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Is It Plagiarism or Jumping on a Trend? The Ethics of Social Media Content

Contently

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike.

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The Rules You Need To Know For Sponsored Content

Marketing Insider Group

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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The Top 9 Social Networks For Businesses

Marketing Insider Group

Why Social Media Is Important For Business Social media is important for business , because it allows a business to connect directly with customers. It can also enhance various aspects of business operations and marketing, when used efficiently. How much traffic does social media contribute to those outcomes?

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How to Balance Ethics and Reality in Influencer Marketing

Convince & Convert

The evolution of informational access is nothing new, and neither are the struggles marketers experience to keep up. What is new for some, however, is the challenge to make sure all earned media complies with what the FTC and Google define as “ethical.”. Sponsored YouTube review by Home Depot. Image via BigStockPhoto.com.

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How To Put AI To Work for Better Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Technological disruption is par for the course in content marketing. What’s the best way to put AI’s content capabilities in play? We asked some experts presenting at Content Marketing World for their top AI tips and recommendations. Do: Sharpen your audience understanding Create an AI-powered marketing persona.

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How to Create Compelling Content for Native Ads

ClearVoice

Your competitors are generating TONS of leads and sales through native ad campaigns. Not only did you spend thousands to run your native ad campaigns, but you even spent hours putting together the copy, and images, among other materials, only to be ignored by your audience. We’re about to take a deep dive into how native ads work.

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What’s New with HubSpot Advertising & a Cookieless Future [2023 Update]

SmartBug Media

The digital marketing landscape is constantly changing, and it can feel like new strategies and tactics arise every few seconds. Just think, for example, about how artificial intelligence has taken the marketing world over by storm. How has marketing data evolved to get us where we are today?

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