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The Oscars: content marketing success

Sherrilynne Starkie

And, while the awards show and its host, Seth McFarlane , were both widely criticized even as the broadcast was just going out for being boring, badly written and not funny, it was a clear, out-of-the-ballpark content marketing success for the global entertainment industry. That’s the power of compelling content.

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Three Most Important Content Marketing Lessons of 2012

Firebelly

This year has been one of major upheaval after another for content marketers. Here are three things that every content marketer should have learned from the past 12 months. Google isn’t letting us get away with putting out schlocky content and cramming it full of keywords to trick the search engine spiders.

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Bloggers: Would You Rather Be First Or Right?

SocMed Sean

To all my blogger friends, I would love to hear opinions on whether it is more responsible for us to be right vs. first when reporting information. Is speculation okay? Is it useful? It could be argued that blogs are becoming the modern equivalent of newspapers and magazines, but are usually slanted more toward the editorial views.

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#LoveCapeTown Campaign Shakes Up “Fam” Trip With Crowdsourced Tips for Travel Bloggers

The Realtime Report

Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. Keith Jenkins (@velvetescape) August 4, 2012.

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6 Great Conferences to Attend Before the End of 2012

Convince & Convert

This list is of some of the best conferences still to come in 2012 that are offering amazing speakers in the business and social media marketing industries. May 24, 2012, Columbus, Ohio. June 5-7, 2012, New York, NY. June 28-July 1, 2012, San Francisco, CA. The 2012 event is in the U.S. Content Marketing World.

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20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. He had a popular blog, Free Pursuits, but focused on creating a legacy rather then just being a blogger. He started Think Traffic in 2010, and quickly built a solid reputation for building quality content. Marcus Sheridan.

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How do Bloggers Continue Their Professional Development?

ProBlogger

The post How do Bloggers Continue Their Professional Development? And who pays for your professional development when you’re a blogger? Of course, a big part of what we do here at ProBlogger is provide access to free and affordable content to help you with your blogging. The Genius Blogger’s Toolkit. What can I say?

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