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A Growing Challenge for 2015: How to Find Trained Content Marketing Professionals

Do you struggle with finding trained content marketing professionals? About one-third of content marketers in CMI’s B2C research report are experiencing that same challenge this year (and that’s a big jump over last year.) Why has this staffing problem grown? Better yet, how can you find some solutions?...

Hey WSJ – Content Marketing Is NOT Native Advertising

This is one of those “inside baseball” posts. It is devoid of any helpful how-to information. Joe Pulizzi wrote this post because he believes it needs to be said. So there. Read on to learn why Joe’s ranting about a sentence in The Wall Street Journal.

15 Things We Learned About Nonprofit Content Marketers [New Research]

CMI’s Nonprofit Content Marketing 2015 research is out. Nonprofit marketers are trying more tactics, using more social media platforms, growing in their internal knowledge and skills, and focusing on becoming better storytellers. Glean 15 insights then take time to explore the in-depth examination of...

Choosing the Right Marketing Technology: The Yelp of Software Reviews

How do you make the right content marketing technology choice for your company? Check out G2 Crowd, where reviewers are authenticated and you don’t have to be a member to view the majority of information on the site. Read more about how this small company is disrupting the big market research firms,...

5 Steps to Reduce Frustration and Create Effective Content Workflows

Content quantity or quality doesn’t mean much without consistency. Your audience should know what to expect and when to expect it. However, producing content on a regular basis can feel like a Herculean task. To combat that frustration, create a visible, repeatable workflow, and here’s a step-by-step...

This Week in Content Marketing: A Scary Attempt at Defining Content Marketing

This week, Joe and Robert discuss the real definition of content marketing, ponder if publishers can succeed with time-based metrics, give some love to Mozilla’s new media platform, and disagree with Snapchat’s native advertising approach. Rants include an amazingly inaccurate infographic and why the...

How to Turn Your Customers Into Brand Fans: 3 Examples

We don’t focus enough energy on using content to turn customers into brand advocates. It’s the mecca of marketing: Your customers not only sell for you, but they communicate far more powerfully than any content your brand can create. Discover how three brands are doing it right and what you can do to...

11 Killer Tips to Leverage SlideShare’s Power in Your Visual Content Marketing

SlideShare generates more traffic from business owners than any other major social media platform, yet content marketers haven’t scratched the surface of its potential. Start today with these 11 killer tips to leverage your visual content marketing on SlideShare.

Analyzing Human Data: Take a Dive to Find Out What Your Customers Really Feel

Plenty of companies track what people say about them online. Tallying brand mentions, though, won’t reveal what customers or prospects really think and feel. What if machine learning could help marketers know a person’s intent?

How to Turn Research Into Content Marketing Strategy AND Tactics

Comparing your opinions to those of a larger interest group is intrinsically engaging — especially when the insights from the research are unexpected and/or entertaining. But even more than shock value, research helps you uncover your audience's motivations, opinions, and pain points, and can be transformed...

How I Missed On Every 2014 Content Marketing Prediction

See what content marketing predictions Joe Pulizzi made for 2014 that came true -- and which didn't. But, before you do, add your prediction for 2015.

How to Adjust Your Content Strategy for Adaptive Content Personalization

In every sphere of business, consumers will benefit from the tailored or personalized experiences that adaptive content can facilitate. Following is a detailed breakdown of the key considerations for adjusting your strategy to accommodate adaptive content.