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MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) have followed up their study of B2B content marketing trends with research into the emerging trends in the B2C
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Scooped by Martin (Marty) Smith |
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Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:
Fascinating study showing a narrowing gap between B2B, traditional leaders in content marketing and curation, and B2C. The narrowing gap proves what most on Scoop.it already know - content marketing is THE MOST IMPORTANT MARKETING your company, brand or personal brand is doing (period, full stop).
This piece inspired me to create a post about the difference between B2B and B2C content marketing. You can find that post the Ecom Revolution on Scoop.it: http://sco.lt/5oXU6T
![5 Content Creation Tactics Every Marketing Rock Star Needs [+ 5 More Tips] | Must Market | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/5kg3Ntrtb_OwPs8Jdwg4Ajl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
![20 Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Stinks & What To Do About It - CMI [+Marty Note] | Must Market | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/UQH7-k7F-8_oexcU7w9iNTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
I'm still not convinced that curation is all that new or different than blogging or other online publishing activities. (Blogging is not dead.) Nor am I convinced it is the most important thing you can do in terms of marketing. (And just because "everyone is doing it" doesn't sway me either; like momma always said about if so & so jumped off a bridge...) But I don't think curation can be overlooked much longer. Curation needs to be evaluated for several major factors:
a) can it fit within your scope (Do you have the time & skill set? Can you do this in house or should you hire?)
b) purpose (to maintain existing clients/customers, to reach new ones?)
b) where would it fit? (Not all curation sites are the same; some are more suitable for products, brands, B2B or B2C reach, demographics, etc.)
I'm still not convinced that curation is all that new or different than blogging or other online publishing activities. (Blogging is not dead.) Nor am I convinced it is the most important thing you can do in terms of marketing. (And just because "everyone is doing it" doesn't sway me either; like momma always said about if so & so jumped off a bridge...) But I don't think curation can be overlooked much longer. Curation needs to be evaluated for several major factors:
a) can it fit within your scope (Do you have the time & skill set? Can you do this in house or should you hire?)
b) purpose (to maintain existing clients/customers, to reach new ones?)
b) where would it fit? (Not all curation sites are the same; some are more suitable for products, brands, B2B or B2C reach, demographics, etc.)
While B2B marketers are beginning to adopt B2C best practices when it comes to e-commerce, B2B marketers have traditionally invested more of their budgets into content marketing than their B2C counterparts, making it interesting to see how both sides measure up in this rapidly-growing area. There are many more similarities than one might expect.