Content Marketing

There's Nothing Prudent About Good Content Marketing

There's Nothing Prudent About Good Content Marketing By

Prudential Financial marketers climb down from the rock to make people understand why they don't plan for retirement instead of why they should.

Three Digital Lessons From the USGA

Three Digital Lessons From the USGA By

Three takeaways from the U.S. Golf Association's expanding digital presence

Stop Marketing and Start Tuning In

Stop Marketing and Start Tuning In

Marketers need to listed first and then provide the information customers actually want.

Your Brand is Alive: News From the Digitas NewFront

Your Brand is Alive: News From the Digitas NewFront By

Digitas made two major partnership announcements at its NewFront event held May 2 in New York City.

Makino's Well-Oiled, Integrated Marketing Effort

Makino's Well-Oiled, Integrated Marketing Effort By

The brand generates serious buzz with a highly targeted campaign.

Everyday Email Essentials

Everyday Email Essentials By

Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.

Q&A: Terry Young, CEO, Sparks & Honey

Q&A: Terry Young, CEO, Sparks & Honey By

Terry Young, CEO of trend-spotting agency sparks & honey, on why brands need to embrace real-time culture or get left in the dust.

Marketing's Constant Evolution

Marketing's Constant Evolution By

As both a "marketer" and editor I recently found myself doubly blessed. There I was heading a table of some of the smartest and most talented marketers around.

7 Simple Ways For Marketers to Get Started with Growth Hacking

7 Simple Ways For Marketers to Get Started with Growth Hacking

Growth hacking is far more than just a term; it's the future of inbound marketing.

40 Under 40: Top Trends

40 Under 40: Top Trends By

What trends are trending? The 2012 40 Under 40 winners talk about the top trends capturing the interest of their customers right now.

ReviMedia Video Series, Part 2: Use Content To Bolster Your Lead Gen

ReviMedia Video Series, Part 2: Use Content To Bolster Your Lead Gen

It's not rocket science. Investing in good content is always a good idea, says Frans Van Hulle, ReviMedia CEO, in part two of our lead gen video series.

A Video Chat with Mike Volpe, CMO, HubSpot

A Video Chat with Mike Volpe, CMO, HubSpot By

HubSpot CMO—and 2012 40 Under 40 winner—Mike Volpe, takes a moment to talk content marketing in context with Direct Marketing News Editor-in-Chief Ginger Conlon.

Graphic Film Festival Promo Engages the Emotions

Graphic Film Festival Promo Engages the Emotions By

Not for the faint of heart, the centerpiece of RPA's most recent campaign for the Newport Beach Film Festival demonstrates the power of the moving image.

4 Things Marketers Should Do Instead of Creating Top 4 Lists

4 Things Marketers Should Do Instead of Creating Top 4 Lists

Marketer need to spend time on buyer personas, lead scoring, content, and tech tools to get to the top of the marketing rock star list.

Don't Get Lost in Translation

Don't Get Lost in Translation

Enterprise crowdsourcing unlocks value of online content for marketers.

4 Steps for a More Strategic Approach to Content Marketing

4 Steps for a More Strategic Approach to Content Marketing

Producing and promoting content that meets specific customer needs will to help improve the performance of marketers' content marketing efforts.

House of Marley: Jammin' on Social, SEO, and Content

House of Marley: Jammin' on Social, SEO, and Content By

How can an upstart headphone manufacturer penetrate a crowded marketplace?

Content Isn't Marketing Without a Strategy

Content Isn't Marketing Without a Strategy

Marketers who use content as part of their marketing mix must ensure that their content is meaningful for their audience.

The Pillars of Content Marketing Strategy

The Pillars of Content Marketing Strategy

In this age, content marketing extends beyond the simplicity of creating, publishing, and publicizing content. Your content has to be dynamic.

Not Just Content, Dynamic Content

Not Just Content, Dynamic Content

5 ways companies can be more dynamic with their content marketing.

Travelocity's Thematic Content Guides Customers

Travelocity's Thematic Content Guides Customers By

The roaming gnome can't do it all! Travelocity enhances its site content to personalize the customer experience

Direct Response Ads Drive Growth for AARP's Bulletin

Direct Response Ads Drive Growth for AARP's Bulletin By

AARP's print publication Bulletin has seen direct response advertising rates grow despite the downturn.

Content Is (a Misunderstood and Diverse) King(dom)

Content Is (a Misunderstood and Diverse) King(dom)

Three ways to avoid royal screw-ups when creating and sharing content.

Content's Digital Domain

Content's Digital Domain By

The challenges and opportunities of online content syndication.

Word to the Wise: Native Advertising

Word to the Wise: Native Advertising

A poorly named content marketing tactic similar to a print advertorial that lives "natively" within a publisher's online editorial content.

Capture Customers' Attention With Relevance

Capture Customers' Attention With Relevance By

Getting insight in to customers' interests via their online actions help open doors and start conversations

Social Media Week: Can Tumblr Put a New Spin on Marketing?

Social Media Week: Can Tumblr Put a New Spin on Marketing? By

Tumblr's David Karp discusses the birth of the platform and how it's striving to monetize its assets.

When to Build and When to Buy (Content)

When to Build and When to Buy (Content)

Three areas marketers should consider when determining whether to purchase or create the content needed for their content marketing efforts.

Fast Facts: February 2013

Fast Facts: February 2013

Some quick info hits to keep you up-to-date, including the number of additional leads generated by B2B companies that blog versus those that don't.

How to Be the Perfect (Content) Host

How to Be the Perfect (Content) Host By

Hosting content online can often leave brands with a dilemma: go for social or go for website traffic?

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