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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. If a customer requires a floor welder, your company may not be the best fit.

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Top PR Takeaways For The Year

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

We know they are rare in comparison and that is what makes them so important to acknowledge. The research continues to reinforce that video is king and smart marketers will continue to find innovative ways to incorporate it into their programming. More video content is uploaded in 30 days than the major U.S.

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How Brands Can Elevate Their SEO Strategies in 3 Steps

Contently - Strategy

SEO-driven content can and does work, but only when you don’t shed the human-ness while writing to meet a content grade on Clearscope. Here are three ways to produce original, clear, and engaging SEO articles instead of publishing doppelgangers on your company’s website: 1. Conduct a content gap analysis.

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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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Empathy Marketing: How to Understand Your Customers, in 10 Steps

Contently - Strategy

But your brand will be forgotten in the landfill of marketing buzzspeak that people have to race past as they go about their day. A lot of brands are wearing the stench of that landfill these days because marketing has a huge empathy problem , especially in B2B content. The empathy marketing problem.

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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. Aim for a mix of shared content (yours and others), company updates and thought-provoking questions.

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