NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The primary goals of content marketing are to establish credibility and awareness of your brand by providing customers or prospects with information they value. However, consumers trust third-party opinions on products and services more than information provided by a brand. Phillip Thune, CEO-Americas for Textbroker, suggests leveraging the influence of industry thought-leaders to power your content marketing by:
- Identifying the right influencers and focusing on the kinds of content they recommend for their audience to inform your strategy
- Creating content that relates to trends and includes your brand message that influencers can share with their audiences
For more tips on combining influencer and content marketing, read Thune's latest article for PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit: http://bit.ly/1tjYdUe
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