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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 Steps to Generate Leads With Gated Content (+Examples)

Tap into one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to generate leads for your business.

The 4 Stages of a Supremely Successful Content Marketing Funnel

Get a full tour of the content marketing funnel, including the best content types for every stage, plus tips and templates!

118 Creative Blog Post Ideas for Businesses (With Examples & Templates!)

Put that thinking cap on a shelf. You won't need it again. Ever.

8 Ways to Use Color Psychology in Marketing (With Examples)

Did you know that orange is optimistic? Blue is true? Yellow is *not* mellow?

26 Types of Marketing Collateral Every Business Needs

A prioritized list of the content you need to promote your business and delight your prospects.

352 Copywriting Power Words to Use for Content That Pops

Because "cutting edge" means nothing to people.

12 Super Cool AI Content Generators You Have to Try

From SEO content to social media captions, text-prompted images to totally real looking (but non existent) people, these tools are a must-try!

Guest Author
February 25, 2022 | Content Marketing

How to Write a Case Study (+10 Examples & Free Template!)

Say goodbye to boring PDFs and hello to inspiring stories that sell.

9 Free Blog Post Templates Guaranteed to Drive Traffic (From Our Top Performers!)

How do we know these templates work? Because it's how we do it.

9 Popular Email Marketing Strategies to Stop Doing ASAP (+13 to Do Instead)

Just because you can still do them doesn't mean you should! Learn how to stay successful amidst the Apple iOS 15 email privacy updates.

The 7 Rules of B2B Email Marketing (Plus 4 Examples We Love)

Follow these tips and best practices to carry out an effective B2B email marketing strategy—from copywriting to segmentation and everything in between—plus real B2B email marketing examples for inspiration!

How to Perform a Content Audit: The Definitive Guide (+6 Free Templates)

We're sharing what to include in a content audit, a complete list of data points to collect, plus a content audit template and example for six types of audits, including SEO content audits, website content audits, and more.

8 Steps to a Lead-Generating Content Marketing Strategy

Here’s a step-by-step guide to developing a lead-generating content marketing plan, all the way from initial goal setting to ongoing updates to keep your content fresh.

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.

Guest Author
November 5, 2020 | Content Marketing

How to Get Started with Automated Email Marketing: Tips, Tools, and Examples

Email marketing automation is a huge time-saver for business owners and marketers. This post lays out what email marketing automation is and how to get started, and provides great examples so you're not starting from scratch.

Mary Lister
September 1, 2020 | Content Marketing

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.

Lisa Smith
August 4, 2020 | Content Marketing

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!

Guest Author
January 6, 2020 | Content Marketing

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.

5 Content Marketing Statistics to Improve Your Strategy

Content marketing has a come a long way in the past ten years. And there's still plenty of room for growth. Here are five content marketing statistics to help boost your 2019 content strategy and its results!