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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. According to HubSpot’s 2017 State of Inbound, the top challenge marketing faces is generating more traffic and leads. Cision® asked hundreds of senior marketers and 81 percent agreed earned media is more effective than paid media. Infographics.

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Viral Marketing: The Hope, Hype and Helplessness

Sword and the Script

It’s every marketer’s dream to go viral, but only a handful will ever experience it. While marketers can do things to set the conditions for going viral, things can’t be made to go viral. At best, viral marketing is usually a gamble with marketing credibility. The Hope of Viral Marketing.

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Is Video Worth the Cost in B2B Marketing?

Sword and the Script

93% of buyers “video builds trust in a brand” but success with video in B2B marketing requires a clear purpose, a plan to promote and measure results. A study by PathFactory found marketing videos on average cost $8,448 and earned 2:22 minutes of viewing time. Recent B2B marketing video statistics.

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Don’t Slap a Copyright on Marketing Content You Want to be Shared; Do This Instead

Sword and the Script

The chances of marketing content going viral are slim. Marketing and PR are hard enough without the addition of a self-imposed restriction. I’ve long advised marketers to use a Creative Commons license. The images published below are based on an infographic by Foter that explains the concept graphically.

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3 Link Building Strategies For Improving Off-Page SEO (Infographic)

PR 20/20

Peggs is the founder of Marccx Media , a digital marketing agency specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Obviously items like viral videos or viral articles will do the trick, but infographics and other forms of visual content are also a great way to stimulate sharing.

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3 Steps to Equip Your Company Blog for the Road Ahead

Cision

We see it every day: fast food chains challenge devotees to gather retweets for “ nuggs ,” personal care products advocate for women’s equality and airlines get called out — for both successes and major fails — in viral videos. For more, see “ 3 Ways to Promote Content Marketing with Press Releases.”.

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Symphony of Gates and a Healthy Debate Over Gated Content

Sword and the Script

It appears that most marketers do and reported gating “ 80% of their major content marketing assets ” according to a survey vetted by MarketingProfs. The same study points out there’s some content – infographics for example – is rarely gated. Gated Content Doesn’t Go Viral. Two in particular stood out for me.

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