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.
How To Write Effective Social Media Guidelines That Protect Your Brand
May 8, 2024
Erika Heald
Many companies present a list of what not to do and call them their “employee social media guidelines.” Innovative brands see the power of employee ambassadors. Here’s how to create company social media guidelines for the win.
5 Real-Life Ledes That Kinda Work (and How They Could Be Better)
April 18, 2024
Ann Gynn
Next to the headline, the lede is everything. It must complete many tasks — hook the reader, indicate the subject matter, set the tone, etc. To help your intros live up to those weighty responsibilities, read on for real-life critiques.
50+ Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts, and Video Channels Favored by Marketers
March 6, 2024
Ann Gynn
You’re busy enough doing marketing. You don’t have time to search for content that can help. So here are over 50 favorite blogs, newsletters, podcasts, and YouTube channels recommended by your content and marketing peers.
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