Digital Marketing Professional

Article by: Clodagh O’Brien (https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/key-content-marketing-trends-2023) Content never goes out of style when it comes to attracting and converting customers. When it’s done right, content marketing is an effective and cost-efficient (or even free) way to target the audience you want with the information they need. In 2023, content marketing is evolving (in new and wonderful ways that build on the content and SEO trends in 2022). It’s not just about looking at the formats you should use to engage your audience (long and short-form) or the emergence of TikTok as an effective marketing platform, but an acceleration of marketers using AI to increase productivity and combat the dreaded [...]

Article by: Digital Marketing Institute (https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/7-popular-content-types-and-how-to-use-them) Content is the currency of the internet, and there are many content types brands can focus on to engage audiences, reach new markets, and provide value to customers. But with all the different types of content out there, it can be difficult for marketers and brands to know which ones to focus on. Different content types have different purposes. While some drive traffic, others are about data capture so it’s important to be clever with your content marketing to make the most of your content. So let’s look at the top 7 content types and how you can use them [...]

Article by: Clodagh O’Brien (https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/needed-needy-create-content-people-actually-want) As marketers, we all wish that every piece of content we create is anticipated and valued by our audience. But with so much content out there and people having so little time, that's probably not the case. So what really makes a piece of content stand out? What makes it valuable to a customer or prospect so it will drive engagement and prompt action? Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs has been around for a long time, in fact before content marketing entered the conversation. But it provides a great framework for brands searching for opportunities to provide valuable content that taps [...]