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.

Whether you craft words for B2B or B2C audiences, the challenges can be many. This diverse set of tips, tools, and resources are designed to help from creation to revision to publication and everything in between.

Team builders. Innovators. Humble. Results-oriented. Excellence. Those are some of the characteristics of Content Marketer of the Year finalists. Before we roll out the 2018 list, let’s talk to the 2017 winner, REI’s Paolo Mottola.

With more text-focused people entering the world of visuals, it’s time for a refresher on the essential principles of design. Discover how typography, color, and white space can drastically improve the efficacy of visual content.

The right content helps travel and hospitality brands build trust, create joyful moments, and add personalized value. But these marketers don’t encounter all picture-perfect vistas. Let’s explore the latest content opportunities.

CMO Sarah Cunningham likes to drink Earl Grey in the morning. And thus, a useless buyer persona filled with frivolous detail begins. If you want useful buyer personas, make sure they include this one essential component.

A lot of content marketing advice comes from a B2B perspective. But some of content marketing’s best practices change when you talk about online-based businesses. Here’s how e-commerce brands can make content marketing waves.

Deciding to launch a podcast requires brands to consider a lot. Therefore, they have a ton of questions to ask. But one question is the most foundational and crucial thing to ponder – and marketers aren’t asking it often enough.

With organic brand reach in social media becoming a thing of the past with algorithm update, content marketers need to produce more compelling stories capable of creating a deeper impression. Think documentary filmmaking.

Daniel Pink says, “The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers …” Want to make your content marketing belong in the future? Follow four secrets of great storytellers.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt details how a career dry spell led him to build something few startups and brands ever achieve: a thriving online community that not only pays for itself but also shares the wealth with its contributors.

Determining which content types and distribution formats work best for your business should never involve a roll of the dice. Make smart, strategic choices by letting CMI’s essential guide illuminate the path to success.