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27 Reasons Why Your Content Sucks

Why would one intentionally create something utterly useless for their organization or their audience? Yet, a lot of content sucks. We’ve all seen (and sometimes created) it. Read on for a splash of cold water to wake up your content.
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Video Storytelling Secrets From an Award-Winning Series

Great video storytelling doesn't require a great budget. But it does require planning, well-selected subjects, and a willingness to adapt. Discover the 10 must-dos from the creators of Visa's award-winning Solo Traveller series.
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10 Ways to Make Videos Your Customers Can’t Resist

Ever lose track of time watching videos online? What makes them so hard to resist? TechSmith’s learning and video ambassador knows. Here are 10 ways he suggests to make your videos as engaging as possible.
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CCO Opens the Idea Garage for Inspiring B2B and B2C Content Marketing Examples

B2B and B2C brands delight their audiences with relevant, entertaining, or unique content opportunities, from Instagram to YouTube to media partnerships. Get inspired by 15 brands doing just that as shared in CCO’s Idea Garage in 2017.
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Stock 2.0: What Savvy Marketers Need to Know About the Changing Rules of Visual Content

Perfectly posed stock photos won’t cut it anymore. Here’s what’s changed in the world of visual content and how your content strategy needs to evolve to keep up.
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Pre-Event Content: 5 Tips for Creating Excitement (and a Bit of FOMO)

Marketers often center campaigns on content, but unfortunately too many marketers of events think about content too late. Learn how to create high-quality and engaging pre-event content with these five tips and examples.
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How Inspiring Brands Give Thanks on Social Media

Isn't it time you thanked those who make your business successes possible? From grand gestures of goodwill to simple social shout-outs, here are just a few of the ways you can use content to show gratitude to your audience.
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How to Capture Captive Audiences With Content

Do you have an opportunity to connect with a captive audience? Gas stations air Gas Station TV at the pumps. Panera has a landing page for its Wi-Fi users. Explore how your brand can use content to engage your captive audiences.
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What to Do After You Press Record: A Formula for Videos People Love

People are flocking to Amy Schmittauer’s YouTube series, Savvy Sexy Social. Why? Her popularity comes, at least in part, from her discovery of a formula for making videos that people love. Here’s her nine-part formula.
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10 Tips (and a Ton of Tricks) to Maximize Your Video Content Investment

To be successful with video content, you should understand how to leverage the medium’s tremendous power. Use this guide to keep your efforts focused on the right goals, while delivering delightful stories your audience will love to watch.
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16 Visual Storytelling Tips to Give Your Content Marketing a Boost

The numbers are staggering – marketers are investing heavily in visual content. How do you produce visual content and use it to catch your audience’s attention? Pick one or more of these 16 tips for your content marketing team to try.
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Video-Phobic Marketers: It's Time to Get Over Your Fear of Producing Video

Still tentative when it comes to video? Get over it. A longtime video tinkerer says all marketers should be producing video in-house. Read his advice for fearful marketers and tips to shoot your very first video.