Hot Take: Look Outside Your Team For Great Content Marketing
Outside voices can make your content marketing. Examples include UK football star Marcus Rashford helping Aldi UK spread the holiday spirit and UGC making Abercrombie & Fitch a success on TikTok. And a new study from Semrush reveals an opportunity to get better content from outsourced talent.
Why Visual Storytelling Demands More Than Just Images
It’s not a picture of diamonds with a tagline, “Diamonds are forever.” That’s one takeaway from Robert Rose’s latest Marketing Makers episode about visual storytelling. He also gives three approaches to do it better.
Manufacturing Marketers: 5 Ways to Keep Your Momentum [New Research]
Manufacturing marketers still struggle with getting people in their companies to understand content marketing. But they saw progress in 2021 when traditional sales methods were less useful. See what else these marketers had to say.
Fresh Ideas and Expert Advice for Writing Email That Gets Opened and Read
Yes, there’s more competition in the inbox. But email remains one of the most valuable content marketing tools. Build audience trust and get a better response from every email you send with these expert tips from Content Marketing World speakers.
Organic Search Rankings: How to Boost Your CTR
Yes, rankings matter in search. But once your site is on the first SERP, are people clicking on your links? Here’s what you need to know and how to boost your CTR if it’s underperforming.
3 Hot Takes: Putting Joy on Faces, Springs in Steps, and Butts in Bucket Seats
Walmart aims to spark joy that’s written all over its customers’ faces. Xero Shoes puts its minimalism message on strong footing, and an RV business retrofits its content to serve up local adventures. Read our hot takes.
7 Things Content Marketers Told Us About Video [New Research]
Video’s role in content marketing has elevated in the past two years. Find out what types deliaver the best results, why you shouldn’t give up every other content format, and more in the latest CMI Video & Visual Storytelling Survey.
Get the Most From Your Webinars With These 13 Repurposing Ideas
Webinars don’t have to be a one-and-done content tactic. You can maximize their impact (and save time) by transforming them into more than a dozen fresh formats.
Internal Linking for SEO: How To Get It Right
When content marketers put careful thought into internal linking processes from the beginning, they better position their content to rank more quickly.
3 Cool Content Campaigns That Tackle Hot (and Warm) Topics
A town in the Arctic Circle launches an Olympic bid it hopes it won’t win. The North Face melts hearts with stories of outdoor adventures. And Red Ventures brands join forces to help travelers plan health-conscious visits to their favorite hotspots. Read our hot takes on this cool content.
10 Social Media Monitoring Tools for Your Brand
If you give them something to talk about (and sometimes even when you don’t), people will be commenting, mentioning, and chatting about your brand on social media. So, you better listen up. Here are some tools to help.
Are Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing Still Different?
CMI’s Robert Rose was recently asked a question he hadn’t heard in a while. Unsure if his answer from 10 years ago was still valid, he did some digging. Here’s what he realized.