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Email Newsletter Subscribers or Blog Subscribers: Which is Better?

Polaris

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—these popular social media platforms all pale in comparison to the power of email and an email newsletter. Consider the stats: Close to two-thirds of consumers have made a purchase online as a result of receiving an email marketing message ( Direct Marketing Association ).

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Can you Profit Directly from Content Marketing? Proceed with Caution

Sword and the Script

Regular readers know I bought into the concept of “ content marketing ” many years ago. It was in effect the coining of a term that characterized a strategy my team and I was already working on across traditional PR, digital marketing and social media. 3 Studies that Challenge Marketing Assumptions.

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How Manufacturers Can Create Content That Connects With Their Customers

PR 20/20

According to Marcus Sheridan in his book, They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer , it’s key to create a content strategy based on what your customers are thinking. So why not help them? Source: Hynes Industries ?

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Where to Focus Your Marketing Efforts If You Only Have 5 Hours a Week

Cision

There’s a misconception that marketing a business is always time-consuming. If you know where to put your efforts, it’s completely possible to handle the essential marketing tactics in five hours or less a week. You can include informational articles, product comparisons, videos, special offers, et cetera. Social Media.

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How Brands Can Elevate Their SEO Strategies in 3 Steps

Contently - Strategy

For example, let’s say you want to create a blog post about vegan diet snacks. When you read the top-ranking content, ask yourself: Is anything missing from these articles? Create bottom-of-the-funnel content. Hear me out: I know content marketing is often used to push top-of-funnel awareness.

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How to Become the Trusted Content Leader of Your Industry In 7 Steps [Insights From INBOUND]

PR 20/20

You may already be familiar with this quote (it’s also the title of Marcus’ renowned book), but it so eloquently sums up the point of content marketing, doesn’t it? As marketers, we must listen to the questions our customers are asking and answer those questions —those pain points—through optimized and truthful content.

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Teaching and Relevance: The Last Mile in Marketing

Sword and the Script

Mack Collier recently published a well-written blog post that reminded me of this exchange: 5 Reasons Why You Need to Stop Marketing and Start Teaching. This notion isn’t new, but it’s earned a second life with the seismic shift in marketing towards content marketing. Mobile: The Last Mile in Marketing .