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How’d You Make That Flipping Awesome B2B Content for ServiceNow?

What does it take to sustain a multi-year award-winning content marketing program? ServiceNow attributes its results to a combination of data science, segmentation, and a deep focus on audience needs and behavior. Here’s what to learn from the company’s success.
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Is There Such a Thing as the Best Word Count for SEO?

Does word count matter? It doesn’t really. But content quality certainly does. Here are five ways to improve the quality, from structure to fresh sources, and more that will make your content more attractive to search engines and users.
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Why You Might Not Need a Unified Content Development Process (Yet)

You can’t solve every content development problem at once, so give yourself permission to stop trying. In his new weekly column, Rose-Colored Glasses, Robert Rose offers his view on a better way to tackle the challenge of enterprise content processes – one silo at a time.
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7 Steps to a More Strategic Editorial Calendar

Don’t think of your editorial calendar as merely a publishing schedule. Treat it as the evolving implementation plan for your content marketing strategy. Here’s a seven-step guide to help.
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How To Find SEO and Keyword Ranking Success on Google in 2022

With its MUM algorithm, Google aims to give searchers what they want more often. That could be a win for content marketers who keep up. Here’s what you need to know about MUM and other SEO developments in 2022.
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Why Typewriter-Like Linear Thinking Works Better Than Tools for Content Creation

Treating creativity as the product of tools is like discussing the art of the novel by analyzing the brand of typewriter George Orwell used. Before investing in one, ask whether the tool will add distractions or remove them.
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How To Do Less and Get More in Every Facet of Content Marketing

You may not get a content marketing budget increase in 2022, but you can up your efficiency to more from your content marketing. From strategy and promotion to creation and workflow, find out how to get more value in this go-to guide.
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5 Reminders About Creativity From The Beatles: Get Back

The Beatles: Get Back documentary sparked CMI’s creative director to turn to the keyboard (the one with letters, not the one with 88 keys). Here are the five lessons for content creators he took away from the almost nine-hour documentary.
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4 User-Generated Content Ideas (and Tools To Check If They Work)

It’s hard to keep the content on your social channels fresh. Luckily, your brand doesn’t have to create everything from scratch. Look to your customers, friends, influencers, and others who are and could produce user-generated content.

3 Hot Takes: A Viral (Foods) Report, an ‘Ugly’ Content Gift, and an Email Treat

Instacart hits the content jackpot with a fresh year-in-review report. Adobe offers some ‘ugly’ gifts. And a small chocolate shop curates a sweet treat of an email newsletter. Read our take on these content examples.
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Alone at Work? Use Quiet Days To Set Up for Personal Growth and Content Success

If you’re one of the few at work around the holidays, it’s easy to feel stuck. No one’s around to return emails or make revisions. Try these ideas for using the time to reflect, reorganize, and reorient your outlook and your content programs for the new year.
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Try These Tools To Create Content That Works for Search Engines and Audiences

Successful content creators realize writing for your audience isn’t different from writing for search engines. Here are 13 tools to help create valuable content that audiences discover and consume.