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Does B2B marketing respect their prospect’s time?

Sword and the Script

Consider the following: Much of marketing is based on interruption – cornering people; Email subject lines are manipulative – aiming to trick receivers into opening them; and Content that overpromises and underdelivers – an ebook that offers a theory to marry astrophysics and quantum theory – but falls far short of delivering on that promise.

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Strategies for collaborating with marketing

Onclusive

Another way to look at the customer journey is a marketing funnel — a visualization for understanding the process of turning prospects into customers: With this framework, both marketing and communications can set their objectives for each step in the funnel, or customer journey.

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Change Agent Spotlight: Content Marketing Institute Leader Gives Inside Look at Model Inbound Approach

PR 20/20

In this spotlight, we’ve featured Cathy McPhillips ( @cmcphillips ), Vice President of Marketing at Content Marketing Institute ( @CMIContent ). I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing. I oversee this, and also focus on strategy, paid advertising and event marketing.

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A short, simple and specific case for more content, not less

Sword and the Script

Whenever the “thing” is done – white paper, ebook, video – marketing is onto the next thing. Note to readers: I usually publish a summary of news from the PR technology solution providers on the first Tuesday of every month. Those little quips get lots of attention and everyone nods their head up and down in affirmation.

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7 Best Marketing Blogs of 2019

Critical Mention

Copyblogger is one of the best content marketing platforms anywhere online. Some of its main features teach you how to create, post and optimize your content. Most importantly, it gives you tips on how to keep your audience engaged by making the content easily digestible and user-friendly. . Content Marketing Institute.

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What Challenges Do Comms Professionals Face Going into 2018?

Cision

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Did people who read your ebook end up buying your product?

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40+ Blogs Marketers Should Be Following

PR 20/20

The Ready North RSS: Must-Reads for Marketers. For Content Marketing, we like…. Content Marketing Institute blog ( @CMIContent ): Insight from top names in our industry. Founded by Joe Pulizzi ( @JoePulizzi ), CMI is a powerhouse for content marketing advice. a free marketing course).