You May be Undermining Your Content Marketing
July 29, 2020
Lesley Vos
Content marketers know the positive power of cognitive biases – how systematic and unconscious mental-processing influences people's decisions. But we don't think about how our biases can be a disadvantage. Let’s explore.
15 Content Development Mistakes to Avoid
July 9, 2020
Ann Gynn
When you talk mistakes, are you usually referring to typos, grammatical errors, and misspellings? That granular focus could be your biggest gaffe. Let’s look at 15 of the biggest mistakes in content creation, production, and promotion processes.
Is Clickbait Ever Used for Good?
July 7, 2020
Ann Gynn
Clickbait has a well-deserved bad rap. Yet, attracting an audience and getting it to click to a web page is a goal for many content marketers. Can you create clickbait that gets a good rap? Let’s discuss.
Create a Content Marketing Strategy in 3 Steps
June 25, 2020
Jodi Harris
We can’t offer a magic formula that guarantees content marketing success. But we can help you create the success differentiator – a content marketing strategy. Let this process guide your efforts for that strong foundation.
8 Things to Know Before You Start a Research Project
June 24, 2020
Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell had analyzed other people’s research. But when she took on the challenge of original research for her company, she discovered it was a lot harder than she anticipated. Now, she shares eight lessons she learned.
18 Ideas to Overcome Your Writer’s Block
June 23, 2020
Ann Gynn
Do you ever want to curse the cursor? You can’t write that lead. You feel like you’re crafting the same content as yesterday. You can’t imagine another way to talk about your topic. Here’s some help to get you out of a writing slump.
Even B2B Audiences Want Emotion in Their Content
June 18, 2020
Jodi Harris
Content marketers always want to learn about B2B audience’s rational preferences, logical needs, and transactional behaviors. But their feelings? It’s probably the most important information we can receive right now.
3 Keyword Research Trends to Get Your Content Seen
June 16, 2020
Ann Smarty
Keyword research is different from what it was even a couple of years ago. Search engines are becoming smarter and keyword research tools are getting more advanced. Here are three SEO trends reshaping the keyword research concept.
15 Resources to Help You Check Your Content Marketing Now
June 11, 2020
Kim Moutsos
About three months ago, CMI began sharing ideas to help you adjust your content marketing in light of the pandemic’s impact. Now, we pull together 15 of those resources in a single article to help you reorient your content marketing.
5 Steps to Create Empathetic Content Right Now [Examples]
June 3, 2020
Daisy Quaker
Out-of-touch content can lose customers and subscribers. What’s the secret to content that wins new customers and evangelists for your brand? Empathy. Learn how to create it and get inspired by four brands doing it.
How to Transform Your LinkedIn Presence So It’s Not Just a Resume
June 2, 2020
Dennis Shiao
Michaela Alexis shares how she built a mega personal brand on LinkedIn. It started a few years ago when her post, How I Landed My Dream Job in Two Weeks on LinkedIn, went viral. Now, she runs a LinkedIn consulting business.
Overused Phrases and Incorrect Words Hurting Your Writing
May 25, 2020
Ann Gynn
Words can convey so much. Or they can convey nothing. They can persuade. Or they can repel. Overused and incorrectly used words frustrate and irritate your audience. Here’s how to identify and fix your word problems.
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