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Why now is the time to pay attention to micro-communities

Martech

It’s hard to imagine the web as a real, tangible thing — especially in the context of social media and digital communities where a screen separates our reality from the insular worlds of the internet. In the early days of web-based communities, we had LiveJournal and MySpace, with Facebook, Reddit and other forums following soon after.

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What The Decline of Social Media Means For Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

It’s a wake-up call for content marketers and publishers everywhere. The way people engage with these platforms is changing, and it’s reshaping how they interact with content outside of these social bubbles, particularly in driving traffic to external sites. This trend is not isolated to news outlets alone.

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9 Incredibly Easy Ways To Convert Customers With Paid Content

Marketing Insider Group

Have you ever wondered if your paid content is actually doing its job? What you consider valuable content might be seen as worthless by your customers when they’re trying to make a purchase. Gated content filled with handy how-to guides and relevant research can be the fastest route for your clients to make up their minds.

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How to Use Content Marketing for Customer Retention

Marketing Insider Group

You probably already know how powerful customer retention can be for your business. However, in today’s world, where we can utilize predictive analytics tools to create highly personalized experiences for customers, it’s critical to focus on delivering value over making a sale or focusing too much on cost. With content marketing.

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9 Award-Winning Customer Advocacy Success Stories

These 9 short, easy-to-read success stories will teach you new strategies to mobilize your advocate community to drive ROI. Get an inside look at the strategies behind: How Cisco published 4,000 pieces of user-generated content. How ADP mobilized 251 customers to participate in interactive interviews.

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Harnessing the Power of Content Marketing for Credit Unions and Community Banks

ClearVoice

Today, ad campaigns run across multiple content marketing channels. Given these advances, can credit unions and community banks still produce content that markets themselves effectively? Providing personalized service by understanding customer needs is still the goal of content marketing. Absolutely.

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9 Places to Source Authoritative Stats for Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

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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