INSIGHTS
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What should customers do with your thought leadership, anyway?
So you and your subject-matter authors have labored long and hard to produce a brilliant thought leadership paper. It’s got a bold, well-differentiated argument. There’s a clear “why now.” It’s jam-packed with lively examples and proprietary data.
What Trump Can Teach Marketers About Thought Leadership
The snarky rejoinder: “You mean, at Trump University???” OK, now we’ve gotten the cheap laugh out of the way, let’s see what we’ve got.
Getting the most from working with ghostwriters
There’s more to working with a ghostwriter than figuring out what their services cost. Even global enterprises that regularly use outside ghostwriters or agencies such as Ergo Editorial to develop their thought leadership content don’t always take advantage of everything those writers can offer....
You really shouldn’t try to fake expertise
Far too often, we find ourselves reading a piece of thought leadership that, had we been locked in a quiet room with access to the Internet and a large bowl of M&Ms, we could probably have written ourselves.
Compelling Content Requires Pressure Testing Your Ideas
Hurry-hurry! You know the situation: the big industry conference is looming and your authors are getting their ideas together …
Why Great Thought Leadership Isn’t About The Clever Words
I want to kill off the myth that all it takes is a great writer to create killer strategic content for businesses. The truth is, you could hire the world’s best writer from any era and they would probably fail in our line of work.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Content Marketers
From wrangling creatives to controlling the budget — see what it takes to be a content marketing maestro.
Why Marketers Must Be Better Vetters
I’m sure I’m about to upset all sorts of smart, hard-working, well-meaning marketing folks, but I’m going to say it. Marketers must do a much better job of vetting the strategic content that their organizations put out.
What Thought Leadership Actually Costs
There’s no clear-cut dollar answer to the thought leadership cost question. But there are guidelines that can help you plan and budget — and that’s what we’re sharing here.