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7 Steps to Build a Successful Long-Term Content Model

If you want to build a loyal and trusting audience consistently over time and believe by doing that you can accomplish your marketing goals, the Content Inc. model is for you.
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Are You Guilty of the One Thing That Kills Content Marketing?

Are your blog posts not converting? Are your e-newsletters going unopened? Are you being ignored on social media? You may not be doing the one thing that is a good predictor of content marketing success.
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8 Things to Help Your Content Marketing Survive the Pandemic

Joe Pulizzi shares how he founded the Content Marketing Institute in another unprecedented time. He then reveals eight things content marketers should be doing during this crisis.
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Marketing 2030: 7 Laws for Content Marketing Success

These recommendations are not for the weak of heart. To move forward you must be strong-willed. Read on for the seven laws for the next decade of marketing from the founder of the Content Marketing Institute.
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Successful Content Marketers Have These 7 Traits

Written 82 years ago, Think and Grow Rich still inspires CMI founder Joe Pulizzi. He finds seven chapters speak powerfully about the characteristics possessed by a successful content marketer. Read on for Joe’s insight.
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3 Life and Marketing Success Resolutions for 2019

CMI founder Joe Pulizzi has given 400 keynote speeches, but his one at Content Marketing World 2018 was his most personal. Learn the three things he says everybody should do to achieve their personal and professional desires.
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This Old Marketing Farewell Episode: Sometimes the End Is a Beginning

In our grand finale episode, we answer listener-submitted queries, ask a few of our own, and offer our take on what happens after our storytelling heroes ride off into the sunset.
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The Goal Setting Activity That Makes a Big Impact

CMI founder Joe Pulizzi shares his answer to the question he’s frequently asked: “What’s the one thing you did that made the greatest impact to where you are at now?” And his response is something you can customize for your own success.
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Are You Ready for Content Marketing in 2018? 60+ Predictions

What changes are content marketers likely to encounter over the next 12 months and beyond? Find out what dozens of experts see on the horizon in Content Marketing Institute’s 10th annual e-book of content marketing predictions.
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How to Develop and Grow a Successful Podcast

How can a brand’s podcast lead to nearly 2 million downloads with listeners in 200 countries and generate about $500,000 in direct revenue in four years? Joe Pulizzi goes step by step into how This Old Marketing was created.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Why Won't CMOs Consider Buying Media Companies?

We discuss potential purchasers for Fox and Disney, and a disturbing web content trend. Our rants and raves include net neutrality and audio content; then we sign off with an example of the week that's been 210 weeks in the making.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Latest Content Marketing Spending Stats Hard to Believe

We unpack new research on content spending, share predictions for 2018, and discuss the demise of Van Winkle's. Rants and raves include Snapchat and the art of questioning; then we close the show with an example from Maxwell House.