2017 was the year brands buy media companies, according to Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose who made the declaration in a This Old Marketing podcast last May. Did it happen? Has your organization bought any media companies or even maybe built its own media arm? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, you’re probably curious about what […]
After you put away the champagne flutes and flip the calendar to 2018, what will you set your sights on to take your marketing to the next level in the new year? What has 2017 taught you? One place to look for lessons is CMI’s two conferences – Content Marketing World and Intelligent Content Conference.
“Peek behind great content marketing efforts and you’ll nearly always find a driven, well-organized team.” I adore this sentiment from Cameron Conaway because it succinctly illustrates the power of your content marketing team. Regardless of how much content marketing know-how you ingest, here’s the dirty little secret: Those ideas only work if you have the
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Each year, CMI founder Joe Pulizzi covers the essential roles you need on your content marketing team. It’s one of those posts that is consistently well received because it hits a nerve: Whom do you need on your team to make content marketing work in your organization? I had the pleasure of thinking through this
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Still feeling frustrated by your content marketing program? Trust me, you’re not alone. Yes, nearly 65% of B2B marketers report they’re having more success with content marketing this year compared with last, according to the latest CMI research. Taken with last year’s similar result, that’s a positive trend. 65% B2B marketers say they’re having more
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Do your company’s pre- and post-sales content teams coordinate their efforts, reaping all the benefits that can come of doing so? Or do the teams work on their own without much communication, maybe without even knowing each other’s names? I’d guess that you’re nodding at the second question. It’s rare that I hear of these
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Half the battle is won. You have approval to add a new content marketing position to your team. Now you just need to find and hire the right candidate – in a red-hot market for people with the right skills – before another company snaps them up. Not a simple problem. Why? Is there really
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Is content creation a challenge for your company? It is for one-third of B2B companies, according to the recently released B2B Content Marketing: 2018 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends — North America. One-third of #B2B companies cite #content creation as a challenge via @cmicontent #research. #CMWorld Click To Tweet How do those problems develop? What bottlenecks
Content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing yet produces almost three times as many leads. It’s easy to see why 89% of B2B marketers use content marketing as part of their strategies. However, executing an effective content marketing program is no simple task. It requires a skilled team and a well-run process. To help
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You finally get the C-suite on board with implementing a content marketing program. Not just starting a blog or Twitter account, but developing a strategy and using a real plan – one that understands your audience, how to meet their needs, and where to find them. Fast forward … You started. You sweated. You launched. Your audience
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