Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As the year is quickly approaching an end, content marketers are scrambling to secure that 2022 budget. Content marketing budgets are expected to grow in 2022 – yay! Content marketing saw substantial growth after the pandemic, a slightly bittersweet feeling for the industry. Key Takeaways: .

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2025

B2B tech marketing is shifting from a traditional, product-centric approach to a data-driven, AI-powered, customer-first model. Digital transformation, changing buyer expectations and the proliferation of martech tools have reshaped how tech brands engage, convert and retain customers.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 16, 2021

Every business wants more customers and leads, but many aren’t sure about the best way to get them. While many marketing tactics can generate quantifiable business results, some do it better than others. When it comes to driving value, content marketing beats advertising (almost) every time. Content marketing wins ROI.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

What’s the goal of content marketing ? For most companies the goal of content marketing is to get business results – outcomes that drive profitable action. Remember that content marketing is a long-term strategy – a marathon, not a sprint. What Content Marketing Results Do You Want?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Here’s a list of 31 ideas and thoughts, which I believe will make an immediate impact on your content marketing, even if you only execute a few. All of these are highly actionable ideas that can inspire innovative, engaging content marketing. Consider that less content could mean more impact.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

“Does content marketing work? And yes, content marketing works. Content marketing takes time to work. But if you want to build your business on a firm foundation and grow confidently into the future, content marketing is one of your best options. Traditional marketing costs 62% more than CM.

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 6, 2021

In this competitive B2B marketing landscape, businesses make substantial investments in building content marketing programs. Content marketing has been proven to deliver resounding success. According to the State of Inbound report, content creation is a top priority for 53% of marketers.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Research from Demand Metric shows content marketing costs 62 percent less but produces three times as many leads as traditional marketing. Content marketing can generate huge amounts of traffic, leads, and sales for your business. The 8 Best Content Marketing Companies of 2020.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Are you looking for a job – or looking to hire someone – in a field associated with “content marketing” or “content strategy” or “content marketing strategy”? And while that’s a great description of what many content marketers do, it doesn’t fit what content strategists (like me) do.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 20, 2014

What is content marketing? Who needs to worry about content marketing? Strategic digital marketers all need to understand the importance of content marketing. And it falls all the way down to the person building websites, creating social content and building editorial calendars.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Traditional marketing does not have the same effect on consumers as it once did. Customers are now conditioned to avoid advertisements. Personalized content marketing is swiftly replacing generic ads. Content tailored to the customer’s needs offers brands a new opportunity.

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OnPassive Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Traditional marketing techniques are the most popular in use today, but with so many new modes of advertising emerging, marketers are always looking for more effective ways to gain attention. Find out what growth marketing is and how it differs from traditional marketing. What Is Traditional Marketing?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 26, 2012

Content Marketing is a hot new topic because businesses have realized that customers run away when they sense traditional marketing techniques. But now instead of competing on the sheer quantity of interruptions, businesses are competing on the quality of their content. The Content Marketing Checklist.

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Martech

MARCH 18, 2025

The rise of the AI-driven buyer For decades, B2B GTM strategies relied on persuasion-based marketing and sales motions lead generation, content marketing, consultative sales and vendor-led buyer enablement. Traditional MQL-based lead nurturing will be irrelevant, as AI handles vendor discovery and shortlisting.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 10, 2021

Every year, I have tons of prospects who ask me, “Is content marketing right for my industry?”. Either they think they don’t need content marketing because everyone knows they’re there – or they don’t quite know how to explain what they do and why people need their product. And sadly, they’re wrong on both counts.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Recently I was asked for my thoughts on some of the top challenges and questions on content marketing. Marketers and brands are trying to understand content marketing and how to execute successful content marketing programs. What are the most common mistakes brands make with content marketing?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The growth and interest in Content Marketing is now an undeniable force for businesses and marketing. Content marketing is an imperative for brands who want to reach their buyers in an information-saturated world. We are no longer asking whether content marketing is the future. Content+.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

In our research and conversations, we’ve come across insights from top marketers, business leaders, and content experts that have educated, motivated, and inspired us. Here are some of our favorites content marketing quotes. “ Content Marketing is all the Marketing that’s left.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Editor’s note: Because proving the value of content marketing continues to be necessary, Julia McCoy updated her 2016 post with some fresh stats and perspective. . Content marketing has been moving at the speed of light in recent years. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: How to Explain Content Marketing to Anyone.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 24, 2012

So marketing leaders, marketers with a clue and the host of consultants and agencies are all talking about how to attract new customers with content. ” In this post, I will highlight the key points Rebecca and Jeremiah present and define the 5 steps to achieve content marketing success.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

There was a recent exchange on twitter where a prominent, intelligent and well-respected analyst predicted that content marketing will destroy social media. ”…The power of content marketing! I mean “Whoa!”…The Where is the line between editorial and advertising? Is it blurring?

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Editor’s note: Explaining content marketing is a never-ending challenge. The concept of content marketing has been around for hundreds of years ( see an example from 1672 ), and the discipline has gained incredible popularity since 2010, according to Google Trends. Content marketing as your family would understand.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

But ask marketers if they’re measuring the right things and most answers are closer to “damned if I know” than “you betcha.” In May I judged a category in the 2018 Content Marketing Awards. Rand says content marketers run into problems when they assume some metrics are good and others are bad. Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

No matter how far you’ve come in your content marketing career – and how much you continue to progress – there are always a few things you wish you were better at, understood more deeply, or had known about earlier. Yep, I relied on content marketing to strengthen my ability to be a content marketer.).

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Scoop.it!

MARCH 14, 2023

Content marketing is one of the most effective strategies for growing brand awareness, attracting new audiences, retaining existing customers, and driving revenue. No wonder 86% of B2C marketers believe content marketing is a key strategy. Finally, monitor and adjust your hashtags as you run your campaign.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s a wake-up call for content marketers and publishers everywhere. The way people engage with these platforms is changing, and it’s reshaping how they interact with content outside of these social bubbles, particularly in driving traffic to external sites. This isn’t just a blip on the radar.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Content marketing strategy for startups and medium sized companies might not always seem manageable, especially in terms of scaling. The benefits of creating a content marketing strategy with small teams are apparent across multiple KPIs. Get yourself some good content marketing software.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This is a perfect metaphor for where content marketing is in 2018. Some companies only see it as a more efficient way to do classic, direct marketing. And content marketing is neither of those things. Successful #contentmarketing integrates changes to make content function as a business model.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 11, 2015

As CEO of a company moving to content marketing, are you wondering how to set the right course? And you have a sense that the traditional marketing that generated leads in the past isn’t working anymore. What is the content’s focus? Before creating content, make sure you know why you’re creating it.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Lately I have been having some very passionate discussions about the best place to start in Content Marketing. You have heard me rant before about the biggest marketing mistake when we use our website and too much outbound promotion to just talk about ourselves. How To Create Interesting Content. Speak To A Customer.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

Wikipedia defines “ Content Marketing ” as: The creation or sharing of content for the purpose of engaging current and potential consumer bases. Content marketing has benefits in terms of retaining reader attention and improving brand loyalty better than traditional marketing techniques.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 24, 2023

I get this question a lot: “How do I measure content marketing success?” It’s a much better question than, “ when will my content marketing work ?” or “what are some good content marketing examples ?” So often, people working in content marketing think that performance is subjective.

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Scoop.it!

APRIL 11, 2024

Below are the benefits of a webinar and why it’s necessary for your brand’s content curation strategy. Moz has gotten significant engagement with existing and new customers through its content marketing webinar strategy. It’s a big part of why they have a strong online community of 500,000 marketers.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To effectively reach and engage customers, businesses must adopt a multichannel marketing approach, leveraging various online and offline channels based on customer preferences. However, to ensure a consistent brand experience across these channels, it’s crucial to integrate SEO into the multichannel customer journey.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why is content marketing important? That’s a loaded question, but worth considering, because the benefits of content marketing are almost too numerous to count. Content marketing is all about magnetizing ideal customers to your brand. What are some other reasons content marketing is important?

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Content marketing is – you guessed it – a type of marketing strategy. But what differentiates it from the other marketing types you may be familiar with? For one thing, think of it as the polar opposite of traditional marketing methods, such as advertising. What is content marketing?

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Litmus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

But what if your email strategy could guide subscribers from their initial interest in signing up for your newsletter, all the way to becoming loyal, repeat customers? In this blog, we’ll explore how to optimize your email funnel to turn subscribers into lasting connections and loyal advocates: What is an email marketing funnel?

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