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Stories By Jodi Harris

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23+ Content Marketing Skills You Need for Today and the Next Five Years

Ready to improve your skills for short- and long-term content marketing success but not sure which ones? Almost two dozen Content Marketing World presenters offer advice with unique twists, unexpected advice, and helpful reminders.
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4 Ideas To Create a Better Thought Leadership Journey for Your Brand and Buyers

Distinguish your brand's value by reimagining your strategy for thought leadership content. It can help strengthen your sales partnerships – and your consumer relationships.
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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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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 Get Your Audience To Give Their Data for Personalized Content

If consumers find personalized content valuable, they’re likely to exchange their personal data for it. Follow these tips to foster that environment and gain helpful information to create even more customized content.
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Marketing Content to Gen Z? You Better Play by Their Rules

To connect with Gen Z audiences, engage them on their terms. Follow this expert advice to learn what brand-created content might work best and how to deliver it in ways that slap.
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Big Change Ahead? Build a Communication and Implementation Plan for Your Content Team

Transformational changes at your company may make you excited, terrified, or both. But as a content team leader, you must focus on your team – get them on board and working – so the initiative succeeds. Here’s some help to do just that.
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5 Essential Elements for a Great Newsletter

Undesirable email newsletters clutter your audience’s inboxes. That’s one reason why newsletters that once worked for you may now sit unread. Revisit your e-newsletter design, tactics, and metrics to emphasize and track these five elements of successful newsletters.
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5 Strategic Frameworks To Take the Guesswork Out of Content Planning

Update your strategic approach with these five frameworks to better align your content experience with the way buying decisions are really made today.
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Editorial Calendar Tools and Templates To Help You Master Your Content To-Do List

Chances are you’ve been using the same editorial calendar format for years. Here’s some advice on how to make improvements that will help in creation, process, reporting, and more. (And if you don’t have a calendar, start here.)  
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Feast on These 9 Content Examples Worthy of Gratitude

We give thanks for great content marketing. Savor these examples from AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi, Captain Morgan, and more. They can help your brand do and be better for your audiences.
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4 Ways To Win With Video – the ‘It’ Content Format for 2023 [Research and Examples]

Standing out in the crowded video space will take more creativity in 2023. Discover what the CMI’s newly released research says and get inspired by six award-winning examples.