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5 Steps To Better Brainstorming That Works for Your Content Strategy and Audience

Try this five-step process to prime your team before brainstorming sessions. You'll have a better chance of finding fresh and practical ideas that align with your content strategy and audience.
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How To Create Disruptive, Innovative Content That Aligns With Your Brand

Great ideas don’t lead to innovative content unless they align with the brand’s vision and audience understanding. Follow this advice from two experts on the subject and a brand that's found success.
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Mastering the Art of Smartphone Video: Expert Tips for Pro-Quality Footage

Over half of marketers say they need more budget to get better-than-average results from their video content. But that financial boost may not be necessary with these tips to shoot quality video from a mobile phone.
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How To Interview a Job Candidate in a Style Fit for a Content Marketer

Stop asking questions when you interview content marketing candidates. Yes, that’s right. Kick the Q-and-Q format to the curb. Instead, try this technique to better assess your next content marketing team member.
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Watch Your Language: How To Win at Global Customer Service Content

Deliver the right message to the right person at the right time. But global companies face an added challenge – doing that in the customer’s native language. That's a translation strategy that must accompany their content strategy.
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Government Agencies Get Real, Funny, and Human on Social Media [Examples]

Bureaucratic content usually causes people to keep scrolling. But these local, state, and federal agencies have found an antidote, creatively connecting with their constituents by humanizing their content.
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Foolish Content Isn’t Limited to One Day a Year

Many brands will run content “jokes” on April Fools’ Day. But foolish content knows no time of year. We looked at content from six brands to see who’s fooling around (and who isn’t). Do you agree?
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How To Make Your Next Thought Leadership Program a Success

Here’s how to generate a program that really deserves the thought leadership label from someone who’s been doing it for 20 years. Plus, get an inspiring example with each of her tips.
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Marketing Content to Gen Z? You Better Play by Their Rules

To connect with Gen Z audiences, engage them on their terms. Follow this expert advice to learn what brand-created content might work best and how to deliver it in ways that slap.
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Big Change Ahead? Build a Communication and Implementation Plan for Your Content Team

Transformational changes at your company may make you excited, terrified, or both. But as a content team leader, you must focus on your team – get them on board and working – so the initiative succeeds. Here’s some help to do just that.
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Forget the Resume – Use Content Marketing To Land a Job

Turn a job loss into a content marketing journey to create a personal brand that helps land your next job. Dennis Shiao tells how he did it and what he wished he knew then and what he knows now.
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5 Essential Elements for a Great Newsletter

Undesirable email newsletters clutter your audience’s inboxes. That’s one reason why newsletters that once worked for you may now sit unread. Revisit your e-newsletter design, tactics, and metrics to emphasize and track these five elements of successful newsletters.