How To Explain Content Marketing ROI to Win (or Keep) Buy-In
March 15, 2022
Julia McCoy
Persuading your bosses to buy into the power of content marketing by explaining the inner workings and ROI of both content marketing and content strategy is difficult. Here’s a helpful formula to throw a winning pitch.
Are Inbound Marketing and Content Marketing Still Different?
November 3, 2021
Robert Rose
CMI’s Robert Rose was recently asked a question he hadn’t heard in a while. Unsure if his answer from 10 years ago was still valid, he did some digging. Here’s what he realized.
Solve 3 Puzzles in 1 Content Strategy [Video Series]
September 15, 2021
Robert Rose
To get your content strategy right, you have to define both “strategy” and “content.” Here are some things to consider as you do in the latest episode of Marketing Makers from Robert Rose.
How To Get Content Marketing Measurement Wrong: Do It Like a PR Person
August 31, 2021
Ann Gynn
Public relations and content marketing do overlap, but they’re not the same. Yet too many content marketers use PR-centered metrics to prove the value of their content. Here are four steps to change that.
How to Set Content Marketing Goals That Matter to Business Leaders
April 15, 2021
Kim Moutsos
Ever had a sales leader or business exec disparage content marketing as “arts and crafts?” You know content marketing isn’t some nebulous, feel-good, unmeasured thing. Here’s how to change the minds of critics
What Is Media Planning – and Why Should Content Marketers Care? [Video Show]
February 17, 2021
Robert Rose
Now that so many content marketers run their own media channels, they also must be media planners. Learn what that means, how to strike across paid, earned, owned, and shared channels, and more in this edition of Marketing Makers.
Is It Time to Add a New Definition for Content Marketing?
July 27, 2020
A. Lee Judge
Is it time to add a definition to the content marketing entry? A. Lee Judge says yes. He says it’s no longer enough to market with content, you must understand how to market the content.
Ad Age Content Marketing Finalists Are Ads. It’s Wrong and It Matters.
February 28, 2020
Robert Rose
This post is a bit of a rant and a mea culpa. CMI’s Robert Rose takes on Ad Age’s erroneous description of content marketing in its latest awards – and why it matters.
Agencies: How to Set Your Clients’ Content Marketing Expectations
July 22, 2019
Jodi Harris
Knowing how to apply content marketing, branded content, and native advertising is different than being able to clearly explain their value to your clients. Use this primer to align expectations and deliver better results.
Content Is NOT the Same as Content Marketing
July 12, 2019
Michael Brenner
An e-book is not content marketing. Social media posts are not content marketing. Does your brand market with content? Or do you do content marketing? Explore the difference and learn the eight steps to really do content marketing.
Rant Alert: Content Marketers Must Up Their Data Game
March 15, 2019
Clare McDermott
Four of five marketers aren’t comfortable making sense of data, a recent survey says. Yet, they have access to powerful self-service marketing analytics tools. How can you get more proficient with data? Start with this article.
3 Myths in Content Marketing and How to Counter Them
March 12, 2019
Kim Moutsos
Ever run into someone who doesn’t “get” content marketing? They unknowingly ascribe to misunderstandings and misperceptions. Here’s how to take on three of those myths so you’re all operating from the same content marketing field.
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