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If Measuring Pageviews Is Dumb, Buying Them Is Even Dumber

But brand publishers don't want clicks; they want people to spend time with their content in hopes of building lasting relationships with an audience and achieving true ROI. If it's dumb to measure the success of your content based on pageviews, it's even dumber to pay for those pageviews.

July 31, 2014 · Joe Lazer

Can LinkedIn Help Barbie Reinvent Herself for 2014?

Barbie can't stay away from the criticism: she’s unrealistically thin, she’s not diverse enough, and she’s too materialistic. In order to combat this backlash, Mattel decided to highlight the one asset of Barbie's that blows everything else in the toy aisle out of the water: Her jam-packed resume. And now she has a LinkedIn to show it off. After only a few weeks, Entrepreneur Barbie has managed to garner over 5,000 followers. Say hello to Entrepreneur Barbie.

July 16, 2014 · Jillian Richardson

Does Content Marketing Have a Ghostwriting Problem?

I was watching Argo this weekend, and sure enough, after all the diplomates were saved from Iran, Tony Mendez—the hero played by Ben Affleck—is notified he received an award from the President. Only he never actually gets the award, because, as his boss tells him in a parking lot, nobody can know about his mission.

June 18, 2014 · Jordan Teicher

LinkedIn Doubles Down on Brand Publishing

LinkedIn just announced it's getting into the business of helping its users create great content by bringing in partners (including Contently) to help brands become publishers.

April 29, 2014 · Joe Lazer