23 content marketing examples that drive results in 2026
Explore 23 inspiring content marketing examples and learn how to adapt these strategies for your own successful campaigns.
Topic: Brian Dean
10 ways to create helpful content + examples and checklist
Use these 10 proven strategies to create helpful content that meets Google’s standards and earns lasting traffic.
Content strategy in six steps: A practical guide
Learn how to build a content strategy that aligns with buyer intent, drives traffic, and boosts conversions.
Information gain: How top content leaders win at SEO
Dive into my analysis of information gain in SEO, featuring interviews with content leaders who drive millions in organic traffic monthly.
Blogger outreach: The definitive guide
New to blogger outreach? Here's a step-by-step guide guide on how to cold pitch content they actually want to publish.
Video SEO: The complete playbook
Video SEO is critical to standout among video content. Check out this ultimate guide to ranking your videos in YouTube (and in Google).
Why SEO uncertainty is creating opportunities for challengers
When market leaders get nervous, years of competitive advantage become vulnerable. Search uncertainty creates an opening to close the gap.
The skyscraper technique’s surprising transformation in the AI era
Boost backlinks and rankings with the Skyscraper Technique. Learn how to find top content, make it better, and earn links that drive SEO success.
Link bait content: Earn backlinks and boost SEO naturally
Create content people can’t resist linking to. Learn what link bait is, why it works, and how to craft assets that attract backlinks and drive traffic.
What is 10x content? How to create content that ranks
10x content outperforms the competition. Learn what makes content 10x better, how to craft it, and why it’s key to dominating search and earning trust.
YouTube for SEO: Boost rankings with video content
Learn how to use YouTube to improve SEO, drive traffic, and earn SERP features. Explore advanced video strategies for search visibility and authority.
Mentorship in SEO: How to learn, grow, and build your network
SEO is always evolving. Why navigate it alone? Find out how mentorship can fast-track your learning and boost your career.
Repurposing content with AI: Streamlining blog roundups and skyscraper posts
Learn an AI-assisted approach to content repurposing, enabling you to efficiently create blog roundups and skyscraper posts.
Ahrefs again calls out Semrush for ‘unethical practices’
Ahrefs seems to believe an article endorsing Semrush over Ahrefs on the Backlinko website may violate FTC's endorsement guidelines.
ChatGPT for link building: A primer
This quick guide shows how to use the popular AI chatbot to support your link building processes and campaigns.
This day in search marketing history: January 20
Matt Cutts forks guest blogging, plus: Semrush buys Backlinko, ranking factor study, a Google search quality rater interview and more.
SEO content writing vs. content writing: The key difference
While SEO content writing and content writing differ, one is not better than the other. Here's why you need both to succeed in marketing.
Ahrefs mentions vanishing from Semrush-owned Backlinko
Brian Dean used to recommend Ahrefs and link to them. Now? Not so much. What's changed? Semrush bought Dean's site.
Why good content costs serious money
Establish the right budget so your content can have a significant impact on your prospects.
Semrush acquires SEO training website Backlinko
This could make Semrush a more robust source of SEO knowledge and may help it pull away from other toolset providers.
Video: Brian Dean on growing YouTube subscribers and the nofollow link change
Brian Dean does SEO training and has grown a nice following over the years. I sat down with Brian to discuss his history and much more.
Only 30% of SMBs would recommend their current SEO provider, survey finds
Those who spent $500 or more per month were likely to be happier, but the survey still finds low satisfaction with the industry overall.
SearchCap: Gboard update, Locadium launch & EPIC privacy
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Privacy group files flawed complaint against Google Store Sales MeasurementJul 31, 2017 by Greg Sterling EPIC gets the basic facts wrong about the data being used in Google program. Locadium: a […]
How To Marry Keywords & Compelling Content: In-Depth & Step By Step
Columnist Tom Demers provides a guide to incorporating valuable SEO keywords into compelling content that will get linked to, get shared, and be able to rank for your target terms.