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5 Newsletter Lessons for More Fruitful Content (and a Community-Building Fail)

Ocean Spray created the Cranberry Club to attract subscribers. But would the holiday berry deliver year-round? Find that answer and other content marketing takeaways from one club member who happens to be a content marketer.
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Does a Rise in Chief Strategy Officer Role Give Hope for Chief Content Officers?

New insights from Deloitte’s fascinating 2023 Chief Strategy Officer Survey should have implications for content marketing’s role in businesses.
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How To Use Hashtags on Social Media Now

Love or hate them, hashtags have a place in your social content. But to attract an audience who loves them, stop using them willy-nilly. Follow this advice for Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
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5 Steps To Better Brainstorming That Works for Your Content Strategy and Audience

Try this five-step process to prime your team before brainstorming sessions. You'll have a better chance of finding fresh and practical ideas that align with your content strategy and audience.
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Mnemonic Content Strategy Framework Can Spark Conversations [Rose-Colored Glasses]

To make the standard framework for content strategy easier to remember, think of the 5Cs – coordination, collaboration, content before containers, and channels. Then dig deeper into each concept. Here’s how.
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Is Marketing Climate Change Coming? Or Is It Already Here?

Gartner released a new survey of CMOs that indicates a shift from search advertising and a lack of budget to achieve strategies in 2023. Consider what that means for the rest of this year and beyond.
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How To Create Disruptive, Innovative Content That Aligns With Your Brand

Great ideas don’t lead to innovative content unless they align with the brand’s vision and audience understanding. Follow this advice from two experts on the subject and a brand that's found success.
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How To Adjust Your Content During an Uncertain Economy

With the economy in flux, the only certainty is uncertainty. As your audience reacts to the ups and downs, you must evolve your content strategy to deliver what they need now. Use this advice to help figure out how.
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AI Can’t Imagine Distinctive Content (But It Can Help You Create It) [Rose-Colored Glasses]

What's missing from your content? Google's new AI-powered search results make this question even more important. And guess what? Another AI tool may help you answer it.
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Don’t Miss the Big News Hidden in Google’s Cool AI Tools Announcements

Among the magic announcements from Google this past week came an almost throwaway line that should pique marketers’ interest and response. Here’s a hint: It has to do with AI and search.
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Have a Feedback Strategy? You Better Because Your Audience Is Watching

How you engage with your audience’s positive and negative feedback can make a difference in how people feel and think about your brand. That’s why you need to craft a feedback engagement strategy.
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Must-Have Checklist To Creating Valuable Content

Successful content marketing strategies take all the guesswork out of execution, letting the creative flourish. To help get the details straight, use this Creating Valuable Content checklist.