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How Planning To Fail Can Succeed

A recent conversation in a social media marketing group got Robert Rose thinking: Does it ever make sense to put out content with the explicit goal of failing?
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Your Audience Isn’t Really Interested in ‘Just the Facts’ Anymore [Rose-Colored Glasses]

The content marketing question in 2022 isn’t about how to present “just the facts.” The question is: How do you make people care about any of the facts? Robert Rose explains.
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How To Write an Inspiring Content Marketing Mission Statement [Examples]

Why does your company create content? Who is it for? What will it do for them? The answers should all factor into your content mission statement. Here’s why you need one and what you can do to make it stand out.
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You Could Build a Content Strategy While ‘Flying’ It – But Here’s a Better Way [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Is it ever possible to build a new content marketing plane while you're already flying one? Maybe. But your chances of success go up dramatically when you don't try to. Robert Rose explains better options for getting a new content program off the ground.
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How’d You Make That Flipping Awesome B2B Content for ServiceNow?

What does it take to sustain a multi-year award-winning content marketing program? ServiceNow attributes its results to a combination of data science, segmentation, and a deep focus on audience needs and behavior. Here’s what to learn from the company’s success.
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How To Make Content a More Effective Part of Your Sales Funnel

High rankings and lots of traffic to your content don’t cut it. You must go the extra mile to integrate your content ideation and creation processes into your brand’s sales funnel. Here are five steps to take.
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Are Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing Still Different?

CMI’s Robert Rose was recently asked a question he hadn’t heard in a while. Unsure if his answer from 10 years ago was still valid, he did some digging. Here’s what he realized.
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Why the Future of Demand Gen Lies in Self-Service Content Experiences

B2B buyers want to control their journey. That means the future of sales-enablement and demand gen content lies in self-service. Try these ideas from Ardath Albee and Marcus Sheridan to develop truly buyer-led content experiences.
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How’d You Make That Flipping Awesome Content for HBO?

What happens when an audience falls in love with your content series – and then the series gets canceled? HBO and HBO Max’s senior vice president of multicultural marketing takes you behind the scenes of the content experiences that help them keep audience's engaged even when their favorite programming...
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3 Disruptions To Know To Prepare for the Future of Content and Marketing

In the past 18 months, we’ve seen at least three major disruptions that should help us spot where content and marketing are headed – and develop our strategies to be ready for that future.
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In People We Trust: Here’s How To Make Your Content More Human

The overarching theme at Content Marketing World tapped into something powerful – the emotions, experiences, and need for personal connection all humans have. Here are some highlights to inspire, motivate, and implement.
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How’d You Make That Flipping Awesome B2B Content for Salesforce?

How did Salesforce go from pausing all marketing to launching an award-winning content initiative just weeks into the pandemic? It wasn’t easy, but a fortuitously timed content revolution paved the way. Read the inspiring behind-the-scenes story.