happens as a result of Yahoo's recent acquisition of Tumblr from a financial standpoint, the popular platform will surely focus on retaining its viability as a content channel through which brands can tell a story and connect with consumers. It's a place to showcase content, and a...