Smart brands work hard to create online communities where digital versions of personal interactions are common. The pandemic just made them more important. Continue reading
What Is Media Planning – and Why Should Content Marketers Care? [Video Show]
Now that so many content marketers run their own media channels, they also must be media planners. Learn what that means, how to strike across paid, earned, owned, and shared channels, and more in this edition of Marketing Makers. Continue reading
50 of the Best Social Media Tools Selected by Top Marketers
What social media tool is your all-time, desert-island, can’t-live-without favorite? Here are the ones picked by 50 big names in online marketing, content marketing, and e-commerce. Continue reading
How to Use Instagram Stories to Get More Followers
A half-billion people use Instagram Stories every day. Businesses create one-third of the most viewed Stories. You can’t ignore Stories. Consider these seven ideas on how to do them well. Continue reading
Social Media Content Plan: How to Take Control
Social media can be a tough nut to crack. Opportunities, audiences, and value propositions vary greatly from one channel to another. To conquer it, you need a social media channel plan. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading
LinkedIn for Content Marketing: 3 Things You Should Know
While LinkedIn is primarily a B2B social media platform, both B2B and B2C brands can benefit from it. Executives from Virgin, GE, and Microsoft all publish on LinkedIn. Here’s what you and your brand should know. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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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The Ultimate Guide to Instagram Features: Stories, Feed, IGTV, Reels
Instagram’s billion-active-user audience finds the platform easy to use. But content marketers? Not so much. Here’s your guide to the four main content channels (including the new Reels feature), how to use them successfully, and more. Continue reading
