New study from the Content Marketing Institute offers insight into broad array of content market benchmarks, strategy and tactics. Amy Gesenhues on October 8, 2014 According to the Content Marketing Institute’s latest survey to determine where B2B marketers stand when it comes to their content marketing efforts, 86 percent of respondents said they use content … Continue reading Study: 86% Of B2B Marketers Use Content Marketing, But Only 38% Believe They’re Good At It
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Don’t be A Zombie: Humanizing Content for the Living
By Mike Beauchamp, Published October 8, 2014 Conversation and context, the two C’s before content When you’re talking to someone, the context often serves as a bit of common ground to start the bonding; online the only thing you have in common for sure is that you are human and sharing a particular situation. If … Continue reading Don’t be A Zombie: Humanizing Content for the Living
6 Reasons Your Company’s Content Engine Is Stalling Out
By Tom Treanor, Published October 7, 2014 Companies across various industries are rushing into the content marketing arena – developing content to spread awareness, to improve “findability” in search, to gain the trust of potential customers, and to extract contact information from prospects in order to initiate an ongoing relationship that will (hopefully) ring the … Continue reading 6 Reasons Your Company’s Content Engine Is Stalling Out
How to get rid of bad content
How exciting is it to start fresh? You are looking at your new website – a clean slate – and imagine the possibilities, all the content you can create! So invigorating and exciting! A couple of years later your slate is full of posts, videos, infographics, pages, transcripts, interviews. How would you separate wheat from … Continue reading How to get rid of bad content
The Difference Between Copywriting & Content Marketing
Sister & Brother by emerille Question: Do you have a brother or a sister that look a lot like you do, but yet, the two of you are quite different in your personality? As marketers, this is one way to look at Copywriting and Content Marketing. They are related, but different. A Historical Tale of … Continue reading The Difference Between Copywriting & Content Marketing
Content Marketing Statistics Every Small Business Should Know
If you have been looking for marketing ideas, you probably already know about content marketing. It is definitely one of the most effective ways to draw in new customers to your business. It can be combined with pay per click and may even be able to be provided by the company that provides your website maintenance. … Continue reading Content Marketing Statistics Every Small Business Should Know
You Had Me At “Hello”: How To Engage With Content?
In a recent blog post, Brooke Ballard addresses the key to successfully engaging content: conversation. Saying “Hello” to your consumers is the best way to start a relationship with them. There are too many companies barking at their audiences that they’ve forgotten how to relate on a personal level. But people are people, and they’re … Continue reading You Had Me At “Hello”: How To Engage With Content?
The 12-Point Minimum Viable Content Marketing Strategy
One of the undeniable laws of content marketing is that it works better when you have a documented strategy in place. Past research from Content Marketing Institute shows that: “Brands with a documented content marketing strategy: Are far more likely to consider themselves effective at content marketing, Feel significantly less challenged with every aspect of … Continue reading The 12-Point Minimum Viable Content Marketing Strategy
How To Conduct A Keyword Research Plan & Outline For Your Small Business
Surveys from Merchant Circle have shown that the search engine optimization is the single most desirable marketing medium for small and midsize businesses. These business owners understand the benefits that organic search traffic provides, but don’t always get the results they hoped. One of their biggest mistakes is failing to identify the best keywords to … Continue reading How To Conduct A Keyword Research Plan & Outline For Your Small Business
Content Marketing . . . It’s Not Getting Any Better
What A Difference A Year Makes. The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs just posted their 2015 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for North America Survey results. In its fifth year, the survey takes a close look at the content marketing discipline in B2B organizations and how organizations rank themselves. In reading through the … Continue reading Content Marketing . . . It’s Not Getting Any Better