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You Can Build a Better Racetrack Without Chasing SEO

You Can Build a Better Racetrack Without Chasing SEO

Everything you know about SEO may or may not be wrong. But so what? The smartest content programs never relied wholly on search. Optimize for content discovery – and your audience’s unasked questions — instead. Here’s why.
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Can a 1985 Marketing Playbook Fix Measurement Problems in 2024?

Attribution models don’t work anymore. Marketers should adopt this 1980s-era measurement model that will deliver better results for 2024 and beyond, according to SparkToro’s Rand Fishkin.
How Better Source Interviews Lead To More Engaging Content

How Better Source Interviews Lead To More Engaging Content

Good questions aren’t enough for an engaging interview. Get expert tips on how to prepare, connect with your interviewee, and uncover insightful ideas that will elevate your content.
How To Take the All-Important Second Step in Your Content Strategy

How To Take the All-Important Second Step in Your Content Strategy

Getting buy-in for a new content marketing strategy isn’t easy. But once you’ve done it, the hard part really begins — doing the work. Try this process to move out of overwhelm and toward your content vision.
What Should Agencies Do in a Flat-Growth Year?

What Should Agencies Do in a Flat-Growth Year?

Ad Age released the Agency Report for 2024, and it’s not good news for big firms. Frankly, it’s not that great for small, independent firms either. Find out the possible reasons and what successful agencies should do now.
How To Build a Winning Content Plan for Social Media [Template]

How To Build a Winning Content Plan for Social Media [Template]

A content plan for social media gives your brand a better chance for success in that volatile and ever-changing marketing space. Learn the four steps to laying the groundwork and how to build a plan that everybody on your team can easily use.
Groundbreaking Autism Travel Series Rockets Myrtle Beach Tourism

Groundbreaking Autism Travel Series Rockets Myrtle Beach Tourism

Myrtle Beach’s tourism bureau chief talks about why they created a series about traveling with autism that may soon hit a popular streaming service. He also recaps their debut owned content, Chef Swap, which appears on the Cooking Channel.
Why Brand-Building Matters, Even When You Can’t Measure It

Why Brand-Building Matters, Even When You Can’t Measure It

If you can’t measure it, it doesn’t matter, right? Nonsense. Brand-building through content and marketing pays off in many measurable and unmeasurable ways. Here’s how to convince business leaders to trust the process more than the numbers.
Did Cannes Lions Awards Just Say Content Beats Advertising?

Did Cannes Lions Awards Just Say Content Beats Advertising?

Content stole the spotlight at the Cannes Lions this week. Several award-winning campaigns focused on emotional storytelling rather than traditional advertising. Is this shakeup a genuine shift of content’s role?
Speak Up, Stand Out? 7 Authentic Ways Your Brand Can Take a Stand on Social Issues

Speak Up, Stand Out? 7 Authentic Ways Your Brand Can Take a Stand on Social Issues [Examples]

In a polarized world, your brand needs a strategy to decide when to speak up. It starts with knowing what matters to the company and (usually) your audience. Use these seven scenarios and real-life examples to make your plans.
How To Market Your Marketing To Marketers [New Research]

How To Market Your Marketing to Marketers [New Research]

Marketers are a tough crowd. On one hand, they appreciate brands that offer extensive thought leadership. On the other hand, they know every content and marketing tactic in the book. New research offers insights (and a peek inside your peers’ opinions).
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Is It OK for Platforms to Train Their AI With Your Content?

This past week, people grew outraged over Adobe’s update to service terms for its Creative Cloud, and Meta let UK and European users know their information can be used to develop its AI products. What should marketers make of all this?