How a Spoonful of Story Helps Even ‘Boring’ Content Go Down

How a Spoonful of Story Helps Even ‘Boring’ Content Go Down

Content practitioners create a spectrum of creative content. Some, like thought leadership e-books, entertaining videos, or customer stories, are seemingly filled with storytelling opportunities. Then, there are the more process-oriented pieces – standards, guidelines, how-to instructions, and other initiatives that relay valuable information. Though necessary, these “constructed” pieces are rarely considered a place to stretch … Read more

3 Top Content Marketing Challenges in Manufacturing [Research]

3 Top Content Marketing Challenges in Manufacturing [Research]

The most common challenge among manufacturing marketers? Creating content for different stages of the buyer’s journey. That’s what 62% cited in today’s release of Content Marketing Institute’s Manufacturing Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Insights for 2023, co-sponsored by GlobalSpec and 6sense. Rounding out the top three of the most frequently cited challenges: aligning sales … Read more

7+ Skills Every Content Marketer Needs To Be Great

7+ Skills Every Content Marketer Needs To Be Great

Content marketing’s importance rose again in 2022. Nearly three-quarters (71%) of content marketers say content marketing has become more important to their organization in the last year, according to the latest Content Marketing Institute research. That means companies will need to hire and train content marketers for the foreseeable future. “There’s a greater emphasis now … Read more

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