June is planning month at CMI. It's a great time to start thinking about year-end events and to look ahead to 2015. It's also the perfect time to check all of those 2014 strategies to make sure we're on the right track with our content marketing efforts. Use these 13 mid-year content marketing resolutions...

The CMI team took time recently to brainstorm some outside-the-box ideas for strengthening content marketing strategy and business overall with a concept called the "10 Percent." Try this quick exercise to help generate big ideas for your strategy and your overall business -- whether it's large or small.

The demands of creating content that is original and valuable can often feel paralyzing. Add to that the need to keep this up on an ongoing basis and the challenge is compounded. Check out these ideas on creating content that feels more original, organic to your brand, and more impactful overall.

It's not always easy for marketers to find creative strategies and solutions to content challenges. A walk or a few exercises can help clear your head and get the blood flowing, but the creative ideas don't necessarily flow quite as freely. Use these 10 ideas to inspire your inner content creator.

Words aren't enough to keep customers and prospects engaged these days. To inspire you to add compelling visuals to your next content project, the CMI team has put together a new Visual Content Marketing Look Book featuring 25 best-in-class examples. Use these 25 examples and nine tips to create more...

To a marketer, a picture can be worth so much more than a thousand words. You may be creating a presence on visual marketing-specific sites or revising your existing strategy on familiar networks to include more visual elements. Either way, get fresh ideas and inspiration for your visual content marketing...

There are many takeaways sprinkled throughout the sublime scripts of "The Godfather" saga. And some of them speak to the relationships those of us with a content job have with our clients and stakeholders — you can attribute much of the Corleones' success to their superior intuition in managing outside...

Top-tier content marketers consistently win the war for engagement by using an "active reading" approach to creatively engage and interact with text. The practice helps content creators learn more about a target topic and present information clearly to followers. Learn how to create more effective content...

Offering news-relevant content can be a powerful way to show customers and prospects that your organization understands their world and can help them with issues they're facing. Find out more about creating content for niches with the "narrowcast" approach to newsjacking.

Graphic recording marries words and images to convey an idea. The best part? The process happens live, usually at professional events where attendees can watch and learn. Find out more about how marketers can bring their content to life through graphic recording.

If you're searching for tactical inspiration for your content creation efforts, look no further than the latest offering from CMI. Content Marketing Playbook: 24 Epic Ideas for Connecting With Your Customers lays out tips and tactics for 24 types of content.

Think of SlideShare's link juice as rocket fuel for your SEO program. All you need is a coordinated plan to start borrowing some of the professional network's search clout.