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Big Change Ahead? Build a Communication and Implementation Plan for Your Content Team

Transformational changes at your company may make you excited, terrified, or both. But as a content team leader, you must focus on your team – get them on board and working – so the initiative succeeds. Here’s some help to do just that.
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Looking for a Content Marketing Job? Follow This Advice To Get Noticed

Lost your content marketing job? Worried about a potential layoff? Or just looking for a new role? Follow these job search tips and story-driven approaches to get recruiters’ attention and get a new job you’ll love.
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5 Essential Elements for a Great Newsletter

Undesirable email newsletters clutter your audience’s inboxes. That’s one reason why newsletters that once worked for you may now sit unread. Revisit your e-newsletter design, tactics, and metrics to emphasize and track these five elements of successful newsletters.
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5 Strategic Frameworks To Take the Guesswork Out of Content Planning

Update your strategic approach with these five frameworks to better align your content experience with the way buying decisions are really made today.
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Editorial Calendar Tools and Templates To Help You Master Your Content To-Do List

Chances are you’ve been using the same editorial calendar format for years. Here’s some advice on how to make improvements that will help in creation, process, reporting, and more. (And if you don’t have a calendar, start here.)  
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Content Creation Process: Everything You Need To Wow Your Audience

Creating content marketing involves both the art of storytelling and the science of persuading people to act. Use the resources in this guide to craft engaging brand stories that win over your audience and smash your brand’s marketing goals.
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Feast on These 9 Content Examples Worthy of Gratitude

We give thanks for great content marketing. Savor these examples from AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi, Captain Morgan, and more. They can help your brand do and be better for your audiences.
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4 Ways To Win With Video – the ‘It’ Content Format for 2023 [Research and Examples]

Standing out in the crowded video space will take more creativity in 2023. Discover what the CMI’s newly released research says and get inspired by six award-winning examples.
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How To Build a Better Audience Persona (Choose a Detailed or Quick Method)

To be a great marketer, you must know the people you’re trying to sell it to. Clear, robust marketing personas are an effective and time-tested approach to reach that goal.
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Demand Generation: Follow These Content Tips [Examples]

When demand-gen campaigns don’t perform, your educational content could be the problem. Follow these four tips to attract more consumers, help them take action, and drive more productive and satisfying results.
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Content at a Crossroad: What Will It Take To Drive Content Marketing Forward?

Content is no longer enough. Content marketers must rethink everything, from their program’s strategy to a professional career path and even their mission. Find out what matters in content now from the Content Marketing World 2022 keynote speakers.
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Where There’s a Goal, There’s a Way: 4 Strategy-Led Content Programs

Once you nail down your content’s driving purpose, creative and tactical decision-making gets easier. Let this collection of winners and finalists from the 2022 Content Marketing Awards strategy categories serve as compelling proof.