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Sponsored content is the hottest monetization strategy on the web. But what are the strategic implications of renting out your trust?
Not your typical “forecast post!” These four megatrends will have a profound impact on marketers around the world

How do the top brands keep close to their customers? Does value from your content come from traffic, or trust?

Want to have a little fun and find some marketing inspiration today? Here are 25 pearls of social media wisdom

New reports show that information density is causing competitive issues for even the best-known content creators on the web. Content shock is here.

Organic reach is down. Content shock is up. What are the most reliable content channels to connect to your customers?
Is blogging dead? No, but the state of online publishing is shifting, dramatically. Mitch Joel and Mark Schaefer explore the future of blogging
The author thought he was following the “rules” but overlooking some fundamentals led to complete content marketing failure

Wade Harman’s technique for using psychology in social media to bring your target audience closer.
Sales and content marketing. Is one perverting the other? Do we really even understand the difference any more. A rant by Tom Webster.
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