How To Take the All-Important Second Step in Your Content Strategy
July 2, 2024
Robert Rose
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.
Groundbreaking Autism Travel Series Rockets Myrtle Beach Tourism
June 26, 2024
Amanda Subler
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.
Did Cannes Lions Awards Just Say Content Beats Advertising?
June 21, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
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?
Don’t Upgrade Your Content Strategy – Make Room for a New One
June 11, 2024
Robert Rose
How often have you been asked to build something new while you're busy with an existing content project? You’re probably resourceful enough to do it. But your chances of success go up when you don't try to. Here’s a better option for getting a new content project off the ground.
Why Brands May Be Saying Less But Not Doing Less for Pride Month
June 7, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
What’s going on with content and marketing celebrating Pride Month? Some brands have cut back in publicizing their support of the LGBTQ+ communities; others have cut back on their celebration of Pride. What’s a marketer to think and do?
Why Holding Attention Isn’t a Worthwhile Content Strategy Anymore
May 28, 2024
Robert Rose
OpenAI’s many recent missteps devalue the currency brands should prize over anything else — trust. Here’s how to seize the kind of opportunity OpenAI appears willing to squander.
Coca-Cola Focuses Lens on Innovative, Lower-Budget B2B Content Play
May 24, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
Coca-Cola didn’t design its new content platform for beverage consumers. It launched Coca-Cola Lens for the restaurants and retailers who sell the products. Find out why this new initiative deserves attention from all B2B marketers.
Why Even Crushing Content Failures Aren’t Mistakes
May 21, 2024
Robert Rose
Laughing at content failures feels cathartic at times (there but for the grace of the audience …). But extreme reactions can have a chilling effect on creativity. Here’s the real lesson to take from Apple’s failed iPad Pro ad.
Why Your Content Won’t Surprise or Delight Unless You Expect More (From People and AI)
May 7, 2024
Robert Rose
Why do we call it generative AI when it doesn’t generate anything new? Renaming the much-discussed tech is just one of the ways Robert Rose suggests aligning expectations with reality. The other? Challenging people to aim for higher-quality ideas and deliverables.
Oops, Google Did It Again — But You Still Need First-Party Data
May 3, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
The same week Google smashed its earnings report, it also announced the delayed demise of third-party cookies until 2025. Do you believe them? Does it even matter? Probably not — because you should be doing this anyway.
Should Your Brand Shout Its AI and Marketing Plan to the World?
April 19, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
To use AI or not — it's the question on every marketer's mind. But there's a more practical follow-up: Whether to share the answer. Dove and Brandtech Group tried that approach. Was it the right choice?
Think Like a Golfer To Create a Winning Content Strategy
April 16, 2024
Robert Rose
More content always seems better or at least less risky. But what if you played a different strategy? Play as you would in golf — fewest swings of the club wins. Let’s explore.
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