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Content marketing is crucial to developing your brand, establishing thought leadership, expanding the top of your funnel, and driving organic traffic. Our in-depth content marketing articles teach marketers and small business owners how to develop a content strategy that resonates with their target audience. Get tips on how to create cornerstone content, how to write a blog post, how to target the right keywords, and much more!


7 Truly Exceptional Content Marketing Examples You’ll Want to Model After

Stuck in a rut or looking for new ways to connect with your audience? We're sharing 7 truly exceptional content marketing examples—plus why they work—so you can apply them to your own content!

8 Tricks to Come Up With Unique Blog Ideas-Fast!

Are your blog post ideas getting stale? Could your readers be getting bored? We've got 8 tips and tools to come up with unique blog ideas beyond just traditional keyword research.

Creative Newsletter Names: 75+ Ideas & Examples to Inspire You

This post provides words phrases to help you come up with a creative newsletter name for your business, along with real examples of clever newsletters from all over the internet.

5 Powerful Visual Marketing Tools To Enchant Your Audience and Boost ROI

Learn how to create relevant, eye-catching, and appealing visuals to attract your target market to your branding and messages using five favorite platforms: Bannersnack, Venngage, Canva, Venngage, and Lumen5.

Guest Author
December 22, 2020
Content Marketing

20 Content Marketing KPIs You Should Be Tracking (+Infographic)

Not sure if your content marketing strategy is effective? Here are some of the KPIs you should track to measure the success of your content marketing goals including increasing brand awareness, leads, conversions, and engagement.

Guest Author
December 17, 2020
Content Marketing

7 Content Marketing Trends to Watch in 2021

2021 is on the horizon, so we asked some of our favorite content experts to share their thoughts on the biggest content marketing trends of 2021. Learn more about content communities, AI-powered content marketing and more!

How to Implement Accessibility and Inclusivity in Advertising (+Why It Matters)

This post will define and highlight the importance of accessibility and inclusivity as they relate to advertising, as well as outline specific strategies you can implement to ensure your campaigns address these two top advertising priorities.

10 Examples of Interactive Content Marketing Done Right

Quizzes from media company BuzzFeed are perhaps the best-known examples of interactive content, which Alex Membrillo, CEO of Cardinal SEO Company, said allows user to select their own path to receive information.

5 Ways a Content Marketing Mission Statement Can Improve Your Strategy

In this guide, we're sharing five key ways a content marketing mission statement can improve your content—plus, we'll let you know why you need a content marketing mission statement and how to get started drafting your own!

41 Must-Try Content Marketing Tools

Content marketing delivers enormous value that brands can't get from other traditional types of marketing. Make sure you're getting as much value as possible out of your effort by testing out these 41 must-try content marketing tools for content management, team collaboration, and more!

The Last Guide to Content Editing You’ll Ever Need

To make sure your content is ready to share with your readers and impress your prospects, you need a round of content editing. But what does that? And how do you do it? In this guide, we share what content editing is, why it's important for marketers, and a tool to help you prioritize your own content editing.

How to Elevate Your Brand & Content with a House Style Guide

Mistakes in grammar or formatting are bad for your content. A style guide can help avoid mistakes and improve the impact of your content. Here's how to create your own house style guide in just six simple steps.

7 Trends Dominating Content Marketing in 2018

The platforms, technologies and opportunities for consuming content are more robust than ever. So what are the big trends driving content marketing today? Let's explore how brands can cut through the noise and deliver truly value-driven content.

5 Content Promotion Strategies to Drive More Traffic While Writing Less

Some content marketers spend nearly 80% of their time promoting content, and only 20% creating it. Find out what ratio you should be shooting, and discover some new strategies to promote your content.

The 7-Step Guide to Creating Amazing Cornerstone Content

Cornerstone content is high-value, foundational content that drives traffic, builds brand awareness, and feeds your funnel. Learn how to create a cornerstone content piece from top to bottom.

5 Easy Ways to Write an Irresistible Introduction

Whatever you're writing, it needs an introduction. But HOW do you write it? Here are five easy ways to write irresistible introductions that hook your reader immediately.

Dan Shewan
September 8, 2017
Content Marketing

7 No B.S. Tips: How to Get Freelance Writing Jobs

Trying to build a name for yourself as a freelance writer? Then check out these seven no-BS ways to find and keep freelance writing work.

The 6 Best Content Curation Tools in 2024

There is SO much information and entertainment online that it can be hard to find quality content to share with your audience. These great content curation tools can help!

4 Surprising Benefits of Content Marketing

We all know content marketing drives traffic, but it has a few more surprising benefits that really help you build a business. Check out these four non-obvious benefits of content marketing.

23 Content Marketing Statistics that Prove It Works

Content marketing works, and we've got the numbers to back it up! Next time somebody says content marketing doesn't work, why not pull out one of these 23 content marketing statistics to prove them wrong?

7 Traits That REALLY Define High-Quality Content

Why is most of your content still failing? Simple: Your definition of quality content is completely wrong! Here are seven traits that really define high-quality content.

4 Super-Effective Content Syndication Strategies for Bloggers

Content syndication sometimes gets a bad rap, but sites like the New York Times and Forbes do it -- you should too! Here's your complete guide to syndicating content to grow your audience.

Larry Kim
February 15, 2017
Content Marketing

The Seriously Comprehensive Guide to B2B Content Marketing

In this exhaustive post, we cover absolutely everything you need to know about B2B content marketing, including tips, best practices, and examples of great B2B content.

Dan Shewan
November 29, 2016
Content Marketing

6 SEO Experiments That Will Blow Your Mind

Best practices are nice, but SEO experiments are what really move us forward in the world of organic search engine optimization. Here are six crazy experiments that really surprised us, and how you can use the results for your own SEO gains.

Larry Kim
November 21, 2016
Content Marketing

Making the Case for Controversial Marketing: 5 Questions to Answer

Controversial marketing campaigns have the power to break through the noise and drive tons of attention, but how do you convince your boss or client to take the leap? Here's how.

How to Do Thought Leadership Marketing: The Larry Kim Way

Learn how Larry Kim used five unique thought leadership marketing strategies to become one of the most renowned experts in search marketing - and how you can do the same.

Dan Shewan
September 19, 2016
Content Marketing

SEO Lensing: How to Climb the SERPs with Content Consolidation

In this must-read post, learn how a simple technique called SEO lensing, or content consolidation, can help you climb the SERPs and improve rankings without creating more content.

Guest Author
September 7, 2016
Content Marketing