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Your Content Marketing Will Fail without These 10 Features

By Neil Patel

content marketing

I’m thrilled when I see companies launching a content marketing campaign. But I cringe when I see their content marketing fail. Sometimes, the failure sets in before anyone writes a line of content. But the thing is content marketing doesn’t have to fail.

I’ve written this article because it could save you thousands of wasted hours and buckets of wasted money. Is your content marketing campaign cruising toward failure? Have you left anything out? Or are you on track for success?

I’ve identified the main missing elements of failed content marketing campaigns and sketched out a solution for each one. Leave out …read more    

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Copyblogger’s 2014 State of Native Advertising Report

By Demian Farnworth

Native advertising is paid content that matches a publication’s editorial standards while meeting the audience’s expectations.

Think Captain Morgan’s campaign on BuzzFeed in general, their 15 Things You Didn’t Know About 15 Captains, Commanders And Conquerors article in particular.

First off, the theme of the article matches the brand’s values: Captain Morgan was a real …read more    

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How to Use Hashtags to Increase Your Online Presence

By Neil Patel

Chances are you know what hashtags are, but you probably don’t use them. I know I’m guilty of neglecting hashtags.

So, why should you use hashtags? To start with, tweets with hashtags tend to get twice as much engagement as tweets without them. Plus, they can help you gain more followers, improve your reputation, and help your customers find information faster.

To show you how you can use hashtags to increase your online presence, I created an infographic that breaks down the correct way to use hashtags. Read More …read more    

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How to Use Internal Cliffhangers

By Jerod Morris

Microseduction.

I consider an episode of The Lede wildly successful when we create a new word. In this episode of The Lede about using internal cliffhangers, Demian Farnworth does just that.

Here it is:

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Your Audience Doesn’t Know What it Wants

By Ramsay Taplin

If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses.

~ Henry Ford

Pretty witty quote, right?

You’ve probably heard it before. (Even if Ford never actually said it.)

I know I have.

But what I’ve been realizing lately is that I haven’t really been applying the essence of it to my own …read more    

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