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Simple Content Marketing Framework

Shift Communications

Content marketing isn’t a panacea. More important, however, is that content marketing can hit diminishing returns very quickly, in a phenomenon first described by marketing expert Mark W. Earlier this year, Mark Schaefer proposed the idea of what he calls content shock. Lots and lots of content.

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10 Types of Content That Drive Demand & Boost Engagement

Cision

That’s where your content marketing efforts come into to play. On top of crafting compelling content, the most prominent challenge is driving engagement from targeted audiences. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Infographics.

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How To Create Interesting Digital Content For A “Boring” Industry

Cision

One trap content creators can quickly fall into is creating content purely about the product or service the company sells. A characteristic that sets content marketing apart from direct advertising is that you don’t always need to be selling outright — that’s what makes digital content so engaging.

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Baseball, Beers and Statistics: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Cision

Today, professional communicators are looking for ways to tap into new audiences and mobilize them in support of their own goals through content marketing. A persona is an analysis of someone’s interests, buying habits, demographics and that of their closest family and friends. What’s a persona?

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How to Create A Content Marketing Strategy From Scratch

Contently - Strategy

High-quality individual pieces of content marketing don’t just happen in a vacuum – you need goals, a content calendar, competitor, audience and SEO research, and more! In other words, you need a content strategy. Read on for the essential elements of how to create a successful content marketing strategy.

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How Data-Driven Storytelling Drives PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Journalists look for pitches that are backed up by data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, or interactive infographics. Data-driven PR drives marketing engagement. Infographic from a 2017 article in MarTech Advisor. The overall PR/marketing trend is toward more content, and specifically more visual content.

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5 Research-Backed Tips for Planning Your Content Strategy

Cision

According to research from the Content Marketing Institute , 70 percent of B2B marketers plan to create more content in 2017 compared to 2016. However, the same study revealed that only a measly 17 percent of content marketers report their content marketing efforts as much more successful.

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