Content Marketing Institute
Manufacturing Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budget...
Manufacturing marketers face challenges in everything from content strategies to creation and measurement. In this new research, discover their hurdles, preferred content types, use of AI, paid channel effectiveness, and more.
Are We Walking Backward Into the Future of Content...
RIP PDFs? Peace out, PowerPoint? Bye bye, blogs? Familiar content and marketing formats are teetering on the edge of extinction. But, without the ability to predict a winning replacement, how can you evolve for the future? Try these ideas.
How To Battle Organic Search Analytics in the AI E...
Organic search traffic has never been an easy metric to demystify. AI’s growing role and audiences’ changing search behavior make it even harder. Here’s how one organization is attacking the data and winning.
At Least One of These Predictions for Marketers Is...
Few marketing predictions for the coming year ever materialize, but people still find them interesting and engaging. Keep all of that in mind with this first taste from CMI about 2025, including one prediction guaranteed to be true.
Murder! Mystery! Marketing! How Caspian Studios Br...
A-list actors. A who-dun-it narrative. More twists than an M. Night Shyamalan plot. No, it’s not the latest box-office blockbuster. It’s a B2B podcast. Yes, really. Here’s the story of how this award-winning project came to be.
27 Need-to-Know Definitions for Effective Content ...
In this mad world of measurement musical chairs, your best defense is to stay on top of the latest terms and how to apply them. Start with these 27 definitions and explanations of how they may fit into your...
How To Optimize Content Organization for 2025: Thi...
Your brand's content should be more than an information resource. It should be a path to further exploration and “best next” experiences. To achieve that goal, try organizing your content based on intent, authority, internal context, and external context....
Will SearchGPT Whack Google Where It Counts?
OpenAI officially brought an AI-powered search engine to ChatGPT. What does it mean for marketers? Should you be asking how your content becomes THE answer? Or should you pose a different question?
Bad Content Ideas: What To Do When You Can’t Say N...
Your team gets a suggested content idea. It’s not very good. But as an astute content marketer, you know you can’t react with a quick, “No.” Instead, follow this two-part framework to arrive at a better idea with big...
Influencer Marketing: The B2B Game Plan for Succes...
To win big with influencer marketing, B2B brands need the right game plan. Build it with this expert advice on selecting valuable partners, determining goals, and effectively positioning content.
Why You Need People To Manage the Meaning of AI Co...
If generative AI is ever to be more than a distracting novelty, you may need more people on your team, not fewer. Here’s why (and which skills they’ll need).
How To Find the Truth in Data and Marketing Analyt...
Racehorse American Pharoah had left heart ventricle bigger than most. Learn how that data discovery led to big success, and how you can use data analytics to reveal surprising insights and drive valuable marketing success.
Semrush’s Acquisition Reinforces the Value of Owne...
Semrush made a bold move by acquiring Third Door Media — home to Search Engine Land, MarTech, and more. With built-in events and valuable audiences, Semrush sees a future in owned media. Will others follow?
5 Bright Ideas To Help Your Content and Marketing ...
Sparks flew at Content Marketing World 2024. Will they help you slow down long enough to bring joy, courage, enchantment, and connection back to your work? There’s only one way to find out. Try these ideas in your work.