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How to write a white paper that inspires a year-long content strategy

Sprout Social

When it comes to establishing one’s brand as an authority, few resources get the job done like a data-driven white paper. Longer than your typical blog post and more in-depth than an ebook, a white paper is a well-researched piece of content designed to educate readers on a specific topic. Planning for success.

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What Is a Whitepaper? [FAQs]

Hubspot Marketing

The definition of a whitepaper varies heavily from industry to industry, which can be a little confusing for marketers looking to create one for their business. In tech, a whitepaper usually describes a theory behind a new piece of technology. In tech, a whitepaper usually describes a theory behind a new piece of technology.

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Lead gen tactics for B2B: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

This could include blog posts, white papers, webinars, or infographics. Lead magnets: Use lead magnets such as ebooks, exclusive reports, or free trials that require users to provide their contact information in exchange for access.

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The greatest hits: Repurposing your best content for social media

Sprout Social

Instead of constantly coming up with new ideas, social marketers should look at what they already have and repurpose their top-performing blog posts, videos, reports, white papers and more. For example, a three-minute video based on an eBook may work well for YouTube, but is likely too long for X (formerly Twitter).

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Four Ways to Beat Out the Competition With Interactive Content

Marketing Insider Group

With so many blogs, whitepapers, ebooks, and emails floating around online, it’s easy for brands to get buried in virtual clutter. Rather than only churning out traditional forms of content (like white papers and blog posts), try transforming some content pieces into interactive infographics, quizzes, calculators, or assessments.

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Create B2B Content Your Audience Actually Wants to Read

Marketing Insider Group

With so much content inundating customers today—from short ads on social media to longer form blogs, eBooks, white papers, and articles—you need to carve out your content niche by asking yourself: What type of content will my target audience actually want to read? Try long-form content like eBooks and white papers.

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Digital marketing primer: Understanding strategies and measuring success

Search Engine Land

Ebooks and whitepapers: Providing in-depth information on specific topics to capture leads. ebooks, whitepapers). Blogging : Creating valuable blog content to attract and engage an audience. Video content : Producing videos to educate, entertain or inform your audience. Dig deeper: What is content marketing?