7 Things You Need to Have a Productive (and Happy) Content Marketing Team
July 4, 2017
Michele Linn
Individual tricks are useful, but what does your team need to make sure they are working in the best possible way? Read on for a mix of tools and ideas to help your team focus on creation, not process.
Bingeable Content: How to Move Buyers Through Your Sales Cycle Faster
June 29, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
What if you delivered content like Netflix? Enticing prospective customers with content they can binge on? If you did, you’d never waste another click to a dead-end content asset. You’ll keep people hooked after they click. Here’s how.
How to Stop Wasting Time on the Wrong Content
June 22, 2017
Andrea Fryrear
Ever spent weeks crafting a big piece of content that generated almost no response? You could have avoided that disheartening flop if you didn’t put all your eggs into the big content basket – and released minimum viable content instead.
Why a Good Content Audit Is Your Business’s Best Friend
June 15, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Yes, a content audit can seem like an overwhelming task, but it is essential to your job as a marketer. Learn what, why, how, and more about how to execute a usable content audit that will make an immediate impact on your marketing.
5 Editorial Experiments You May Want to Try
June 12, 2017
Michele Linn
In the early days, we experimented with content. As we learned what worked, we focused on that. But that doesn’t mean we should stop trying new things. This summer, we’re conducting five experiments and inviting you along for the ride.
Agile Practices: How to Avoid Mistakes Our Marketing Team Made
June 8, 2017
Eva Jackson
A marketing team practicing Agile project management made so many mistakes that half of them locked themselves in a room and didn’t leave until they addressed significant shortcomings in their approach. Here’s what they learned.
Creative Content: 3 Behaviors Driving Marketers
May 29, 2017
Jay Acunzo
Most creative content marketers approach work much like most of us approach a bowl of ice cream: They make the process the point, not the end results. Now, let’s go further to discover the behaviors behind creative content marketers.
How to Avoid Collaborative Overload Within Your Content Team
May 26, 2017
Deborah Holstein
Is your creative team sick of the distractions that come when everybody is expected to contribute to a project? Collaboration done poorly leaves little time for critical thinking. These simple tips can help create quality collaboration.
Content Library: 3 Steps to Manage Yours Like a Librarian
May 25, 2017
Jake Athey
We marketers are practically drowning in content, and librarians are experts at making content organized and findable. Make your content library useful – follow these three principles to manage your content like a librarian.
New Tech Friends on the Marketing Block
May 18, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
Tackling sophisticated challenges with our content requires assistance from technical specialists. The three amigos of content marketing – content strategists, content engineers, and data scientists – can provide that power boost.
Use This Simple (& Fun) Tool to Design Your Content Marketing Message Architecture
May 4, 2017
Marcia Riefer Johnston
You wouldn’t build a house without a floor plan. You shouldn’t create content without a message architecture. The tool helps you bring your organization’s messaging into alignment. Here’s a fun way to create a blueprint for your content.
The Content Assembly Line is Broken
April 25, 2017
Doug Kessler
Our own little content marketing industrial revolution is happening. We’ve moved the content creation process from the craft workshop to the high-volume assembly line. But we shouldn’t be treating content like a Ford Focus.
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