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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. Millions of people read Monster’s content each month.

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How to Leverage Emotions to Boost Digital PR

Cision

In fact, consumers think of brands and products as something, or someone, that could address their emotional needs. So, which emotions do you need to target to make your content more shareable? So, Samsung, a leading mobile brand in the country, unveiled a new road safety campaign called #SafeIndia. Humanize Your Brand.

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5 Customer Research Methods No B2B Company Should Skip

Contently - Strategy

Content marketers often have difficulty getting executive buy-in for customer research. Not all companies have heavy pennies for product marketing—meaning content marketers are expected to do the humungous task of audience research on their own, along with their other responsibilities. Lack of buy-in.

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Crafting the Perfect Buyer Persona: A Step-by-Step Guide

Contently - Strategy

This, in turn, leads to higher conversion rates, increased brand loyalty, and a better return on investment for your marketing efforts. Sometimes, knowing your customers can enact social change as well as increase brand affinity. The message resonated with women, resulting in the following: 36.8

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Behind the Headlines With Neil McAllister

Cision

With so much content saturating the marketplace today, how can brands stand out? Now think about a brand like Apple. As of right now, in terms of market capitalization, Apple is literally the largest company in the entire world. How has content marketing changed over the years? We’re numb to it.

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How to Overcome 7 Top Content Marketing Challenges

Cision

Content marketing has never been more important. A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Keeping Content Powerful And Unique.

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Tips on Measuring Community [April #measurePR Recap]

Waxing UnLyrical

Community member Matthew Hurst chimed in: @shonali q7: I made an IFTTT recipe to track brand mentions and links on Reddit since there aren’t great tools for that site yet #measurepr. Remember how last week we were talking about how community is really what powers successful content marketing ?