What Ought to Happen Before Thought Leadership Happens
The Scouts have had it right all along. That whole “Be Prepared” thing? It applies just as much to thought leadership.
The Scouts have had it right all along. That whole “Be Prepared” thing? It applies just as much to thought leadership.
A new study by Edelman and LinkedIn reveals that 58% of respondents said thought leadership directly led decision makers to award business to an organization. More startling: 29% decided not to award business to a company based on its thought leadership.
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.
Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?
Take a lesson from Abbott & Costello: When you’re creating thought leadership content, it does matter who’s on first, second, and third.