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Introduction.Part I: Getting Started with a Content MarketingPlan.Chapter 1: Defi ning the Content Marketing Opportunity.Chapter 2: Creating a Content Marketing Strategy.Chapter 3: Taking the First Steps to Executing Your ContentMarketing Plan.Part II: Marketing with Long-Form Content.Chapter 4: Introducing the Tools of Written Long-Form ContentMarketing.Chapter 5: Using Video, Audio, Online Events, and E-Mail forLong-Form Content Marketing.Chapter 6: Writing in Long Form for the Web.Chapter 7: Taking Long-Form Web Content to the Next Level.Part III: Marketing with Short-Form Content.Chapter 8: Introducing the Tools of Short-Form ContentMarketing.Chapter 9: Using Twitter and Creative Ideas for Short-FormContent Marketing.Chapter 10: Writing in Short Form for the Web.Chapter 11: Discovering Ways to Improve Short-Form ContentMarketing.Part IV: Engaging in Online Conversations to ShareContent.Chapter 12: Defi ning Conversational Content Marketing.Chapter 13: Introducing the Tools of Conversational WebWriting.Chapter 14: Getting the Most out of Online Conversations.Part V: Achieving Long-Term Success.Chapter 15: Integrating Your Content Marketing Efforts.Chapter 16: Analyzing Results and Fine-Tuning Your Strategy.Chapter 17: Building a Content Marketing Team.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 18: Ten Free Tools to Get Started with ContentMarketing.Chapter 19: Ten Sites to Publish Your Content for Free.Chapter 20: Ten Resources for Content Marketing Help.Part VII: Appendixes.Appendix A: Sample Content Marketing Quick Start Plans.Appendix B: Glossary.Index.