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Ready to ‘Fire’ Your Content Team?

Ever had one of those days when you want to fire everybody, figure out what you really need, and then hire (or rehire)? Take it as a signal you need to figure out what isn’t working and how you can fix it. And answer these questions.
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How to Curate Content Like A Pro: 8 Lessons [Examples]

Content curation isn’t a cheap substitute for original content. But it can be a cost-effective way to reach your audience more often and maximize your existing content. Get the inside scoop from the content curation pros.
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Content Calendar Templates and Tools – Go Beyond the Basics

Have you outgrown your basic content calendar? If you struggle adding a new initiative, centralizing governance, planning and tracking production, or optimizing your content, the answer is yes. Here’s what you need to do.
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How to Audit Your Content: 5 Essential Steps

If the thought of a content audit makes you feel as nervous or overwhelmed as an audit by the IRS, you’re not alone. But with these five straightforward steps, you can make the process less stressful and more effective.
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3 Simple Tools for Hiring Great Content Creators in Less Time

Do you find hiring great content creators takes too much time? Do you struggle to weed out the vast applicant pool to find quality candidates? Discover some digital tools for a more efficient and effective selection process.
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The New Marketing: How to Manage a Media Arm Within Your Company

What does it look like for a brand to run a media organization? Discover the key points learned by Arrow Electronics after it acquired 50-plus media properties and formed Arrow Media Group.
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Amplify Your Top-Performing Assets With This 3-Step Curation Process

Is the stress of continually creating something of value for everyone on your subscriber list starting to wear you down? Re-gift your best-performing content assets by following this three-step internal content curation process.
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17 Questions to Break Free From Competitive Content Issues

Is your content focus “niche enough” for success? How do you know? CMI founder Joe Pulizzi shares a two-question litmus test, plus questions to help you craft a great niche where your content stands out for your core audience.
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An Easy-to-Apply Framework to Build Your (New or Mature) Content Marketing Team

Here’s a dirty little secret: Regardless of your content marketing know-how, your program will only work if you have the right people to implement it. How do you do that? Start with this new framework for content marketers.
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Building Your Content Marketing Team? 14 Skills for New, Growing, and Mature Programs

Who do you need on your content marketing team to make it successful? Let’s take a step back and first look at what skill areas your content marketing team must cover – for the young, growing, or mature content marketing operations.
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Audience Strategist: The New, Critical Role on Your Content Team

Content marketing must provide more than one type of value to be worth the investment. It must provide value across multiple business areas. Are you ready for a new role in addition to the one you have? Enter the audience strategist.
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How to Speed Your Climb Out of the Content Marketing Pit of Despair

If your perception of content marketing is flirting with disillusionment, getting the right people involved can speed the climb to enlightenment. It may not be The Princess Bride’s Pit of Despair, but no one wants to stay too long.