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Get in the Flow: What’s Your Word for 2025?

Get in the Flow: What’s Your Word for 2025?

Choosing a word for the year ahead gives your intention a name that forms the foundation for all your actions and interactions. Best of all, there’s no implied rule to “break” as the year progresses. Robert Rose shares his word for 2025. What’s yours?
The Grinch That Stole Creativity: 2024 in Seussian Review

The Grinch That Stole Creativity: 2024 in Seussian Review

Will generative AI steal the heart of marketing? Will execs have a change of heart about creative? This marketing year in a review gives a special nod to the human Dr. Seuss and his fictional Grinch.
Why Your Great Content Isn’t Driving Great Results — And How To Fix It

Why Your Great Content Isn’t Driving Great Results — And How To Fix It

You have great content. It's published on the platforms where your audience is. But your content isn't revving your company’s marketing engines. So, let’s get to troubleshooting and fixing.
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What Does Instagram’s Hashtag Move Mean for Marketers?

Instagram recently removed the ability to follow hashtags. Some experts say it’s time to rethink your brand’s hashtag strategy — and share some ideas for other ways to get your content discovered.
5 Steps To Make “Work Smart and Reinvent Things” Your 2025 Marketing Motto

5 Steps To Make ‘Work Smart and Reinvent Things’ Your 2025 Marketing Motto

It happens at the end of every year: Many content and marketing projects lie unfinished or uncertain. Instead of stressing out, try these five steps to use this time to reflect, prepare, and set up for 2025. Here’s how.
Should TikTok Ruling Take a Bite Out of Your Marketing?

Should TikTok Ruling Take a Bite Out of Your Marketing?

TikTok popped back in the news last week with a U.S. appellate court ruling on requiring China-owned ByteDance to divest itself of the app or face a ban. Will U.S. users lose access on Jan. 19? Should that change your content and marketing plans?
How 5 Award-Winning Travel Brands Inspire Dreams With Powerful Storytelling

How 5 Award-Winning Travel Brands Inspire Dreams With Powerful Storytelling

Travel stories seem like an easy sell. But content litters the skies and roads. So how do tourism marketers get their brands noticed? Five companies share how they tell unexpected (and expected) stories in common (and less common) spaces.
57+ Content Marketing Statistics To Help You Succeed in 2025

57+ Content Marketing Statistics To Help You Succeed in 2025

Input from you and your peers in CMI’s surveys generated a lot of numbers. We curated the top stats from the 2024 B2B content marketing research, career outlook, and niche surveys of marketers, demand-gen marketers, and bloggers.
How To Use Friction To Build Better B2B Customers

How To Use Friction To Build Better B2B Customers

Isn’t the point of marketing to remove friction from the buyer’s journey? Not for highly customizable or complex purchases. Slowing the customer down gives you time to guide them to options and add-ons that suit them best. Here’s how.
Should Jaguar’s Bold Rebrand Generate a New Roar for Marketers?

Should Jaguar’s Bold Rebrand Generate a New Roar for Marketers?

In the last five years, a dozen auto manufacturers changed their logo, but none drew the attention Jaguar did recently. Is it just a meme-worthy play to attract attention, or is something else afoot?
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How To Make the Case for a Raise in Your Content and Marketing Role

No surprise, marketers think they should earn more than they do. But how do you make that a reality? Follow this advice to assess the situation, prepare the case, and make the ask.
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40+ Content Marketing Trends Experts Predict Will Matter for Success in 2025

People will need great content in 2025. But how do you create that exceptional content? Industry thought leaders share their predictions to guide and inspire your work in the next 13 months.