PR Newswire's New White Paper Content: Marketing Currency That Accelerates Performance Explains How Content Marketing and Social Media are Increasingly and Intimately Intertwined
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media and content marketing are two of the most powerful trends to hit the marketing world in recent years and research shows that an effective content marketing strategy in social channels is a must for marketers.

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PR Newswire's new white paper, Content: Marketing Currency That Accelerates Performance, explains why content is the "currency" of social media and how relevant, brand-generated content in social channels enables brands to unify fragmented audiences, build long-term relationships and generate demand.  Furthermore, it provides the top 11 best practices for content marketing in social media, tips on how to listen to your "social echo" to identify customer interests and create rich content to match, and advice on how to establish an "expert presence" for your brand on social channels to maximize audience interaction.

For complete information, download the 14-page white paper here.

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