Content Marketing and Advertising Meet in a Dark Alley: Who Wins, and Why?

By Demian Farnworth

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Traditional advertising pretty much had its way with the 20th century.

Big campaigns with big budgets from big companies influenced the things we did, said, and thought. And it’s safe to say that influence continues into the 21st century.

But content marketing is starting to make some noise of its own. In fact, interest in content marketing has risen rapidly in the last five years.

What are the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of both? When should you use advertising, and when should you use content marketing?

And which method is better?

We’ll answer those questions and more in this article.

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Rainmaker Rewind: 12 Tips for Creating Calls to Action that Work on LinkedIn Pulse

By Caroline Early

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This week’s edition of Rainmaker Rewind features our own Sean Jackson and Mica Gadhia on The Missing Link.

The dynamic duo welcomed John Nemo, bestselling LinkedIn author and trainer, to discuss calls to action on LinkedIn Pulse.

John Nemo is not only personable and an absolute pleasure to listen to, he also knows LinkedIn inside and out.

John is a bestselling LinkedIn author and trainer who helps small business owners, coaches, consultants, trainers, and sales and business development executives use LinkedIn to generate more sales leads, clients, and revenue for themselves.

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75 Content Marketing Tools You Can’t Live Without

By Neil Patel

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Are you seeking ways to take your content marketing strategy to the next level? There are thousands of tactics to consider, but you have a limited supply of time, money, and energy.

Even if you are among the 42% of B2B marketers who say they’re effective at content marketing, there is always room for improvement. If you want to make the most of content marketing, you need to know which strategies to implement and which tools to use.

In this post, we’ll examine 75 content marketing tools proven to increase reach, generate sales, boost traffic, and much more.

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Online Courses: 5 Steps to Mastering this Digital Education Powerhouse

By Sonia Simone

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Online courses are one of the most popular forms of web-based business today.

  • They’re in-demand, which makes them easy to market
  • They support premium pricing, so they can quickly become profitable
  • They’re a smart way to leverage the time you put into product creation

Those are all great reasons that developing a digital course might be a smart idea for you and your business.

But if you start from there, you’re going to have a hard time.

Because, just like any business (online or off), your business needs to serve the needs of your audience and customers if it’s going to survive … and thrive.

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Get Instant Access to Proven Advice for Digital Entrepreneurs (No Charge)

By Jerod Morris

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Do you want to build an amazing business and lifestyle? Well …

  • Listening to theorists, rather than practitioners, isn’t going to get it done.
  • Reading a few articles isn’t going to get it done.
  • Daydreaming, without actually doing, isn’t going to get it done.

If you want to build the business and lifestyle of your dreams, then you need to take the first step.

You need to take the first step toward learning from people who are actually out there building amazing businesses and lifestyles through the scalable power of digital products and services (and not just talking about it).

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