7 Things You Need to Have a Productive (and Happy) Content Marketing Team
July 4, 2017
Michele Linn
Individual tricks are useful, but what does your team need to make sure they are working in the best possible way? Read on for a mix of tools and ideas to help your team focus on creation, not process.
Content Marketing Industry: What’s Happening in Hiring [Research]
June 30, 2017
Clare McDermott
Hiring and retaining talent is an ongoing struggle. Learn what the research shows about content marketing hiring – from the biggest geographic markets to role-specific salaries, and from desired skill sets to retention activities.
Bingeable Content: How to Move Buyers Through Your Sales Cycle Faster
June 29, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
What if you delivered content like Netflix? Enticing prospective customers with content they can binge on? If you did, you’d never waste another click to a dead-end content asset. You’ll keep people hooked after they click. Here’s how.
How to Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Content
June 22, 2017
Andrea Fryrear
Ever spent weeks crafting a big piece of content that generated almost no response? You could have avoided that disheartening flop if you didn’t put all your eggs into the big content basket – and released minimum viable content instead.
Why a Good Content Audit Is Your Business’s Best Friend
June 15, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Yes, a content audit can seem like an overwhelming task, but it is essential to your job as a marketer. Learn what, why, how, and more about how to execute a usable content audit that will make an immediate impact on your marketing.
Agile Practices: How to Avoid Mistakes Our Marketing Team Made
June 8, 2017
Eva Jackson
A marketing team practicing Agile project management made so many mistakes that half of them locked themselves in a room and didn’t leave until they addressed significant shortcomings in their approach. Here’s what they learned.
LinkedIn Leader Shares How to Build a High-Performance Content Marketing Team
May 31, 2017
Cameron Conaway
Peek behind great content marketing efforts and you’ll nearly always find a driven, well-organized team. LinkedIn’s content strategy leader explains what it takes to build, manage, and drive a high-performance team.
Creative Content: 3 Behaviors Driving Marketers
May 29, 2017
Jay Acunzo
Most creative content marketers approach work much like most of us approach a bowl of ice cream: They make the process the point, not the end results. Now, let’s go further to discover the behaviors behind creative content marketers.
How to Avoid Collaborative Overload Within Your Content Team
May 26, 2017
Deborah Holstein
Is your creative team sick of the distractions that come when everybody is expected to contribute to a project? Collaboration done poorly leaves little time for critical thinking. These simple tips can help create quality collaboration.
Content Library: 3 Steps to Manage Yours Like a Librarian
May 25, 2017
Jake Athey
We marketers are practically drowning in content, and librarians are experts at making content organized and findable. Make your content library useful – follow these three principles to manage your content like a librarian.
Are You Ready to Hire Quality for Your Content Team?
May 19, 2017
Sara Noble
To gauge employer readiness, this content team supplier asks eight questions to ensure that the executives she places will be successful and satisfied. Plus, she shares the top qualities employers and employees should seek.
New Tech Friends on the Marketing Block
May 18, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Tackling sophisticated challenges with our content requires assistance from technical specialists. The three amigos of content marketing – content strategists, content engineers, and data scientists – can provide that power boost.
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