Episode #76 - Are You Squeezing Out All the Big Ideas and Great People?
Release Date: 07/01/2020
Episode #86 - Why is It Harder to Stop Than to Start?
CMI Weekly Wrap
In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is wrapping up the podcast—at least for now. He’s wondering whether it can ever be as easy to stop things as it is to start them. And he explains how you can participate in what’s coming next. And that’s a wrap for the week ending September 11, 2020.
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Episode #85 - Should Your Brand Enter Controversial Conversations?
CMI Weekly Wrap
In this week’s episode Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose asks if we should be more controversial. Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi talks with Robert talk about whether Google should replace universities. Finally, Robert points you to an article that asks whether you’re all in with content marketing (and tells you what to do if you’re not). And that’s a wrap for the week ending September 4, 2020.
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Episode #84- Do Me a Favor: Playing Chicken With Audience Trust
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose talks about asking for favors before earning audience trust. He talks with Bynder’s Brian Kavanaugh about the growing importance of user generated content. And finally, he points you toward a crash course in journalistic principles that help brands earn trust. And that’s a wrap for the week ending August, 28, 2020.
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Episode #83 - Can You Add More to Scale Your Content Strategy?
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose asks whether technology or people are more important in content strategy. He talks with futurist Kate O’Neill about whether marketing technology is serving us – or we’re serving technology. And finally he points to an article that explains what to consider when it’s time for new marketing tech. And that’s a wrap for the week ending August 21, 2020.
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Episode #82 - Should You Stop Trying to Make Your Content One of a Kind?
CMI Weekly Wrap
In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is asking whether we’re borrowing enough good ideas. He talks with Mike Orr from Grapevine6 about content, the state of influencer marketing, and how to get more from your social media partner. And finally Robert points you to an article about how images can increase your content’s visibility in search. And that’s a wrap for the week ending August 14, 2020.
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Episode #81 - How Are Marketers Embracing the Chaos?
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is finally accepting the chaos. He talks with Leslie Talbot about the rising importance of content in marketing. And he points you to an article that will help you decide whether to invest in trending topics or evergreen content. And that’s a wrap for the week ending August 7, 2020.
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Episode #80 - Wants vs. Needs: Is the Debate Even Necessary?
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is asking why anyone needs content marketing. He talks with marketing professor Marcus Collins about businesses making it rain for content marketers – and about culture in content. And he shares an article packed with ideas for making your content more engaging. And that’s a wrap for the week ending July 31, 2020.
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Episode #79 - All Audiences Are Not Good Audiences
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is thinking about creating real (and good) audiences. He talks with digital marketing consultant Ian Truscott about content strategy – and why search “sucks” so much now. And he points you to an article that explains how to bring audiences together – even in the social-distancing era. And that’s a wrap for the week ending July 24, 2020.
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Episode #78 - Celebrate Diversity of Purpose and the Purpose of Diversity
CMI Weekly Wrap
In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is thinking about the long game (on purpose). He talks with marketing leader Folayo Lasaki about everything from the Facebook boycott to why representation matters as much in marketing as in media. And he shares an article that explains how to be purposeful with your purpose-driven content. And that’s a wrap for the week ending July 17, 2020.
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Episode #77 - The Bad News (and the Good) about 2020
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In this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is wondering when the other shoe is going to drop – and how bad (or good) that’s going to be. He talks with content marketing strategist Marissa Gbenro about where CMOs plan to spend their predicted budget increases next year. And finally, Robert shares an article on five content lessons that are all about good news. And that’s a wrap for the week ending July 10, 2020.
info_outlineIn this week’s episode, Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose is wondering whether we’re squeezing out all the big ideas. He talks with Manifest executive chairman David Brown about why brands need those big ideas – and the best people to generate them – now, more than ever. And finally he points to an article that offers 18 ideas to squeeze yourself out of writer’s block. And that’s a wrap for the week ending July 3, 2020.
NEWS ITEM of the Week
Trump Suspends Visas Allowing Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners to Work in the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/us/politics/trump-h1b-work-visas.html
INTERVIEW of the week
This week’s guest is David Brown, executive chairman of Manifest, which was named 2019 Content Marketing Agency of the Year. David started in the direct marketing world at OgilvyOne and moved to the content marketing arena 15 years ago. He led Meredith Xcelerated Marketing, the agency won multiple awards, including Content Marketing Agency of the Year in 2014 and 2015, and was recognized in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for global digital agencies. Under David's watch, MXM became one of the largest independent agencies in the United States. Before joining Manifest in 2020, David was chief strategy officer at OneSpot, a content personalization platform, where he helped establish a new approach to content measurement called Active Content Intelligence.
Learn more about David:
- Visit https://manifest.com/ (and subscribe to the agency’s weekly newsletter called itch: https://manifest.com/news-ideas)
- Watch David’s recent presentation on big ideas
OUR CONTENT MARKETING IDEA of the WEEK
18 Ideas to Overcome Your Writer’s Block
https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2020/06/ideas-overcome-writers-block/
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