This document discusses content marketing and how it compares to traditional advertising. It defines content marketing as creating and distributing relevant, quality content such as stories in order to create brand awareness, influence purchasing decisions, and improve brand loyalty. Good content is original, unique, interesting, shareable, targeted, accurate, and in-depth. Content marketing generates 3 times more leads than advertising per dollar spent and keeps customers and potentials engaged with the brand for longer. The key is to generate the right content by focusing on the audience and their needs or interests rather than the brand.