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Is Your Marketing ‘Broke’ Enough To Need a Fix?

Is Your Marketing ‘Broke’ Enough To Need a Fix?

You’ve no doubt read and watched the ridicule of Twitter’s rebrand to X. Peel back almost every critique, and you’ll ...
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Selecting The Right Technology Starts With Understanding Your Work Processes

The speed at which companies feel compelled to create content (why that isn’t always what isn’t the right way is ...
How To Get Content Intent Right - And Improve Your Relationship With Sales

How To Get Content Intent Right – And Improve Your Relationship With Sales

2B marketers inevitably hear the sales team say things like this: “Yeah, we’re getting leads from all that content you ...
You Should Pause On Technology (Even AI) Until You Answer This

You Should Pause On Technology (Even AI) Until You Answer This

  For as long as I can remember, marketing teams have faced a thorny problem: Technology. In the pre-internet days, ...
Why AI's Jump To Conclusions Might Be Perfect For Your B2B Brand

Why AI’s Jump To Conclusions Might Be Perfect For Your B2B Brand

Do you jump to conclusions? It’s inevitable for humans. Wait, did I just jump to a conclusion? Psychology says cognitive biases motivate ...
Don't Waste AI and Human Potential – Push Them Both To Do Better

Don’t Waste AI and Human Potential – Push Them Both To Do Better

I’m a lucky content creator. Why? Well, for many reasons. One of the biggest involves working as part of a ...
Do You Have a Library or a Network of Content?

Do You Have a Library or a Network of Content?

Over 5,000 years ago, people began to optimize content so it could be discovered. They built libraries. Libraries gave people ...
AI Can't Imagine Distinctive Content (But It Can Help You Create It)

AI Can’t Imagine Distinctive Content (But It Can Help You Create It)

In the wonderful movie The Magic of Belle Isle, Morgan Freeman plays a novelist who has lost his passion for ...
3 Ways To Know If Brand Awareness Gets Your Marketing on Base

3 Ways To Know If Brand Awareness Gets Your Marketing on Base

How should you measure the value of brand awareness? I'm asked that frequently by B2B marketers, but they aren't asking ...
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Everything you wanted to ask about Generative AI but were afraid to ask, and why it won’t take your job away. 

It doesn’t matter where you go, who you are talking to, or what you are talking about – somehow, someway, ...
<strong>AI Content Tools Can't Be Stupid or Smart, But Content Creators Can</strong>

AI Content Tools Can’t Be Stupid or Smart, But Content Creators Can

A trope in content and marketing circles says: “AI won’t replace you, but someone using AI will.” It’s stupid. Pointless ...
Why Communication Matters More Than Creativity for Long-Term Content Success

Why Communication Matters More Than Creativity for Long-Term Content Success

I recently thought of this old joke. Two hikers walk around a bend in the trail and come face to ...
<strong>For a Better Customer Experience, Make Your Buying Process Less Efficient (Yes, Really)</strong>

For a Better Customer Experience, Make Your Buying Process Less Efficient (Yes, Really)

We ordered Domino’s pizza last weekend. I know, I know. But hang with me for a moment. Do you know ...
How a Weak Point of View Sabotages Your Content – and What To Do About It

How a Weak Point of View Sabotages Your Content – and What To Do About It

Did you read the open letter from The Future of Life Institute?  That call to pause AI experiments more powerful ...
Remarkable Content Originates From Unremarkable Processes

Remarkable Content Originates From Unremarkable Processes

Comedian David Mitchell once offered this truth on the British game show Would I Lie To You?: One of the codes I ...