15 Digital Content Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Brand
February 8, 2022
Irwin Hau
Publishing the wrong content can take many forms, but the end results are similar. At worst, it could seriously damage your brand. At best, your content will be ignored. Here are 15 content mistakes that can do harm to your content marketing strategy.
10 Tips To Write Engaging Content Previews for Social Media
January 24, 2022
Lesley Vos
Social media can be a good place to promote your full-length content. But don’t expect great images to do all the work. Here are some text tips to prompt scrollers to stop, read, click, and read some more.
Why Typewriter-Like Linear Thinking Works Better Than Tools for Content Creation
January 4, 2022
Jonathan Crossfield
Treating creativity as the product of tools is like discussing the art of the novel by analyzing the brand of typewriter George Orwell used. Before investing in one, ask whether the tool will add distractions or remove them.
5 Reminders About Creativity From The Beatles: Get Back
December 23, 2021
Joseph Kalinowski
The Beatles: Get Back documentary sparked CMI’s creative director to turn to the keyboard (the one with letters, not the one with 88 keys). Here are the five lessons for content creators he took away from the almost nine-hour documentary.
4 User-Generated Content Ideas (and Tools To Check If They Work)
December 20, 2021
Aleh Barysevich
It’s hard to keep the content on your social channels fresh. Luckily, your brand doesn’t have to create everything from scratch. Look to your customers, friends, influencers, and others who are and could produce user-generated content.
Try These Tools To Create Content That Works for Search Engines and Audiences
December 15, 2021
Sally Ofuonyebi
Successful content creators realize writing for your audience isn’t different from writing for search engines. Here are 13 tools to help create valuable content that audiences discover and consume.
Stop Juggling Content Creation – Follow This 5-Step Planning Process
December 8, 2021
Robert Rose
Stop being a short-order cook, planning how to combine “content” meals as efficiently as possible. It’s time to be a chef, planning a menu of what will and will NOT be served. Here’s five steps to do just that.
How'd You Make That Flipping Awesome Content for Monster
December 7, 2021
Ann Gynn
A month after the pandemic hit, a new microsite from Monster went live: Work in the Time of Coronavirus. Not only did it demonstrate their ability to pivot quickly, it created new original content, new internal collaborations, and more.
4 Business Storytelling Examples That Break the Problem-Solution Mold
December 1, 2021
Ann Gynn
You know the formula: someone faces a challenge, a product offers a solution, and the problem gets solved. Content like this fills an information need – but rarely keeps people coming back. Get inspired to break the mold with examples that show the heart of business storytelling.
8 Fresh Content Types for 2022
November 23, 2021
Irina Weber
Like content, content types can also go stale – or at least become less tasty – to consume. These eight formats can help attract and engage your audience members who prefer visuals over text-dominated content.
Why Visual Storytelling Demands More Than Just Images
November 18, 2021
Robert Rose
It’s not a picture of diamonds with a tagline, “Diamonds are forever.” That’s one takeaway from Robert Rose’s latest Marketing Makers episode about visual storytelling. He also gives three approaches to do it better.
Video Storytelling: Here’s How To Get More From Your Investment
November 2, 2021
Jodi Harris
Stop focusing your content on your audience’s wallets and reach for their hearts. Follow the advice of these content experts to create the kind of authentic visual storytelling that captures interest, earns trust, and wins business.
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