Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 21, 2023

There’s nothing like one of the best content marketing TED talks to inspire a new perspective. At Marketing Insider Group, we love learning from the industry’s thought leaders to keep our own marketing efforts both innovative and effective. What Are You Willing to Give Up to Change the Way We Work?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 1, 2020

But, if we dig a little deeper into why empathy is so important, we can uncover one of the most effective tools in the world for connecting with people and driving results – storytelling. Storytelling is the art of drawing out empathy from both storyteller and audience. The Power of Storytelling in Action. Key Takeaways.

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When it comes to content marketing, you want to ensure that your audience connects with your product or service, and storytelling may help you achieve that goal. Infact, according to Marketing Words, 68% of consumers say that brand stories influence their purchasing decisions. What Is Storytelling?

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 1, 2023

You already know how storytelling connects your brand with audiences. But you might not realize how powerful it can be in product marketing, too. Robert Rose explains how stories help you teach customers to care about what makes your product unique Continue reading →

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KoMarketing Associates

MARCH 26, 2019

Good storytelling is an art form. As a B2B content marketer, you may think that best practices for writing a fiction novel don’t exactly translate to your post about SaaS solutions. But, there are a few techniques we can apply to create content that engages our audience and leaves a lasting impression.

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Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And content that generates emotion and helps them overcome a challenge is key to converting them into buyers. As your prospects move through the buyer’s journey, good storytelling helps ensure your brand is top of mind, especially when it’s time to make a purchasing decision. Ready to take your content to the next level?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 8, 2020

If you’re reading this, then I think you probably get the value of brand storytelling. for redefining what marketing means to a company. Storytelling has been a pillar of content marketing for some time, but stories aren’t just great for consumer audiences. Storytelling Eclipses Promotion. Quick Takeaways.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Storytelling has long been used to activate a reader’s imagination through an interactive narrative. Brand storytelling in particular uses this narrative to share company values while connecting customers to a company. What Is Brand Storytelling? Get a Demo Examples of Brand Storytelling 1. Keep reading!

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A research study found that over 80% of people searching for a product on Google chose to click on websites they were already familiar with, regardless of their position in the results. Content marketing can be a highly effective way to build brand awareness. Content can help to build your brand in several different ways.

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Contently

JANUARY 22, 2021

That’s why social impact storytelling was one of the top content trends I presented in our State of Content Marketing 2021 trends webinar (which you can get on-demand here.). Social impact storytelling needs to be a part of your content strategy in 2021. Then say it to the face of this awesome diagram.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 6, 2023

What Exactly Does “Creating Video Content” Mean? According to a recent report, 83% of professional marketers believe that creating video content is more important now than ever. But what exactly qualifies as video content? Create an explainer video that clearly explains how your products and services work.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 29, 2022

While your business may not include magic carpets, iridescent dragons, or seven sprightly dwarves, the storytelling elements found in fictional tales are just as engaging and influential when incorporating storytelling in your business’ content marketing. What are the Elements of Great Storytelling in Content Marketing?

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As marketers look for new ways to elevate their content marketing strategies, new research suggests that many of them are turning to video. That being said, many are newcomers to this area, with the majority of marketers (38%) stating that their organization has only been utilizing video content for 1-4 years.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 26, 2020

In today’s “cancel culture,” many businesses and other organizations are thinking it might be best to avoid opinionated content marketing. The hide in their vanilla content cave, their figurative tail tucked between their legs. What is the number one goal of content marketing?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2021

You know the formula: someone faces a challenge, a product offers a solution, and the problem gets solved. Content like this fills an information need – but rarely keeps people coming back. Get inspired to break the mold with examples that show the heart of business storytelling.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 16, 2021

When it comes to driving value, content marketing beats advertising (almost) every time. They can coexist and support each other, but there’s no better ROI for your efforts than what you’ll experience with content marketing. Content marketing has a consistently higher ROI than advertising.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

Debate raged for a long time about whether SaaS companies really needed content marketing. In 2022, that debate is dead — content is a critical piece of successful digital marketing for every SaaS brand. Topics covered in SaaS content are often technical. 5 Actionable Content Marketing Lessons for SaaS.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 19, 2019

When you tell that story well it gets audiences deeply invested, increasing the value of a product or service substantially. When identity, values and experiences are core brand differentiators, storytelling becomes essential. Vital to […].

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 12, 2020

Content marketing is helping e-commerce brands like never before. How Content Marketing is Changing. There’s been a growing concern among many businesses, brands, and marketing professionals lately that content no longer provides the value that it once did. “Why should I add to the noise?

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ClearVoice

DECEMBER 29, 2020

If you have been a content marketer for a while, you know many buzzwords are thrown around haphazardly in conversations and materials. One of those is the endless pursuit brands have with being considered a great storyteller. 6 storytelling myths in marketing.

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Martech

MARCH 22, 2024

AI tools and large language models (LLMs) are changing the content marketing process, impacting how we conceive, produce and distribute content. Below, I delve into the content marketing lifecycle to show how content teams are incorporating generative AI at different stages.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 15, 2017

If you haven’t figured out how to tell your brand’s story well, you’re missing out on the huge revenue-boosting potential of your content marketing efforts. The right brand narrative has the power to increase the value of your business’s product or service by over 20 times. Why does the story matter?

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 1, 2023

The AI-fueled transformation of content marketing is both exhilarating and distressing. OpenAI and an avalanche of new content tools and best practices are overwhelming many content marketers. Sometimes you can find the threads of a story (aka a narrative) in the messaging your product marketing team developed.

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Animalz blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

” I went down a Google rabbit hole, hoping to find out more about storytelling in content marketing. So I decided to settle for a lesser quest: finding out when to use storytelling in content marketing. So You Think You’re a Storyteller? Storytelling is the holy grail for content marketers.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Case studies help you build a story around your customers, products, and services. You can prove – through brand storytelling – that what you offer consumers works. You can incorporate case studies in content marketing in a myriad of ways. What are Case Studies in Content Marketing? The first one, of course!

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The Lead Agency

MAY 25, 2023

When making a bigger purchase, you want to feel confident that you’ve weighed up your options and that the final product or service you’re going with is right for you. This is the driving force behind why they decided to purchase your product or service.

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Launch Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the fast-paced world of B2B marketing, new product launches demand more than just a great idea—they require meticulous planning and strategic execution. From leveraging research to crafting compelling narratives and navigating the complexities of product naming, the lessons shared by these executives serve as a roadmap for success.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 6, 2021

With content marketing. Implementing effective customer retention strategies into your content marketing plan can help you build a community of advocates for your brand. Word of mouth marketing (WOMM) is still one of the most effective ways to share offerings and promotions with a larger audience. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 3, 2021

Let’s get real about B2B content marketing. The truth is, your content doesn’t have to boring or stuffy. In this post, we’ll review why B2B content marketing sucks and how to improve it so that it delivers a true ROI (return on investment). Most industries are in a state of content marketing saturation.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2021

Every year, I have tons of prospects who ask me, “Is content marketing right for my industry?”. Either they think they don’t need content marketing because everyone knows they’re there – or they don’t quite know how to explain what they do and why people need their product. And sadly, they’re wrong on both counts.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As the volume of online content grows daily, it can be difficult to make sure your voice is heard over the noise. Thought leadership content marketing is one of the most effective ways of establishing your name and company as an authority in your industry. But what exactly is thought leadership content marketing ?

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Contently

JANUARY 5, 2018

Content marketing is in a crisis. How to Make Your Team More Productive. Recently, I sat down with The Big Think to talk about the lessons Contently co-founder Shane Snow and I cover in our new book, The Storytelling Edge: How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

But if you don’t put careful thought into the content of your company blog, it’s a waste of time and money. The creators behind the best company blogs take the time to understand the needs of their audience before crafting content to fit, as these content marketing examples show. Quick Takeaways. Breakthroughs by Pfizer.

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Contently

JULY 10, 2019

What I do hope to explain, though, is how we need to consider the different types of digital PR when crafting marketing strategies. Modern” digital PR was developed in order to start a more active, valuable and ongoing conversation between brands and the public , and to do that, you need compelling content. Cue data storytelling.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2015

But here’s the key question: How do companies get started with storytelling? Everyone Is a Storyteller. The first and probably most important step is recognizing that every company can be a storyteller, and every company has good stories to tell. Knowing where your target audiences consume content is just as important.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 1, 2018

You probably never hear anyone reply: “I studied content marketing as an undergraduate and earned a Ph.D. Great storytellers come from all sorts of places. Great storytellers come from all sorts of places, says @EditorStahl. storytelling Click To Tweet. Great storytellers collaborate. But that’s OK.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 9, 2017

If you’re like most marketers I talk to, you answered “yes.” We love to send out more marketing messages, create more content, print more brochures, and promote our products and services more now than we ever have before. And […].

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