Update your strategic approach with these five frameworks to better align your content experience with the way buying decisions are really made today.

Hate is a surprising emotion to use to sell jewelry. But the success of IHateStevenSinger.com shows how a contrarian approach can reinvigorate your content strategy and help you avoid the scourge of sameness plaguing so much content. Try these tips to surprise your audience by doing the opposite of what...

Have things changed since the brand created its content marketing strategy? Probably. Then you probably need to consider a content pivot.

B2B buyers don’t want to talk to sales until they’re ready – or ever, in some cases, even for expensive services. Yet they have more people to convince before they buy. And that means they need more of the right content at their fingertips. Here’s how to figure out what “the right content” means.

You don’t need a background in marketing to excel in content. You do need a clear focus on your audience's needs, program goals, and story ideas that support both. Here’s how TD Bank Group’s lead content strategist applied these concepts to build an award-winning program.

With a new CEO on board, Land O’Lakes embarked on a three-year strategic communications plan to raise her and the brand’s profile. They found a mission greater than sales along the way.

The best mentors listen, answer questions, and help. The best content marketers do, too. So #BossTalks, a multichannel content project featuring Salesforce’s unofficial mentor-in-chief Ebony Beckwith, had the ingredients of a smash hit from the start.

Mark Levy knows a thing or two about helping people and brands find content differentiators, which he describes as the “big sexy idea.” Try his process to create one for yourself or your company.

Struggling to develop content ideas that work for your audience AND your business? Here’s how to brainstorm more effectively and quickly.

Who said content and sales teams can’t get along? Not former journalist Diane di Costanzo, who leads a unique content practice at Foundry 360. Here’s the inside story of the compelling editorial and repeatable models for success that earned her the 2022 B2C Content Marketer of the Year title.

To be a great marketer, you must know the people you’re trying to sell it to. Clear, robust marketing personas are an effective and time-tested approach to reach that goal.

When demand-gen campaigns don’t perform, your educational content could be the problem. Follow these four tips to attract more consumers, help them take action, and drive more productive and satisfying results.