A few months ago, Clare McDermott committed to evaluating her personal tech stack with the goal to find worthwhile shortcuts and work-arounds. Now she shares how she learned to make her life simpler and more productive with 16 tools.

If your creative content marketing ideas are met with a big “no!”, don’t get discouraged. The problem may be how you’re presenting the idea. Here’s how to stop bad pitches from killing your best ideas.

She’s read thousands of articles and written hundreds of posts about content marketing. But this author still had some aha moments on the subject in 2017. Find out her three lightbulb moments that can help you in 2018.

To paraphrase a familiar quote, “Good content marketers copy. Great content marketers steal.” We want you to be great. That’s why we suggest you steal these six ideas executed by Content Marketer of Year finalists.

Ready or not, the new year is on its way. Keep your content maturity on pace with innovation, and your efforts on track with your competition with this content marketing toolkit full of our best tips, checklists, and templates.

If there’s one thing that never fails to cheer many, it’s unsolicited advice. Catch letters to marketers of brands like Dollar Shave Club and Georgia’s tourism brand about their marketing missteps and gaffes – and some useful remedies.

CMI founder Joe Pulizzi shares his answer to the question he’s frequently asked: “What’s the one thing you did that made the greatest impact to where you are at now?” And his response is something you can customize for your own success.

If you’re a chief content officer, copywriter, designer, or programmer searching for ways to create more and better content in less time, you’ll find fresh ideas for improving your creativity, productivity, and writing skills with these best books from 2017.

Are you a content marketing newcomer? Are you an experienced content marketer? Or perhaps you’re an innovator, renegade, or visionary? Ready to grow your thinking? This curated, detailed review of the most relevant books can help.

How does a white squirrel inspire creative content? Learn that and discover more ideas to make your content more creative – even if you work in a boring industry – with practical tactics from CMI’s Content Creativity Day presenters.

CMI founder Joe Pulizzi pens a letter from his heart. Beginning with one of the worst days in his professional life, Joe shares how content marketing took off for him and CMI and looks at what’s ahead for him.

Your team’s creative engine is the real competitive advantage for content marketers. Here are five essential steps to ensure that they’re primed to be in peak shape and churn out compelling content from innovative angles.