Recent research finds news articles deliver 80% of their lifetime value in the first week. What does that mean for your content plans? Robert Rose explains. Continue reading
Beware: Automated AI-Generated Content Can Ruin Everything for Marketers
Marketers in your industry will weaponize automated AI-created content to come after your search traffic and tell your brand’s story. Are you prepared for the fight? Continue reading
Where Should Your Customer Journey Start? [New Demand Generation Research]
Content marketing for demand generation programs took a hit in the past year. Find out the potential reasons why and more about how marketers view and use the strategy in the newly released 2023 demand generation research from CMI. Continue reading
Surprising and Expected Results From Tech Content Marketers [New Research]
Tech marketers, take note. How does your content marketing relate to your peers? CMI’s newly released Technology Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends: Insights for 2023 shares the answers. Continue reading
Why Remarkable Content Originates From an Unremarkable Process [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Can you create remarkable content without a process (and people who create and follow processes)? Robert Rose says you can’t – no matter what Steve Jobs once claimed. Here’s why.
Twitter’s Unskippable and Sephora x TikTok Add New Twist to a Proven Content Strategy
Twitter and Sephora announced branded education content programs to teach video and social media concepts. Both embody a trend: creating content courses to help their audiences, partners, and customers succeed even on topics not directly tied to the brand’s products. Continue reading
Can Your Marketing Team Generate True Demand To Really Start the Customer Journey? [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Does true demand generation get the support it deserves from your brand? The kind that propelled millions to buy a Rubik’s Cube, a Toyota Corolla, or even an iPhone? Robert Rose explains why true demand gen is a must. Continue reading
Why ‘Let’s Make a Movie’ Is a Terrible Way to Plan Content [Rose-Colored Glasses]
George Lucas wanted to make a sci-fi movie, so he dreamed up a great story to fit the medium. But that format-first approach doesn’t work for content marketing. Robert Rose explains why not – and what to do instead. Continue reading
Start With Content To Deliver a Successful Integrated Marketing Strategy [Rose-Colored Glasses]
Content teams face increasing demands to create. But what rarely comes after those requests is an interest in uniting for an integrated marketing strategy. Robert Rose shares why that’s a big mistake and how to change it. Continue reading
Enterprise Content Marketers Share Challenges, Opportunities [New Research]
What is the most frequently cited challenge for enterprise marketers? What content format rose to the No. 2 spot? Discover the surprising and not-so-surprising findings in our newly released research. Continue reading
