When it comes to talking strategy and tactics, sometimes we still talk about this industry like we’re a bunch of solo content marketers who happen to work together. To create a functioning content marketing team, you need to thoughtfully put together the key elements – talent, tools, and operations – to ensure that you have […]
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Editor’s note: Paul Horstmeier is a finalist for 2017 Content Marketer of the Year. We will be sharing insight from all CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World this month. For many content marketing teams, the email subscriber count is a pivotal measure of success. After all, a
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Over the course of 18 months, Rachel Schickowski and Stan Miller implemented a content marketing platform – a hub for all the marketing content of Rockwell Automation – for a team of 600 marketers around the world. Most of us wouldn’t have a clue how to accomplish such a feat. Luckily for us, Rachel and
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If your brand embraces the work-from-home culture, as 47% of working Americans say they do, a relatively modern challenge arises – how to manage your content team efficiently and effectively from wherever they are. Even if your in-house content marketing team is office based, you likely are working with freelancers, agencies, or other teams within
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Editor’s note: Drew Bailey is a finalist for 2017 Content Marketer of the Year. We will be sharing insight from all CMY finalists in the blog before the winner is announced at Content Marketing World this September. Redundancies, overlaps, and a general lack of communication kept good content marketers from delivering a better content experience
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You’ve probably heard Marcus Sheridan’s story. He is the guy whose blog, sometimes referred to as “the Wikipedia of fiberglass swimming pools,” saved his pool company during the economic crash of 2008. Today, Marcus is The Sales Lion and spends a lot of time behind a microphone, urging companies to do what it takes to
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Hey, marketers! Do you ignore your organization’s most important audience? Probably, says consultant and author Carla Johnson. Chances are, you and your team put all your brand-building energy into external messages. But who are any company’s biggest brand builders? Who, in fact, turn (or don’t turn) your marketing promises into truth? The people on the
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Having a small business-sized budget shouldn’t mean cutting corners on security. With the right approach, you can protect your online data, secure your storefront, and keep your business safe—without breaking the bank. Take a look at these six areas of business security and what you can do to make them even safer. 1. Keep Your
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If you want an easy way to help your marketing team produce better content, cancel a meeting. Better yet, cancel your first meeting of the day. Studies have shown how lapses in productivity often trace back to an overabundance of team meetings. Schedule a status call for first thing in the morning, and a content
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Organizational alignment has become both a buzz term and a “to-strive-for” business ideal. The definition of what it is varies across the web. Just a few versions that turned up after I did a quick Google search include: Process of harnessing the creative and productive energies of all members of your organization in contribution toward
