Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Social media isn’t the king of the castle anymore. That’s right – we’re first hand witnesses to the decline of social media as the go-to source for driving web traffic. It’s a wake-up call for content marketers and publishers everywhere. This isn’t just a blip on the radar.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While some invest a tremendous amount of money in traditional advertising channels, many use the power of content instead. Content marketing directly improves sales in many ways, and typically costs much less and has higher returns than ads. They will consume content, but only if it’s valuable to them.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 26, 2021

If you’re in the initial stages of building a new business, you may feel overwhelmed and underprepared to manage your ever-growing marketing to-do list. We’re here today to help simplify what can be a complex process: building a successful content marketing program. What is a Content Marketing Program?

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Does the thought of having to develop a content marketing strategy give you anxiety? It’s a big lift — one made easier with a content marketing strategy template. A content marketing strategy is the roadmap for all your content efforts. What Is a Content Marketing Strategy? Image: CMI.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In a world where every click counts and attention spans are shrinking, it’s more important than ever to make sure your content not only reaches your audience but also resonates with them. This isn’t just about throwing content into the digital universe and hoping for the best. Why Zemanta?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It starts with defining product-market fit. Then we have to hire and scale sales and marketing pipeline to acquire new customers. Companies have embarked on a content-based B2B digital marketing strategy in order to find, win, and retain new clients. Simply put, the market potential is huge.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. Social media managers are actually (slightly) happier working in the office rather than hybrid or remote. And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2021

Content marketing is one of the fastest-growing professions in the business world today. This beginners’ course in content marketing will take you from the bare basics to having marketable skills that can help you command a better salary or grow your business. Why Should I Learn Content Marketing?

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

“Does content marketing work? And yes, content marketing works. Conversely, it may take you much longer to see the same results based on your content output and focus. Industry and market. Content marketing takes time to work. Traditional marketing costs 62% more than CM. Engagement?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

I’m a big believer in making the content you publish the hub around which your content marketing strategy revolves. However, to rock content marketing in today’s omni-channel world, social media plays a key supporting role. Here’s how: Align Your Social and Content Strategies with Your Brand.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 8, 2020

CEOs and Marketing leaders around the world are asking: should I invest or save marketing costs. As a content marketing agency focused on business outcomes and growth, we’ve been fortunate to see additional revenue from clients and new clients come on board. Why Marketing Is Still Important During a Downturn.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 17, 2023

Over the years, we’ve read (and written) some of the best marketing articles, making our judgment pretty great when it comes to determining value. The best marketing articles are not only chock-full of valuable insight, but they also stand the test of time. As content marketing experts, we realize that not everyone has this superpower.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2020

For the past 10 years or more, I’ve been analyzing, strategizing, building, optimizing, and measuring the content marketing programs for companies in just about every industry and sector there is. In fact, in my last count, we have done fully customized content marketing strategy workshops for more than 80 different companies.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

You’ve heard it all before: “Content is king,” “You need a blog,” “Invest in content marketing for long-term growth.” ” But what if we told you that you shouldn’t bother with content marketing at all? Our clients see an average of 7x ROI!)

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It’s definitely a challenge in today’s oversaturated digital marketplace, where every company has websites, blogs, paid ads, social media, and more. But that same marketplace offers a big opportunity to attack customer acquisition with content — and not just any content. Your content. Let’s get started.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Content marketing is a journey, and it’s not easy. Too many of the marketing professionals we know are miserable. Marketing that works! So we asked our clients to tell us what are the biggest content marketing challenge s we help them overcome. What Does the Data Say About Content Marketing Challenges?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

‘Tis the season to believe in the holiday spirit AND the power of content marketing. If you’re new here, content marketing is a business opportunity to reach and convert new customers. Chances are, you believe in content marketing. You’re ready to hop on the Content Marketing Express.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 28, 2021

If you were to step back in time into a marketing conference from a decade or so ago, content marketing SEO would be the buzzword you’d hear on everyone’s lips. But back then, content was only a vehicle for injecting keywords into blog posts and other website content. Lots of them. Because, you know, SEO.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2020

Brands face multiple obstacles when organizing the content function. They must grapple with content proliferation; inconsistent and uncoordinated content creation; the lack of strategic direction in the content insights process; and the difficulty for consumers, customers and prospects to find content that is relevant and timely.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 9, 2023

As content marketers, we are always on the hunt for interesting data to grab reader attention and support our claims. The journalistic protocol is to cite an original, authoritative source that is transparent about its methodology (like the description on page 41 in CMI’s annual B2C Content Marketing Report.)

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Content marketing is always changing. It’s not something you set and forget, especially in an age when all marketing is going digital. Content has become the essence of branding, lead generation, and even sales campaigns, across inbound and paid channels, primarily due to one thing: its effectiveness.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 1, 2021

Content marketing has the potential to do great things for your brand. However, like any marketing initiative, you need to understand how it’s impacting your organization and the ROI (return on investment) it’s delivering. Quantifying content marketing is a standard part of determining its performance.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Content marketers shouldn’t fear Google Analytics. But it has some amazing nuggets of wisdom for content teams to leverage. To help you navigate Google Analytics for content marketing , we’ve put together this handy guide you’ll want to bookmark. Google Analytics for Content Marketing: Where to Start.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

Content marketing, when you peel away all the layers of techniques, trends, and possibilities, is a business opportunity. Content marketing is the kind of marketing that delivers ROI you can measure. Unlike other methods of marketing, content marketing stands out because it is completely sustainable.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The digital marketing world may continue to change, but one thing’s for sure: content remains king. And what sets great content apart from the rest? In-depth content marketing research. BuzzSumo Image Source: BuzzSumo Have you ever wondered how some content creators always seem to know what’s trending?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 9, 2020

Your team or your agency defines a message, you pick a favorite creative approach, and a paid media channel, and hope that it will work? This is why always-on content marketing wins every time: each piece of content is a test. Although most B2B small businesses use content marketing, most of them are a total flop.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 30, 2020

Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them. Content marketing can give B2B companies a truckload of options to keep their audience engaged.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are many parts to the puzzle of content marketing. Of course, it’s vital to research your audience and create high quality, relevant content. But it’s also important not to forget about your content reach. Your job is not done once you’ve created and published a piece of content. Quick Takeaways. Improve SEO.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2022

The way B2B buyers consume content has changed significantly in the past two years. But fascinating new research quantifies those changes, and points the way forward for B2B content marketers. Buyers are spending more time with content. Known visitors spent on average twice as long viewing content as unknown visitors.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2021

That same logic applies to content marketing. But how do you start a content marketing plan? Not exactly, but there are certain steps you should follow that will give you the best chance at succeeding with content marketing. Externally, content saturation is the reality. Is there a magic formula?

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 2, 2020

There was some great content published this past week, specifically in the content marketing industry. Enjoy these top content marketing posts of the week! 2021 B2B Content Marketing: What Now? Top insights include that most content marketers feel they reacted swiftly and well to the pandemic.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2020

Sponsored content, sometimes described as “native advertising,” is a controversial topic in the world of content marketing. Last week I covered the content quantity vs. content qualit y debate. When managed well, sponsored content can be beneficial for the sponsor, the publisher, and the audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For years now, the internet has created a massive platform for brands to share content with their target audiences. If web analytics aren’t integrated into every part of your content marketing strategy, the answer is no. You can target your content more effectively by using web analytics to understand your audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

Google has finally made it official: Content marketing is now its number one ranking factor. If your company has dragged its feet on making content marketing the hub around which all its other marketing efforts revolve, you need to do an abrupt about-face. In other words, content marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 4, 2021

Creating and publishing content are only the beginning. That’s the process of content amplification, and there are many ways to achieve it. It’s not just one strategy; it’s a combination of many channels and tactics, all of which you can seamlessly carry out with content amplification tools. Email marketing is another option.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Think of content marketing as a journey. When you have a content marketing roadmap in hand, though, you can focus on where you want to go and the best way to get there. Nearly a third of us, according to a Content Marketing Institute study. Image by Marketing Insider Group. We can do better.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Do Digital Ads work? I want to share some data showing you that brands like P&G, Chase Bank, and Uber slashed their ad budgets during the pandemic and saw exactly ZERO impact on their sales revenue. 20-40% of the clicks on paid ads are fraudulent. Most people think marketing is just people buying ads.

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