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18 Blogs, Social Media Posts, Podcasts, and More We’re Thankful For This Year

On this day devoted to gratitude in the United States, the CMI team shows their appreciation for some of the blog and social media posts, audio, and video that inspired us in this challenging year.
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Whip Up a Tantalizing Blog Post With These 9 Ingredients

A winning meal on MasterChef must be so delicious, so tantalizing the judges would want to eat it every day. How can you do that to keep readers consuming your blog posts? Here’s a step-by-step recipe.
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How a Digital-First Content Strategy Can Help Print [Winning Example]

A digital-first content marketing strategy doesn't mean digital only. That lesson comes from TD Ameritrade Institutional and its content agency, Imagination. Learn how they incorporated print into their award-winning strategy.
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Why You Should Avoid the Broetry Writing Trend

Broetry can drive engagement and clicks, but the writing format can undermine your goals in the long term. Here's why you should avoid broetry and what you should do instead.
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2020 Content Marketing Awards Winners Aspire and Deliver Big Results

The top winners of the 2020 Content Marketing Awards were announced this week. Learn about the Project of the Year winner and finalists. Discover the Agency of the Year, Best Branded Content Campaigns, and Content Marketers of the Year.
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Create and Serve Accessible Content to Your Audience

Are you keeping your digital content from a significant portion of your target audience? If it isn’t accessible or clearly understood, you are leaving people behind. Here’s how to change that.
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2020 B2C Content Marketer of Year Finalists Empower Audiences

In an extraordinary year, extraordinary B2C content marketers rose to the occasion. Here are a group and two individuals who are at the top of their game – the 2020 B2C Content Marketer of the Year finalists.
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Go Behind the Scenes With 3 Finalists for B2B Content Marketer of the Year

What makes a B2B content marketer great? It’s the ability to lead out of the status quo, show how things can be better, and act to make it so. Here’s how the three 2020 B2B Content Marketer of the Year finalists did it.
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Reinventing With Content: 3 Brands Find New Paths

What do you do when your usual business model can’t work? These three organizations turned to content marketing. One found a viral hit. One had fans clamor for more. And one may add a media brand to its business mix.
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10+ Buzzwords to Banish From Your Content Marketing Vocabulary

Consider this group therapy for jargon. Check out the overused, misused, poorly used buzzwords that some Content Marketing World presenters are sick of hearing and seeing. Then feel free to vent and add your own in the comments.
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Write Smarter and Faster With Tips From These Top 5 Posts

People can’t get enough content creation tips. So we’re going to make it easy for you with six tips from (and links to) the five most popular content creation articles on the CMI site.
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Overcome a Boring Blog With These 5 Techniques

If you think blogs are past their prime, think again. They still can be one of the best ways to attract a trusting, engaged audience. Consider these techniques used by brands that make their blogs stand out and excel.