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  • The forecast for content marketing in 2014 includes higher quality of content, multiscreen marketing, and bigger budgets. How does your content marketing compare with those predictions?

  • Using some of the concepts that have the power to make or break your public address, you can dramatically transform the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns. The best part? You never have to give a speech to do it.

  • A good call to action is a lot more than just a link. Rarely will you get someone to follow your CTA simply by asking them. So use these lessons learned from the world of direct mail to enhance your calls to action and get people to respond.

  • Are you overusing certain business words when writing public relations materials? If those words made it onto the following infographic, you should consider using fresh ones instead.

  • The key to authoring good written content is to use language that doesn't detract from your message. That's where readability scores can help.

  • Compared with the creation of original content, curation can be a faster and easier way to generate content. But bad curation can damage your brand's credibility and potentially lead to legal issues. Here's how to do content curation right.

  • Your "About" page is one of the most popular destinations on your website. Leaving your "About" page in sub-par condition is costing you more than you think. So why have we been ignoring the quality of this valuable space?

  • Whether you are new to content marketing or you are looking to re-evaluate your current resources, keeping these four steps in mind will help you assemble your dream team.

  • Many email marketing ideas we hold true are actually false. Here's a quick look at seven prevalent myths about email marketing.

  • Sometimes you struggle to get your firm's executives to recognize the power of good writing. You edit their text, but they put the jargon and longwinded language back in. But you can win over your subject-matter experts.

  • Write SMS messages that rock by following the tips in this Text Marketer infographic.

  • Most content marketing is intelligent and strategic and professional. But it's also a bit... limp. Middle-of-the-road. Safe. It's lacking the "C word." But Ann Handley pointed out it's lacking something else, too.

  • I got to interview Albert Einstein. It was insane. And he told me the secret to online content! Here's how it all went down.

  • Rather than just throwing money at content creation, taking a "quality over quantity" approach can reap greater rewards. Here's how a "less is more" approach to content can create the maximum marketing impact.

  • This is the best infographic you have ever seen discussing the difference between hype-filled writing and straightforward copy. Which one works best for your audience?

  • "People who think well, write well," said David Ogilvy. Good writing is the clearest indicator of good thinking. You also need love and commitment.

  • In Argo, which won the Best Picture Oscar, the filmmakers followed what I now call the Argo rule: Lure them in, keep them engaged end-to-end, and keep them talking about you long after it is over. Your corporate storytelling can do the same.

  • Emails with the word "alert" in their subject lines have a higher than average open rate, whereas those with "report” have a lower average lower open rate, according to a recent study by Adestra.

  • For marketers, achieving a high email open rate is highly desirable, and it is often a key metric for shedding light onto the effectiveness of a campaign. The following 10 best-practices ensure open rates are as high as possible.

  • Samuel Clemens created the cherished celebrity known as Mark Twain as surely and craftily as he created Huck Finn. The man had "platform" a century before the concept had circulation.