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What’s Working in Content for 2026? What the Holiday Season Taught Us

By many accounts, this past holiday season was a banner year for brands. Adobe Analytics found that 2025’s holiday spending hit record highs, despite slower growth than the 2023–2024 season. Overall, online spending from the start of November through the end of December hit $258 billion (6.8% YoY) in 2025. Behind those millions of searches,… 

January 12, 2026 · Brooke Webber

The B2B Brand’s Guide to Short-Form Video in 2025

Short-form video has taken over the world. Okay, so maybe that’s an overstatement. But if you’re a human who scrolls or swipes on the semi-regular, you’ve surely noticed the TikTokification of just about everything. And as a B2B brand, you can’t ignore this shift in how people consume and share ideas. Scroll through any feed… 

October 8, 2025 · Ajith Babu

financial services content marketing case studies

From Bland to Brand: 5 Best Content Marketing Case Studies in Financial Services

<p>*Use whichever one performs better in Yoast on wordpress*</p><p></p><p></p><p>Option 1) Finance content doesn't have to put readers to sleep. Dive into the top five financial content marketing case studies that have successfully transformed complex topics into something captivating.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Option 2) There's no reason financial content has to bore readers. Dive into the top five financial content marketing case studies that have successfully transformed complex topics into something captivating.</p>

March 18, 2024 · Gisella Tan

How Storytelling Can Build an Emotional Connection with a B2B Audience

How Storytelling Can Build an Emotional Connection with a B2B Audience

B2B content is often very technical, which can be a bit dry to read. (Translation: Boring!) But integrating storytelling into your content allows your target audience to build an emotional connection with your brand. Keep reading for a few ideas on how to make your SaaS content more engaging.

October 6, 2022 · Jordan Friedman

5 Steps to Minimize Sourcing Snafus in Content Marketing

A few years ago, a well-known hotel hired me to write an article that required interviewing two sources. The editor hadn’t provided any contact information—which isn’t uncommon in journalism—so I contacted the sources’ PR reps. I also tried the direct route to get in touch. Surprise, surprise: No one had any idea what I was… 

June 23, 2022 · Meredith Bethune