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Native Advertising: Where Content Marketing and Journalism Overlap

Cision

Bernie Borges is executive producer of Social Business Engine , CEO of Find and Convert , an IBM Futurist , a Dell Social Influencer and frequent speaker at marketing conferences and private events. Native advertising is one of the most controversial and least understood concepts in contemporary marketing.

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Infographic: Journalists Want Brands to Provide Multimedia-Rich Content

Cision

According to the Cision 2017 State of the Media Report , when communicators pair compelling messages with rich formats like photos, videos, social media posts, infographics and data, they can drive better and more accurate coverage and increase earned media opportunities. RISING 2017 MEDIA TRENDS.

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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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Survey Finds Tough Grades on B2B Content Marketing

Sword and the Script

If content marketing was a self-evaluated college class, marketers would give themselves a “C.” That’s my sense after reading the new B2B Content Marketing 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends – North America report. The annual report is a joint effort between MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute.

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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

Insurance is not a particularly fun industry, but by creating a character that people like, Progressive can develop tons of Flo-related content. Flo has even become a bit of a celebrity with almost five million likes on Facebook. For these reasons, visually-appealing content performs well online. Provide Useful Information.

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Influencer Roundup: Top 5 Content Marketing Trends for 2017

PR 20/20

As content marketing continues to evolve, businesses across the globe have adopted it at a rapid pace. So what’s predicted to become of content marketing this year? Forbes ( @Forbes ) describes content marketing as a digital trend that is evolving fast , which means companies must jump on the bandwagon ASAP.