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Influencer marketing is becoming a crowded space. There’s barely any loyalty between influencers and brands, especially in smaller cities and geographies. What do brands need to do today, to reap the rewards of influencer marketing tomorrow? Brands need to invest in true influence.

Making content work in our world is increasingly difficult but a good place to start is a content gap analysis. This post shows you how.

The world is changing rapidly. Here is your guide to profound digital marketing trends to follow and help you remain relevant in the next few years.

New research shows that content effectiveness declines as volume increases. Is content marketing sustainable under these conditions?

Social media engagement is among the most popular marketing metrics. This post shows you why it may not be an indicator of business success.

Search algorithms are holding content “loops” in place, making the popular even more popular, and depressing content discovery. What is the strategy now?

Some people blame content marketing perils on a lack of quality content. But great content does not assure content marketing success.

What is the next big thing? There are no fewer than 10 of them! Here are the mega-trends re-writing the rules of marketing.

To stand out in a competitive and information-dense world, should we be focused on creating content, or providing experiences?

Content Shock is here. It’s time to look at the world realistically and base our strategies on what is, not content marketing myths we wish for.

Senior marketers came up with what they believe to be the five major questions of content marketing strategy and execution.

These best marketing posts of 2016 explore the changes trending in marketing, the humanity of brands, content marketing myths and more.
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