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The 2021 Content Marketing Checklist

Contently - Strategy

Starting today, every marketing leader should have this checklist in their head. Content Strategy. Do you understand the type of content your audience craves , and have you identified the sweet spot where what your brand cares about and what your audience cares about overlaps? Creative Talent.

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3 Data-Driven Content Strategy Solutions for the Next Era of Content Marketing

Contently - Strategy

” Over the past few years, I’ve found that this problem plagues most organizations when it comes to content strategy. Everyone says they want to create data-driven content based on their audience’s interests, but many marketers have no idea what data matters or how to use it. That promise was flawed.

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State of Content Marketing 2019: Creativity Strikes Back

Contently - Strategy

Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. After hundreds of meetings and workshops this year, I feel confident that content marketing is about to take a big leap—thanks to a few key factors.

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Does Your Content Marketing Strategy Tell a Data-Driven Story?

Cision

Content marketing boils down to one simple question: what story is your brand telling? According to CMI’s 2015 Benchmark Report , 55 percent of B2B marketers plan to increase their content marketing budget in the next 12 months—essentially, pouring more money into telling their brands’ stories.

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5 Expert Strategies to Add to Your Content Marketing Playbook

Cision

Content is a lot like football–the ball must keep progressing, otherwise it’s just a bunch of huddles. Consider using these five, expert-recommended, forward-moving content rules and strategies as this year’s NFL playoffs begin: 1. These content marketing experts strongly advise against tracking too many metrics.

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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 has opened this up to eight new markets including the UK! The aim of the Creative Marketplace is to simplify the process of finding relevant creators for various types of collaborations. Agencies just need to request the permissions to access, then creators can accept in just one click.

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3 Data-Driven Content Strategy Solutions for the Next Era of Content Marketing

Contently - Strategy

” Over the past few years, I’ve found that this problem plagues most organizations when it comes to content strategy. Everyone says they want to create data-driven content based on their audience’s interests, but many marketers have no idea what data matters or how to use it. That promise was flawed.