For the Love of Libraries: How Libraries Use Content to Tell New Stories
February 14, 2018
Natalya Minkovsky
Marketers live by the mantra “you can’t be all things to all people.” But that’s what a library does. How do they do that with content marketing? Learn how one Ohio library tackles the challenge in strategic, fun, and creative ways.
How to Stop Acting Like a Marketer and Start Acting Like a Publisher
January 18, 2018
Marcia Riefer Johnston
How do traditional marketers make the switch from a marketer’s mindset to a publisher’s one? Intel iQ’s head of publishing and managing editor explain how their team did it over a five-year evolution.
How to Better Understand the Size and Composition of Your B2B Audience
December 14, 2017
Jeff Herrmann
Do you know if you’re wasting great content on the wrong people? If you want a more valuable audience, use proven audience measurement methods to better understand the size, composition, and preferences of your audience.
Less Brand, More Identity: The Zombie Business Cure
December 7, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Do your brand and identity align? Or is your company a zombie that does whatever it takes to keep going? Learn how to avoid (or cure) your zombie-like behavior by making brand and identity work together in your content.
How to Adopt a Customer-Centric Strategy for Your Content
November 30, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
If products hog the spotlight in your content, opportunities are missed to build customer relationships and revenue. Learn how one company’s customer-centric content framework led to better results for the business and its customers.
Looking for Content Strategy Buy-In? Don’t Rely on the Same Old Arguments
November 29, 2017
Robert Rose
What is a more foundational argument for content strategy? How can you make the case to the C-suite and to mollify skeptical colleagues? It requires you to flip your thinking with this one twist recommended by Robert Rose.
5 Steps to Improving Subscriber Data for More Personalized Emails
November 26, 2017
Cathy McPhillips
If you want a more valuable audience, you must know more about your subscribers than just their email address. Learn how CMI gained robust data for almost 50% of its subscribers, and how it used that information for the better.
4 Ways to Shift Your Thinking to Truly Focus on Your Audience
November 5, 2017
Michele Linn
Are you tired of hearing the mantra, “Audience first.” We are too. But too many marketers aren’t putting the audience first (even though they say they do). Test your own audience-first mentality by answering these four questions.
How to Use How-To Content to Create and Retain Loyal Customers
November 2, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Too many marketers fail to create content for the bottom of the funnel. But content for people who are on the verge of buying, who have just bought, and who are between purchases is essential. Learn how outdoor retailer REI does it.
How to Take an Audience-First Approach to Your Content
October 15, 2017
Carlijn Postma
Too often brands don’t spend enough time thinking what their audience wants. Follow the 12 steps of the hero’s journey, reframed as an audience journey, to better align your content with the real needs and wants of your audience.
8 Big Questions From Content Marketing World to Ask Year Round
September 14, 2017
Joe Pulizzi
To kick off CMWorld Joe Pulizzi asked, “Do you think about your content marketing like George Lucas did about Star Wars?” Plus, discover seven more questions posed by speakers who all focus on the most valuable element in content.
How to Protect Customer Data -- and Your Company
September 13, 2017
Kristina Podnar
Your subscribers and customers need to know that if they share personal data to gain access to your content or products, you’re prepared to protect their data. A digital data policy may not top your to-do list, but it should. Let’s get started.
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