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Email Content: Increase Reach, Impact, and Subscriber Satisfaction

It never hurts to go the extra mile when it comes to enhancing the value of your email efforts. Follow these tips and examples to increase your reach, your impact, and your subscribers’ satisfaction with your email content.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Google and Amazon Prepare for Internet War

We explore Advertising Week, a battle between Google and Amazon, and Twitter's time-wasting 280 character test. Rants and raves include Time's new membership model; then we share an example of the week on Chagrin Falls Film Festival.
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How to Infuse 'Know,' 'Like,' and 'Trust' Into Your Content

People prefer to do business with companies they know, like, and trust. But what does that mean? And, more importantly, how do you translate that understanding into your content? Explore how businesses do it well and how you can do it too.
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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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User-Generated Content: Where Does It Fit in Your Content Marketing Strategy?

User-generated content is powerful because it taps into people’s inherent desire to be recognized and appreciated. Tap into that opportunity with these four ideas for users to create content (and subsequently promote) your brand.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Mayo Clinic Invests in Voice Search With Amazon

We discuss Google's purchase of HTC, the ad talent crisis, and how the Mayo Clinic dominated Alexa's voice search results. Our rants and raves include predictive analytics, then we share an example of the week that's full of Fluff.
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Interactive Content: The Good, Bad, and Wicked Cool Quizzes and Games

Interactive content gives your audience a way to personally experience your brand advantages. Learn more about these versatile tools and features and how you can put them into play for your business.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Advertising Groups Loathe Apple's New Browser Policy

We discuss advertiser anger over Apple's new browser settings and the end of an era for Rolling Stone. Rants and raves include the fall of bundled TV and the Ohio Lottery; then we close with an example of the week on a Fearless Girl.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Special 200th Anniversary Episode + Content Marketing World 2017 Wrap-Up

We relive some of our favorite PNR moments, share highlights from CMWorld 2017, and review the latest CMO trend findings. Our rants and raves include Equifax and M&As; then we close with an example of the week on the Rock Island Line.
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Smackdown Content Marketing Secrets From the WWE

WWE is a legit boss in the content marketing arena. An analysis of 482,000 sports and entertainment headlines (NFL, MLB, UFC, Game of Thrones, etc.) reveals why WWE is a superstar in content engagement and how you can become one too.
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7 Witty Ways to Respond to Negative Feedback on Your Content

Responding to negative feedback is a great way to showcase your brand’s personality. Use these seven tips to transform your response in a way that strengthens your audience relationship and shows off your brand’s voice.
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This Week in Content Marketing: Optimizing Ad Tech Is a Waste of Time

We discuss the possibility of Google buying Marketo and Trade Desk's fight against ad fraud. Our rants and raves feature two music content innovators; then we close with an unlikely source of content inspiration: Warsaw, Indiana.