Contently

MAY 23, 2018

Contently Case Stories is a series highlighting some of Contently’s most successful clients. In today’s digital media landscape, content distribution is often the step brands overlook the most. But when the story is complete, brands don’t always treat distribution with the same sense of urgency.

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BenchmarkONE

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Oftentimes, content creation is such a complex process that marketers breathe a sigh of relief when they press publish, thinking the job is done. For the content to take off and deliver results, you have to promote and amplify it. Why Distributing Your Content is Essential for Success. Use Newsletters.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

B2B content marketing is an indispensable strategy for businesses looking to establish their brand, engage their target audience, and drive conversions. What is B2B content marketing? B2B content marketing is the creation and distribution of content, in all its forms, related to your business and relevant to customers.

Marketing AI 129

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 16, 2021

Every business wants more customers and leads, but many aren’t sure about the best way to get them. 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.

Advertising Agencies 334

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MKT1

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I don’t have the silver bullet for content distribution (someone on twitter might tell you they do, but it’s likely not the case). Content distribution is tough. It takes trial and error to get people to your content—especially the right people. TLDR of the series: Think of content as a product.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 8, 2021

Is anybody successful with content marketing? Content marketing with a thoughtful strategy and plan doesn’t usually provide the ROI (return on investment) expected. For anybody to be successful with content marketing, you must define success. There are certain must-haves for success in content marketing. Set SMART Goals.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 1, 2021

Content marketing has the potential to do great things for your brand. Quantifying content marketing is a standard part of determining its performance. So, how are you quantifying content marketing? How and what you measure should align with the goals in your content strategy. What content are they consuming?

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

So why, then, do 44% of all B2B companies not even bother to measure their content marketing ROI? After all, what’s the ultimate goal of content marketing? Yes, it is true that we use content marketing to: Help our target audience solve problems. Granted, those factors make content marketing a long-term investment.

ROI 363

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Vision Edge Marketing

APRIL 5, 2022

The phrase “content is king” was used by Bill Gates in 1996 to describe the future of the internet as a marketplace to share information. More than 25 years later and after countless innovations across both print and digital content, the familiar phrase continues to dominate business headlines. three to five pieces of content ?before

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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. Quick Takeaways.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 13, 2023

In spirit of 2023’s Oscar Awards, we’re naming 10 small businesses that we believe deserve recognition for the best content marketing. Every great business owner knows that committing to the best content marketing practices can take your profits to the next level. But what exactly are the best content marketing practices?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

Always-on content marketing is the only way to build new relationships for a brand. As my good friend Carla Johnson points out, you need only look at the rebranding MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas properties underwent to see what magic content marketing can work. Publish quality content and sustain the pace of publication.

Content Marketing 258

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ClearVoice

MAY 6, 2024

Imagine seeing content that specifically addresses your needs and pain points. That’s the impact that you can have with content personalization. In fact, personalized content improves people’s attitude toward a brand. Are there any trending conversations you can join by publishing currently relevant content?

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Personalization Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Search Agency Marketing Automation Services 52

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Content marketing heavily relies on technology, which means it evolves quickly. Mobile search, video marketing, SEO – all of that has been changing and advancing content marketing for the past few years. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Road Map to Success: Content Distribution Essentials That Win Eyeballs.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Content marketing is leading the way for effective marketers. Many businesses hire content marketing agencies to help develop and distribute their messaging. However, there are some potential content marketing agency problems you want to consider. For this reason, content marketing is crucial to a company’s success.

Marketing Agencies 2 357

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Contently

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As content marketers, the wealth of information driven by human language can help us understand our audience and impact our decisions. Integrating NLP Into Your Content Marketing Efforts As a content marketer, you may think of NLP as a term you would hear from your engineering friends.

Marketing AI 190

Marketing AI CMS Development Lead Ranking Process 190

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

And yet there are some amazing examples of businesses that are achieving massive growth in new website visitors through consistent editorial content and strategic thought leadership. Organic search has grown from 14 to 19%, which means readers seek and find Forecast content. How could we ever break through?

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Forecasting Cost Per Click B2B Thought Leadership Demand Generation Agencies 330

Contently

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Disaster could have been avoided if Robinhood had a stronger culture of content. Disaster could have been avoided if Robinhood had a stronger culture of content. That’s because the company struggled to communicate this clearly to customers until the following Monday—four days later—when it sent an email explaining what happened.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 4, 2021

SaaS (software as a service) businesses may find it even more overwhelming. The best growth strategies involve organic SEO, content marketing, organic social media, and email marketing. Creating optimized, quality content consistently is the way to win with SEO. Organic SEO rankings rise because of content marketing.

Growth Marketing 359

Growth Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Marketing Automation Services 359

Hubspot

JUNE 13, 2019

You need to distribute it effectively to get your story picked up by national newspapers, magazines, or blogs. In this guide to press release distribution, we’ll cover the following to help you put together a plan of action that results in coverage: What is press release distribution? Why is press release distribution important?

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Exo B2B

JANUARY 23, 2024

I recently published on LinkedIn, part of the results of CMI’s annual content marketing study, “B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Outlook for 2024” This publication focused on LinkedIn’s dominance as the social network of choice for the vast majority of those who publish B2B content on social networks.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI B2B Marketing Content Marketing Social Networks 52

Launch Marketing

APRIL 13, 2022

Content marketing has long been a staple of B2B marketing and continues to be so as 2022 brings more opportunities and challenges for content ideation, creation and distribution. Here, we take a look some shifts in content marketing over the past year and how that impacts strategy, planning, and execution moving forward.

Trends 126

Trends B2B Marketing Webinar Metrics Planning 126

Martech

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It’s been said, ad nauseam, that content is king. But these days, a more accurate statement is probably: customer experience is king. And, in our hyper-connected world where everyone is fighting for attention, good content is what drives good experiences. . How important is personalization in content marketing?

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Contently

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. I should know.

Allocation 218

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Hubspot

AUGUST 18, 2017

Long gone are the days of the old publish-and-pray method of content distribution. Today, planning the actual distribution of the content you've spent so many hours and resources expertly creating is just as critical to your marketing strategy as the quality of the content itself.

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ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The success of that execution depends on how well your content operations support your content strategy. Content operations and content strategy are intrinsically tied together. What is Content Strategy? At its core, a content strategy is your master blueprint. What are Content Operations?

Marketing Budget 52

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Contently

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Content that builds connections with customers is important. And content that generates emotion and helps them overcome a challenge is key to converting them into buyers. The content you produce can look different in B2B versus B2C. The content you produce can look different in B2B versus B2C.

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ClearVoice

AUGUST 14, 2023

Launched by John Deere in 1895, The Furrow, also known as the “Journal for the American Farmer,” is one of the earliest examples of content marketing. The Furrow is still going strong, and so is content marketing. When done right, content marketing can help companies achieve several business goals. But there’s a problem.

Advertising Agencies 97

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Marketing Agencies 2 Content Marketing 97

Brandpoint

JUNE 18, 2020

As the business world continues to work its way through the effects of the coronavirus, savvy financial services providers are switching up their marketing strategies to reflect new priorities. leaders in banking and capital markets pointed to “decrease in customer confidence” as one of their top three business concerns following COVID.

Work Management 118

Work Management Marketing Management Service Planning 118

ClearVoice

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Are you asking customers to marry you on a first date, or are you wooing them over time with all your charms? Content marketing is a long game. You need to work to make customers warm up to you through many touchpoints. This means you need an effective content production strategy. Let’s dive in.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 2, 2024

Content marketing often yields a higher Return on Investment (ROI) than traditional advertising, especially as the marketing landscape shifts towards digital, customer-centric approaches. This guide will cover why content marketing delivers better ROI than traditional advertising and its potential to drive business growth.

ROI 52

ROI Advertisements Advertising Marketing Automation Services 52

ClearVoice

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Farming out your content work isn’t going to cut it. Considering the constant shift in content trends and cutthroat competition, you need a powered-up content operation that can scale quickly and boost efficiency. AI-powered solutions can optimize key aspects of content outsourcing. Content optimization.

Marketing AI 52

Marketing AI Enterprise Management Automation Ethics 52

Hinge Marketing

MAY 20, 2019

Content marketing is changing the way professional services are bought and sold. The Internet has become so much a part of our personal and professional lives, that it has changed the way businesses find and select service firms. But the web is far more than a digital shopping mall for professional services.

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Planning Marketing Plans Service Content Marketing 92

Contently

MARCH 30, 2020

A number of people have reached out to me asking for advice on how to protect their budget and make the case for content. But we’re not cutting content; we’re doubling down on it. The compounding returns of content. The biggest mistake people make with content marketing ROI is taking a short-term view.

Paid Content 218

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Planning 218

Trade Press Services

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For many years, “creating enough content” was cited by marketers responding to the Content Marketing Institute’s annual State of Marketing survey as their top challenge. Today, “creating the right content for their audience” represents the biggest communication challenge for 57 percent of marketers.

Trends 103

Trends B2B Thought Leadership B2B Thought Leadership 103

Content Standard

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Content is no longer a marketing tactic; it’s brand currency. Over the last several years, we’ve seen the lion’s share of the buyer’s journey go digital, transforming the customer experience into a content experience. What Is the Content Ecosystem Model? How Content Ecosystems Work.

Lead Ranking 121

Lead Ranking Planning Enterprise Management Marketing Plans 121

Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

It’s no secret that video content is the name of the game when it comes to generating social media impressions, engagement and traffic. But, don’t forget: it’s important to not do video just for the sake of creating video content. Here are 13 solid video content ideas to bolster your social media presence: 1.

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