1.Content Marketing Institute
The Content Marketing Institute blog is the ultimate place to go if you want to jumpstart your content marketing strategy. The blog is run by Joe Pulizzi (@JoePulizzi), author of the must-read book Content Inc and one of the founding fathers of Content Marketing. CMI offers a huge variety of resources from detailed research reports and whitepapers to podcasts and webinars. You can easily sift through the different topics on their blog and find how-to guides for whatever your marketing campaign needs.
Twitter: (@CMIcontent)
2. Convince and Convert
Named the #1 Content Marketing Blog in the World by Content Marketing Institute, Convince and Convert focus on what brands can do in order to deliver remarkable customer experiences. This blog specializes in explaining the “why” behind content marketing best practices. Convince and Convert is run by Jay Baer (@JayBaer), a New York Times best-selling author of 5 books, and a social media icon.
Twitter:(@convince)
3. MarketingProfs
This blog is the bleeding edge for content marketing information and provides training in the form of certification courses and one-off workshops. MarketingProfs Chief Content officer, Ann Handley is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content and co-author of the best-selling book on content marketing, Content Rules.
Twitter: (@MarketingProfs)
4. Copyblogger
Copyblogger is most popular among copywriters, but the blog posts about topics relevant to other marketing disciplines and shouldn’t be ignored by people who don’t consider themselves writers. Content on this site is to-the-point and very helpful for producing engaging content. Before rolling up your sleeves and getting to work on your next campaign, check Copyblogger for quick guides that can cut your work in half!
Twitter: (@copyblogger)
5. Social Media Examiner
Have you ever heard the phrase “the proof is in the pudding”? Social Media Examiner is a blog who clearly can back-up their position as social media marketing gurus. They have huge followings on all of the social media pages and are happy to share info about how you can attract people to your page.
Twitter:(@SMexaminer)
6. The Content Strategist
Contently’s blog, The Content Strategist, is dedicated to helping marketers maximize their results. Consumer reports in the form of colorful infographics and in-depth articles on what to expect in the future make this a rock-solid resource. This is the place to go to better understand the current marketing landscape and best practices to boost your ROI.
Twitter: (@contently)
7. Top Rank Marketing Blog
Top Rank Marketing transcribes talks with industry leaders and condenses them into bulleted articles so you don’t have to spend an hour learning about current industry trends. This blog is great at helping people think outside-of-the-box and get a leg-up without hiring an agency to manage their brand.
Twitter: (@toprank)
8. Post-Advertising
This blog provides you chronicles of brand storytelling and content marketing in the post-advertising age. The power of storytelling has become key in creating engaging content. If you want your brand to engage today’s consumer, Post-Advertising can steer you in the right direction.
Twitter: (@postadvertising)
9. { grow }
This blog has been featured on many lists as a top business blog. This blog posts about a wide variety of marketing topics, but the main focus is content marketing. All content is from one author, so you won’t come across posts of varying quality like you might find on other blogs.
“You’re in marketing for one reason: to grow. Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact, profits. Grow yourself.” – Mark Schaefer, author of {grow}
Twitter: (@MarkwSchaefer)
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