How To Mine Customer Reviews and Ratings To Improve Your Marketing and Products
August 19, 2024
Dennis Shiao
Dig into the buried treasure of online reviews. See what leading brands Tylenol, Estée Lauder, and Scünci are learning about their products and messaging directly from consumer feedback. Plus, get advice on how to start a ratings analysis program for your brand.
7 Ancient Archetypes That Give Your Content Fresh Relevance
August 14, 2024
Jodi Harris
Sequels, prequels, and reboots abound. Why? Storytelling around recognizable themes has built-in resonance. Explore the seven archetypes with inspiring B2C and B2B examples before you launch your next content marketing initiative.
How To Get Branded Content Right: Examples, Ideas, and Tips
August 8, 2024
Jodi Harris
Branded content, typically produced with a media partner, delivers immersive, entertaining, and educational experiences that bridge the gap between awareness and brand affinity. Learn how to do it well from these examples.
How This B2B Company Stole B2C’s Sizzle To Heat Up Its Content
July 31, 2024
Dennis Shiao
How does your B2B brand create content that stands out from its competitors? Abandon boring and expected and adopt an engaging B2C approach.
How To Catch Audiences With Extraordinary Hooks
July 17, 2024
Dennis Shiao
If you can’t capture your audience immediately, they won’t keep watching, listening, or reading. Learn how to develop strong hooks that transform the ordinary into extraordinary, and watch your audience grow.
Pack a Bigger Punch Writing Character-Limited Descriptions and Posts
July 10, 2024
Ann Gynn
Brief content reigns on Google, YouTube, and other social media platforms. But how do you write great meta descriptions, excerpts, and episode descriptions within their character-limiting requirements? Read on.
Groundbreaking Autism Travel Series Rockets Myrtle Beach Tourism
June 26, 2024
Amanda Subler
Myrtle Beach’s tourism bureau chief talks about why they created a series about traveling with autism that may soon hit a popular streaming service. He also recaps their debut owned content, Chef Swap, which appears on the Cooking Channel.
Did Cannes Lions Awards Just Say Content Beats Advertising?
June 21, 2024
Content Marketing Institute Team
Content stole the spotlight at the Cannes Lions this week. Several award-winning campaigns focused on emotional storytelling rather than traditional advertising. Is this shakeup a genuine shift of content’s role?
Speak Up, Stand Out? 7 Authentic Ways Your Brand Can Take a Stand on Social Issues [Examples]
June 20, 2024
Ahava Leibtag
In a polarized world, your brand needs a strategy to decide when to speak up. It starts with knowing what matters to the company and (usually) your audience. Use these seven scenarios and real-life examples to make your plans.
How TSA Pulls Off Funny Social Content About Serious Business
June 6, 2024
Ann Gynn
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is serious business, but its social media team doesn’t see why they can’t have fun with that. Go behind the scenes to see how they attract millions who probably expected boring posts.
Interactive Content: How Quizzes, Games, and Polls Make for Engaging Results
June 5, 2024
Ann Gynn
Host a poll. Do a quiz. Create a game. Interactive content comes in so many forms, but not enough marketers take advantage of it. Discover the possibilities, tools, and big results.
How To Use Content Curation To Deliver Fresh Ideas Without Added Resources
May 23, 2024
Ann Gynn
Let other publishers create the new content. Then, your brand can curate it into valuable, relevant, and helpful content for your audience. It’s a good strategy to grow your content collection without any additional investment.
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