It's critical that B2B businesses learn to balance the effectiveness of both new and existing marketing channels — and experiment with where it's best to deliver content during their customer engagement journey. One option that deserves a closer look? Webinars. Get CMI's new research on webinars.

Content marketing leaders from some of the largest B2B and B2C brands came together last week to talk about the challenges and opportunities they see for content marketing. We came away with some questions most content marketers don't seem to be addressing. Get started with these 9 content marketing...

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.

In this episode, Robert and Joe rant a bit about a new content marketing awards program before discussing their confusion about a speech from a Dell marketing executive on the future of traditional publishing. They also offer their take on where content marketing fits into a mobile marketing strategy...

This week CMI is kicking off a series of "Back to Basics" posts that outlines the fundamental skills and information you'll need to achieve success with content marketing. We begin today by sharing the 2 elements we believe are essential for getting started. Learn more.

Feel like your competitors' content skyrockets while yours can't get off the ground? They're probably working with inside information -- search insights -- and you should be, too. Learn how to use search insights to boost your content marketing strategy and your success.

UK-based Brand Perfect — an online community for brands, designers and developers — offers up its favorite apps for mobile content marketing from B2C brands. Mobile content marketing can be a balancing act. Find out how to serve up valuable mobile content without pushing your audience too far.

If your brand struggles with content marketing effectiveness, you may see better results if you step down content production and step up your distribution and promotion efforts. Find out how to help your owned media hit its goals by combining earned and paid promotion.

It's astonishing to think how far content marketing has come. And yet, we have still so far to go. In many organizations around the world, content marketing is still viewed as a special project; something marketers need to do, for now, until we can go back to business as usual. Here's a call to arms:...

No words are more important in your content marketing than your headlines. No matter how wonderful the online content, if the headline isn't right, it's not going to attract the readership it deserves. Get 3 lessons from an expert on using headlines to increase the value of your online content.

In this week's episode, Robert and Joe go into detail about the leaked New York Times report that uncovers the Grey Lady's struggles to stay relevant in digital news — it's a must-read for all businesses. They also discuss the integration of brand newsrooms, new content marketing research in Australia,...

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.