Look This Way: 9 Visual Content Options to Consider
March 8, 2021
Alina Valyaeva
Visuals attract viewers to your content as the research shows. But how do you know which format to pick or how to use it? Read on for nine illustrative examples.
5 Types of Video to Add to Your Social Media Marketing
March 1, 2021
Joe Forte
How do you create the best videos for success on social? Let’s walk through five choices.
How to Build a Vibrant Online Community [Examples]
February 25, 2021
Monina Wagner
Smart brands work hard to create online communities where digital versions of personal interactions are common. The pandemic just made them more important.
What Is Media Planning – and Why Should Content Marketers Care? [Video Show]
February 17, 2021
Robert Rose
Now that so many content marketers run their own media channels, they also must be media planners. Learn what that means, how to strike across paid, earned, owned, and shared channels, and more in this edition of Marketing Makers.
50 Social Media Tool Recommendations From Top Marketers
February 10, 2021
Aaron Orendorff
What social media tool is your all-time, desert-island, can’t-live-without favorite? Here are the ones picked by 50 big names in online marketing, content marketing, and e-commerce.
How to Use Instagram Stories to Get More Followers
February 3, 2021
Olga Rabo
A half-billion people use Instagram Stories every day. Businesses create one-third of the most viewed Stories. You can’t ignore Stories. Consider these seven ideas on how to do them well.
LinkedIn for Content Marketing: 3 Things You Should Know
January 4, 2021
Chuck Hester
While LinkedIn is primarily a B2B social media platform, both B2B and B2C brands can benefit from it. Executives from Virgin, GE, and Microsoft all publish on LinkedIn. Here’s what you and your brand should know.
18 Blogs, Social Media Posts, Podcasts, and More We’re Thankful For This Year
November 26, 2020
Jodi Harris
On this day devoted to gratitude in the United States, the CMI team shows their appreciation for some of the blog and social media posts, audio, and video that inspired us in this challenging year.
Why You Should Avoid the Broetry Writing Trend
November 2, 2020
Carina Rampelt
Broetry can drive engagement and clicks, but the writing format can undermine your goals in the long term. Here's why you should avoid broetry and what you should do instead.
2020 Content Marketing Awards Winners Aspire and Deliver Big Results
October 15, 2020
Stephanie Stahl
The top winners of the 2020 Content Marketing Awards were announced this week. Learn about the Project of the Year winner and finalists. Discover the Agency of the Year, Best Branded Content Campaigns, and Content Marketers of the Year.
The Ultimate Guide to Instagram: Stories, Feed, Reels
October 7, 2020
Susan Moeller
Instagram’s billion-active-user audience finds the platform easy to use. But content marketers? Not so much. Here’s your guide to the four main content channels (including the new Reels feature), how to use them successfully, and more.
2020 B2C Content Marketer of Year Finalists Empower Audiences
September 24, 2020
Kim Moutsos
In an extraordinary year, extraordinary B2C content marketers rose to the occasion. Here are a group and two individuals who are at the top of their game – the 2020 B2C Content Marketer of the Year finalists.
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