“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.”
Author: Kim Moutsos
Kim Moutsos is thrilled to join the talented team at the Content Marketing Institute as vice president of editorial. After working in content marketing for enterprises and startups for more than 20 years, she’s looking forward to exchanging ideas and lessons learned with other content marketing practitioners. You can follow her on Twitter at @KMoutsos or connect on LinkedIn.
By kmoutsos published
November 20, 2018
Want More Creative Content Ideas? Break These 6 ‘Rules’
By kmoutsos published
November 1, 2018
100+ Tools Content Marketers Really Love
Want to be a better content marketer? Don’t overlook the importance of technology.
Need convincing? Consider this: CMI’s 2019 B2B research found that 67% of the most successful content marketers rated their organization’s content tech proficiency as expert or advanced. Only 5% of the least successful content marketers rate their organizations as expert or advanced in content tech proficiency.
By kmoutsos published
October 12, 2018
3 Content Marketing Strategy Reminders That Lurk in a Surprising Place
Did you catch Joe Pulizzi’s talk at Content Marketing World 2018? In it, he revealed the secrets of life and marketing (sorry if you missed it).
I won’t give everything away here, but I will let you in on one of the (no longer secret) secrets: Cut everything from your day that doesn’t get you to your goal.
“To be successful, we need to remove what’s in our way of doing the great things,” Joe says. “We have to clear away all the distractions.”
It’s great advice. And, as Joe notes, it serves people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett well.
By kmoutsos published
August 16, 2018
3 Ways You Sabotage Your Content Tech Search
Content technology. Sometimes it feels like we can’t live with it. But we know we can’t work without it.
Consider this finding from CMI’s 2018 Content Management & Strategy Survey: 51% of the content professionals say their company lacks the right technology to manage content across their organization. And another 35% say they’re not using the technology they do have to its potential.
Only a sliver (14%) say they have the right technology and are using it to manage content across the organization.
By kmoutsos published
July 12, 2018
3 Purpose-Marketing Lessons From Innovative Brands
Quick: Think of some purpose-driven brands. I’ll wait.
I’ll bet a bunch of you thought of Patagonia.
The outdoor clothing and gear seller started by rock climber and adventurer Yvon Chouinard in 1973 weaves environmental activism into the very fabric – and even the bylaws – of the company.
You probably read about Patagonia’s “Don’t Buy This Jacket” ad that ran in The New York Times on Black Friday 2011. It asked people to focus on buying less – on the biggest shopping day of the year.
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By kmoutsos published
May 25, 2018
Actor Brings Community Model to Content Creation
Don’t be fooled by his moniker on HITRECORD, the collaborative production company he founded with his brother in 2004. Actor, director, writer, and producer Joseph Gordon-Levitt is anything but a regular Joe.
His acting career already spans three decades and includes a long list of popular and acclaimed TV shows and movies: 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, Looper, Inception, Snowden, 500 Days of Summer …
By kmoutsos published
April 26, 2018
How 3 Content Brands Tackle Their Toughest Internal Challenges
What keeps you up at night about your content marketing program? I’ll bet one of your top concerns is how to prove its value to the company.
There’s also a good chance other stress-inducing concerns include your tech stack and/or your team. Well, guess what? Your peers – even at brands lauded for their content approach – struggle with the same issues.
At the recent Intelligent Content Conference, Robert Rose, CMI’s chief strategy advisor, questioned the leaders of notable content brands about how they tackle the issues. Their advice during the keynote panel Let’s Get Real: What Does It Take to Run an Enterprise Publication may help you take on your tough challenges – and maybe even get some sleep.
By kmoutsos published
March 30, 2018
How to Use Non-Obvious Thinking to Create Better Content
“We’re in the middle of a believability crisis.”
On the surface, author Rohit Bhargava’s observation in the keynote talk of CMI’s virtual ContentTECH this year doesn’t bode well for content marketing.
After all, to attract and retain an audience, we need people to believe the content we’re creating.
By kmoutsos published
March 2, 2018
Content Definition: What Are We Even Talking About?
How do you define content? Does everyone on your team agree with your definition? Do the people on other teams define content the same way?
Sure, there’s a dictionary definition for content (in fact, multiple definitions for multiple usages). A Wikipedia entry offers two slightly different definitions in its first two sentences.
By kmoutsos published
January 26, 2018
Content Calendar: Go Beyond the Basics
Is there anything left to say about how to put together a content calendar?
Between Content Marketing Institute writers and guest contributors, we’ve covered basic content calendar tips (including templates and examples) thoroughly over the years.
But as your organization’s content marketing maturity increases, you may outgrow your existing approach.
How will you know?
