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State of Content Marketing 2019: Creativity Strikes Back

Contently - Strategy

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. “Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. Creativity strikes back. And content is a big driver of business.

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The 2021 Content Marketing Checklist

Contently - Strategy

Smart marketing leaders are planning to shift that budget to content, as it’s more or less impossible to do good digital marketing without great content. According to LinkedIn, a whopping 78 percent plan to up their investment in content. Content from brands is going to get better as a result.

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#CisionChat: Content Marketing on Social Media

Cision

Twedt has experience creating content for, and managing, social channels for one of the most successful publications in the PR industry. He was kind enough to share what he has learned when it comes to content marketing on social media. My guess is people/brands will find that short tweets are more effective than long ones.

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The New PR: The Intersection of Positioning and Content Marketing

Onclusive

Marketing and communication expert and author Andy Cunningham spoke about how to create a company’s positioning and branding as the foundation for success in the New PR. To be successful in the New PR is to identify the intersection of positioning and content marketing. The Yin and Yang of Positioning & Branding.

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Social media updates: Instagram’s creator marketplace comes to the UK, Facebook streamlines influencer management and TikTok’s creative assistant

Prohibition

Instagram’s creator marketplace comes to the UK Instagram is expanding its Creator Marketplace – a platform that’s designed to facilitate connections and collaborations between brands and creators. Instagram has opened this up to eight new markets including the UK! Get in contact today to find out how we could help you.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

This piece originally appeared on Contently’s The Freelance Creative. When it comes to freelance content marketing , however, the parameters are often less clear. When a brand is behind a story, there’s bias involved. Why accuracy in content marketing is important.

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Content Marketing: Is Now a Good Time to Double Down? [Coronavirus]

Sword and the Script

Buyers were taking in content before talking to sales even before the Coronavirus hit; now is a great time to double down on content marketing Today is the last day of the first quarter of 2020. When I think about that statistic in today’s context – this is another moment for true content marketing.