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Get Rid of These 25 Phrases and Words From Your Content

Cutting filler words bloating your online writing sharpens your point. It’s how you ratchet up your words’ value for readers. Clearer content is easier to understand. Here’s a list of common culprits you should get rid of.
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Why You Shouldn't Ignore Search Intent Optimization

Too often, marketers speak about search intent from an e-commerce perspective. But where does it fit in content marketing? It’s critical if you want an audience to find your content through search.
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Get a Plan: How to Make the Most of Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing campaigns can be tricky and time consuming without the right plan. If you want today’s social tastemakers to amplify your content’s reach and power of persuasion, here are some key considerations to keep in mind.
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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.
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Could a Study About 912 Million Blog Posts Be Wrong? We Put It to the Test

Should we follow the research and best practices about content marketing? Maybe. But before you do, verify the data for your audience. CMI took a few findings from the recent Backlinko/BuzzSumo study and tested them with our data.
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Adopt a Curation Mindset to Get More From Your Top Content

Who’s to say your best content can’t be existing assets resurrected, repurposed, repackaged, and resurfaced? Not us. Here’s a three-step process to expand the opportunities to use your best content.
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24 Big Mistakes You Should Avoid in Content Marketing

Sure, we can learn from our mistakes. But we also can learn from others’ mistakes and avoid making them. To help you, we enlisted the help of some smart and wise people who share mistakes they’ve seen and how to fix them.
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How to Find and Fill a Content Gap for SEO and UX

If you don’t think about SEO and user experience, your content will never be great. Learn how one company implements a process, from ideation to publication, while never forgetting the audience and Google.
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Get Your Content Team Out of That Creative Rut

Your creative teams set out to create, distribute, and promote amazing content. But sometimes they get into a rut, leading to humdrum content with less-than-stellar results. Learn how to help lead your team out of that rut.
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57+ Content Tools, Tips, and Examples to Make Your Writing Better

To help you tackle the many challenges you face as a writer, we offer dozens and dozens of tips, tools, and examples. They’ll help you write content that stays on mission, wins readers over, and more.
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The Easy A-to-Z Guide to Writing Great Headlines [Infographic]

If you like to scan content to pick up some helpful tips, this article and infographic are for you. Make your way through the alphabet for 26 nuggets to improve your headline-writing chops.
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Your Guide to Social Media Success [Examples]

In the social media sphere, navigational challenges abound for content marketers. How can you be sure which paths will lead you to achieving your goals? Consult the new edition of our social media survival guide for answers.