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What brands need to know before celebrating Black History Month 2021

Sprout Social

But following a year of racial justice protests and more companies than ever taking a stand on social and political issues, brands are under pressure to get Black History Month 2021 right. It’s become common for brands to participate in Black History Month, but these efforts are often perceived as little more than performative activism.

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9 Content Studio Examples to Prove It Can (and Often Should) Be Done In-House

Content Standard

We could tell you all about the other, exciting new possibilities feasible in launching an internal content studio—the kind that does much of the brand storytelling work traditionally assigned to creative agencies. “Not 24-hour news, but a company that puts out live, programmatic content on a schedule with broadcast quality.”

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Unsanctioned Intrapreneurship Kills Business

Content Standard

Remember the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Rapunzel, the story of a girl with really long hair, locked away in a doorless tower? “I’ve loved talking outside the [Times] building, because I feel like that’s where I’ve had the most creative freedom to kick around ideas about storytelling and the future of digital news. .

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The 3 Key Ingredients of Video Storytelling

Kapost

Helmet-free, my long locks were flowing in the wind, as I zoomed around my Southern California neighborhood. Now, 20 years later, I’m a visual storyteller who utilizes the power of video to help brands communicate and connect to customers, prospects, and key personnel.

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Advice From Women Writers on How They Built Their Freelance Empires

ClearVoice

As we explored in our latest piece for Women’s History Month, many gender disparities are still omnipresent within media — digital, broadcast, print or otherwise — but there are plenty of badass ladies who are fighting for their bylines. Locke Hughes: “Network.”. Locke Hughes: “Network.”.

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Dumb Questions for Brilliant Marketers: Lindsay McGuire

nDash

I actually originally wanted to be a news broadcaster. This week, Lindsay McGuire of Formstack joins us for a new edition of Dumb Questions for Brilliant Marketers. In this interview, we talk about her experience moving from financial services marketing to SaaS content marketing. I celebrate four years in October. And it worked out!

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Video Distribution: The Best Places to Use and Share Video

Vidyard

If you’re not releasing your video marketing content where your market already exists, or you don’t make it easy for them to find, they’re not going to see it. In general, the more places you share your video, the better. However, there’s no point in distributing video in locations your target prospects would never visit.