Traditional ROI formulas aren’t a great fit for showing content marketing’s value to the business. But that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook when it comes to showing results. These ideas will help you express your program’s value in the language of business. Continue reading
How to Measure Content Marketing: The (Updated) Essential Guide
Your content marketing program will be judged by the impact it makes on your business’s bottom line. Try the tips, templates, and techniques in this post to make sure you’re measuring (and acting on) things that make a difference. Continue reading
Know the Basics of Link-Building to Boost Your SEO
Almost 60% of SEO pros say backlinks have a big impact on search engine rankings, according to a recent uSERP survey. Make sure to know the basics, from the terms of art to the types of content that will get you traction. Continue reading
7 Content Marketing Truths That Would’ve Saved Quibi From Going Qui-Bye
Any content marketer could’ve called out the glaring strategy gaffes that led to streaming-service Quibi’s high-profile (and high-budget) demise. We spotted seven – did you catch any we missed? 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
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
Fine-Tune Your Reach and Frequency for Modern Marketing [Video Series Debut]
Catch the first episode of CMI’s new video and blog series – Marketing Makers. Each month, Robert Rose explores a foundational marketing concept and explains how it applies to content marketing. First up? Reach and frequency. Continue reading
Why Rushing Your Writers Never Leads to Great Content
Great content writing takes more than transcribing interviews or curating easy-to-find information. Use this (often misunderstood and undervalued) writing process to explain why faster content isn’t always better. Continue reading
User-Generated Content: Let Your Fans Do Content Creation Work for You
Content creation is hard. But you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting on your own. Let your fans and followers put all their passion, knowledge, and artistic talent on display for others to see, learn from, and enjoy. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
