This Week in Content Marketing: Could Apple Go Wrong With Its Billion Dollar Content Investment?
August 26, 2017
Joe Pulizzi
We explore Apple's big investment in streaming content, a Facebook ad biz failure, and the shifting business model for publishers. Our rants and raves include Zillow and HBR, then we close with an example of the week from the AAHA.
How SecureWorks Took Content Strategy From Guesswork to Game Changing
August 24, 2017
Andrea Fryrear
When Kira Mondrus joined SecureWorks, she wouldn’t start content marketing without personas and journey maps. She and her team built that necessary foundation and found success. Now she’s a 2017 Content Marketer of the Year finalist.
This Week in Content Marketing: Facebook, Google, Netflix, and Disney Begin War Over Content
August 19, 2017
Joe Pulizzi
We explore Facebook's new Watch, Netflix's content buying spree, and Google's ongoing interest in Snap. We also discuss Quartz's branded content results, share a rave about Time Inc., then close with an example of the week on JWT.
A Content Success Story: How FedEx Operations Now Delivers a Better Customer Experience
August 16, 2017
Andrea Fryrear
Redundancies, overlaps, and lack of communication kept good content marketers from delivering a great content experience for FedEx customers. Drew Bailey wanted to change that. That’s why he is a Content Marketer of the Year nominee.
What If What We Know About Marketing Is What’s Holding Us Back?
August 14, 2017
Joe Pulizzi
Joe Pulizzi shares an excerpt from his and Robert Rose’s upcoming book – Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost into Profit. The duo reveals how most businesses approach marketing the wrong way.
8 Ways Intelligent Marketers Use Artificial Intelligence
August 13, 2017
Karola Karlson
Every day your team postpones using innovative AI-powered solutions in your content marketing, you’re losing competitive edge. Discover eight ways to leverage AI to beat – or at least compete with – your competition.
This Week in Content Marketing: Marketers, Not Publishers, Will Win With Long-Form Content
August 12, 2017
Joe Pulizzi
We explore Apple's record earnings, Google's new ad format, and AI bots that created a secret language. We also discuss Hasbro's failed bid for Lions Gate, rant about a media duopoly, and share an example of the week from Jim Cramer.
Video-Phobic Marketers: It's Time to Get Over Your Fear of Producing Video
August 11, 2017
Clare McDermott
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.
How and Why (or Why Not) to Build a Chatbot
August 10, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Are you ready for the visitors of tomorrow? Will your customers be able to get superior answers to their questions with your content? If you’re not using – or at least investigating – chatbots, your enterprise may not be ready.
How Financial Services Companies Build Relationships Through Content
August 9, 2017
Dawn Papandrea
As customer relationships evolve from in-person transactions to omnichannel engagement, consumer-facing banks and insurance companies have realized it’s time to step up their game. Here are some innovative examples.
The Art of the Cart: How Retail Brands Can Cash in on Content Marketing
August 8, 2017
Jodi Harris
Every moment counts when competing for attention of today's demanding and discerning retail consumers. Use these tips and examples to make sure your content efforts deliver the goods while supporting your brand's overall value.
Convert Your Most Vital (and Most Ignored) Audience Into Brand Ambassadors
August 7, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Do you ignore your organization’s most important audience? Chances are, you put all your brand-building energy into external messages. But if company employees aren’t part of your content marketing strategy, you miss an opportunity.
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