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The Trust Gap: Why Human Content Wins in an AI Market

Stop Asking Experts to Write: The Two-Touchpoint Content Workflow

Create a Quarterly Content Planning Sprint

B2B Trust Has Turned Inward. Thought Leadership Gets You In

The ROI of Content Marketing: Why Sales Wins Start With Relevance

Build a Scalable Thought Leadership Content Strategy

The Hidden Bias in AI Marketing Content

Where to Find Experts to Interview for B2B Thought Leadership

5 Essential Questions Shaping B2B Content Marketing in 2026

B2B Email Marketing Trends and Tactics for 2024
Business-to-business (B2B) email marketing is experiencing a renaissance, thanks to new technologies and tools. Increased demand for authentic and personalized interactions among buyers is another contributing factor. If you’re treating email marketing like you did 10 years ago, it’s time for a reboot. Email is a core digital marketing format

Research Alert: B2B Marketing Budgets Surge
B2B marketing budgets are on the rise worldwide. The trend is expected to increase in the coming years, new research reveals. Business-to-business (B2B) marketers are largely optimistic about the future, according to a recent LinkedIn/Ipsos report. “The B2B Marketing Benchmark” surveyed 1,954 B2B leaders in eight countries, including the United

Customer Advocates Ignite Your Brand’s Success
If your brand wants an unbeatable advantage that will boost your sales, marketing and customer experience, build a strong customer advocacy program. Every brand – no matter how big or small – will benefit from having advocates. What is customer advocacy? Customer advocacy is about building authentic, strong relationships with

Marketing Hacks: A Cheat Sheet From an Open Mic
Raise your hand if you like public speaking. I thought so. Almost no one volunteers for that. Next, picture yourself singing at an open mic. Not. Gonna. Happen. The very idea gives many people heart palpitations. As a singer, you’ve got to put on your grown-up pants. Pretend you don’t

What to Do When You Need Content Marketing Inspiration
When you’re out of content marketing inspiration and the well is dry, it’s a struggle to get out of that rut. You might explore topic ideas only to find that other creators have covered them. That happened to me recently. My next move was to tap ChatGPT and Notion.so. Unfortunately,

How B2B Content Marketing Crushes Cold Calling
Business-to-business (B2B) content marketing crushes cold calling when it’s done well. I emphasize that point because crappy content marketing won’t get you anywhere. True cold calling probably won’t either, because it’s not based on problem-solving. It’s a fishing expedition to sell products and services. When I started working in corporate

Help Your Content Marketing Writers Succeed
The internet is full of advice about how to win at content marketing. Whether you want to create a strategy, plan and build out content or stand out from your competitors, you’ll find plenty of guides, how-tos and tips. Want to know what’s missing? No one explains how to set

Marketers: Don’t Fear ChatGPT (Yet)
The marketing world has been abuzz about ChatGPT for a hot minute. And content marketers feel threatened. But is ChatGPT going to replace us? Here’s my take: Don’t worry – yet. Read on to learn why. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to answer

The B2B Content Marketing Road Map Has Changed. Are You Lost?
What’s a business-to-business (B2B) content marketing road map look like these days? Overall, it’s not much different than it was 10 or even five years ago. But if you look closer, you’ll see subtle changes. The focus is on quality more than ever before. Churn and burn doesn’t win customers.

Writing Is a Lifelong Journey
Songwriters scribble bits of lyrics or notes on paper and file the scraps away in the hopes they’ll be able to craft a complete song some day. Novelists complete the first chapter of their newest books and run dry. Journalists experience writer’s block and can’t get past their first paragraphs.