With every brand out there becoming a publisher, it’s harder than ever to make your content stand out. Each day, you have a choice. You can play it safe and do what everyone else is doing: re-blog the same industry studies and curate uninspired listicles. Or you can be original and craft a story that only you can tell. The good news for most of you: there is content gold right under your nose. If used correctly, this will enable you to create truly compelling content that is not only shareable, but will set you apart from your peers.
The gold is your own data.
This data is often used to inform your business strategies and tactics, such as assessing which headlines performed better or what time of day you should tweet. And while those things are important, we’re talking about a close cousin of those efforts. This is about looking at the data your team has gathered and analyzed, and identifying original insights that you can craft into engaging stories to fuel your content marketing…
