Getting people to click to read your content is hard, whether you’re trying to entice them in an email or tempt them in the search engine results. But once you finally get them on your page, you must work even harder to keep them there. Lots of technical ways can keep them from bouncing (faster load times, minimum pop-ups, clear site navigation, etc.). But […]
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You’ve done the content inventory. But then what? Follow these actionable tips on what to look for within the data, how to find hidden content gems, and how to use it to guide your content marketing strategy. I’ll cover practical steps to put the audit findings into action, without overworking your team. Let’s explore three
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Editor’s note: Bertrand Cerisier is a finalist for 2018 Content Marketer of the Year. We’ll share insight from CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World in September. When you imagine the future of work, what comes to mind? Does your futuristic workspace include printers? Does it even use paper? If
Content technology. Sometimes it feels like we can’t live with it. But we know we can’t work without it. Consider this finding from CMI’s 2018 Content Management & Strategy Survey: 51% of the content professionals say their company lacks the right technology to manage content across their organization. And another 35% say they’re not using
What are you trying to measure? What does success look like? Too often the answers to those questions have no relation to each other. One of my favorite books about data and measurement is The Haystack Syndrome by Eli Goldratt. It’s almost 30 years old, but it’s more relevant than ever. He proposes a method
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If you could pick one thing in content marketing you want to go away today, what would it be? What about the one thing you expect to be going strong in 12 months? That’s what we asked Content Marketing World presenters. Not surprisingly, they had a lot to say. Their responses are diverse and sometimes
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“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride For marketers, “that” word is engagement. And we use it a lot. We use it in strategy meetings, tweets, videos, and blog posts. We’ve selected “creating more engaging content” as one of our
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Editor’s note: Glenn LaFollette is a finalist for 2018 Content Marketer of the Year. We’ll share insights from CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World this September. “Nobody just buys the art … They want the stories behind the art.” This callout from the second issue of JLL’s Ambitions magazine
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In its widely talked about State of Marketing Report, Salesforce reports that just over half (51%) of marketers are using AI in one form or another, while another quarter plan to test it over the next two years. A smaller study of over 500 search, content, and digital marketers by BrightEdge found that just 4% have implemented
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Did you follow the #PlaneBae saga as it jumped from social media channels to national news item? If so, you saw the turn it took from lighthearted love story to a much darker reminder of the unexpected ways our digital footprints affect our (and others’) lives. Unwanted social media exposure is just the tip of
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