Instagram’s experimentation to stop showing “like” counts has teens and influencers wringing their hands. But what’s a content marketer to do? Take these seven suggestions to strengthen your social media program. Continue reading
3 Questions Your Creative Director Wants You to Answer
Before you run to your creative director to ask for a redesign of your blog, content hub, or website, take a beat. And read expert advice from two designers who know what can go wrong and how to help it go right. Continue reading
13 Great Tools to Put Your Website Load Time in the Fast Lane
Over half of people in a Google survey wouldn’t wait for a website that took more than three seconds to load on their mobile device. Would your site meet that test? These 13 tools can help you test and then optimize your site. Continue reading
35+ Definitions of What Quality Means in Content
Have you defined quality for your content? If not, how do you know how to create it? Or even if your content is successful in the context of your brand? Learn how over 35 experts define and achieve quality content. Continue reading
Deliver a Better Pitch to Get Your Content Noticed by Media
A press pack or media kit sounds simple and obvious for public relations pros pitching media to write about a company. But many marketers don’t think about how a press kit can be helpful to their content promotion. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
22 Things You Wish Marketers Would Stop Doing on Social Media
Scrolling through social media platforms can be an irritating experience. Too many brands and individuals don’t use their digital megaphones effectively. What are they doing wrong? Read on for 22 of the biggest social media pet peeves. Continue reading
Make Your Blog More Attractive With These 12 Visuals
Images attract more people to your content. People also are likely to retain content with visuals longer. But marketers, particularly text-focused marketers, struggle to create or find the best visuals. Here’s some help. Continue reading
How to Create Content in a World With Bots
Don’t stick your head in the sand about robo-writing. Marketers are using AI-powered tools to produce practical, well-constructed, high-performing content. Let’s explore the full range of applications and some important caveats. Continue reading
Successful Content Marketers Have These 7 Traits
Written 82 years ago, Think and Grow Rich still inspires CMI founder Joe Pulizzi. He finds seven chapters speak powerfully about the characteristics possessed by a successful content marketer. Read on for Joe’s insight. Continue reading
Don’t Fail in the Future: Develop an Audio Strategy Today
As more people move to a sound-based, voice-activated world, content marketers aren’t listening well. Audio is the most underused medium in their toolkit. But that changes now with this counsel on a holistic audio content strategy. Continue reading
