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How to Measure Thought Leadership ROI

How to Measure Thought Leadership ROI

Key takeaways: Thought leadership ROI goes far beyond likes, impressions and website traffic. The most effective measurement strategy tracks awareness, buyer engagement and revenue together, giving marketing leaders a clear view of the business results. When you also measure the value generated for every hour your experts invest, you gain the evidence you need to […]
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Why More CEOs See Marketing as a Cost Center

Why More CEOs See Marketing as a Cost Center

Key takeaways: The marketing cost-center problem is old, but it’s accelerating. The share of CEOs who see marketing as a cost rather than a profit center jumped from 35% to 60% in one year. The cause is measurement. Only 13% of CEOs feel confident that marketing can show financial benefits, and producing more content with […]
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The Double AI Lie: You’re Losing Time and Your Edge

The Double AI Lie: You’re Losing Time and Your Edge

Key takeaways: AI and critical thinking have an increasingly complicated relationship. Research shows that heavy reliance on AI can reduce critical thinking, weaken independent judgment and make ideas more alike. AI can help with efficiency, but marketers still need to question assumptions, challenge outputs and focus on original thinking. AI has incredible power and potential, […]
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The Lab Results Are Fine: When B2B Marketing Data Hides a Sick System

The Lab Results Are Fine: When B2B Marketing Data Hides a Sick System

Key takeaways: Healthy B2B marketing data can make a broken system look fine. Isolated metrics, such as organic traffic, cost per click and lead volume, can hide problems with buyer intent, sales trust and pipeline movement. When sales cycles exceed historical norms or sales teams stop trusting marketing leads, marketing teams need to look at […]
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Why AI Is Ignoring Your B2B Customer Case Studies

Why AI Is Ignoring Your B2B Customer Case Studies

Key takeaways: When B2B customer case studies bury customer problems and measurable results beneath company background and product details, AI systems can’t identify the information buyers need. As a result, many case studies never appear in AI-generated answers. Most B2B customer case studies make it hard to identify the problem, the solution and the results. […]
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The Thought Leader’s Shortcut: Build a Content Bank From 1 Asset

The Thought Leader’s Shortcut: Build a Content Bank From 1 Asset

Key takeaways: Break one anchor asset into a Content Bank of articles, social posts, carousels, videos and sales tools. Use a content repurposing strategy and employee advocacy to distribute those assets and support a 90-day, multichannel campaign. This allows you to reach buyers throughout their research process. In the last Expert-Led Content Engine article, we […]
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The Trust Gap: Why Human Content Wins in an AI Market

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

Key takeaways: Human-first content in B2B is grounded in experience, a clear point of view and informed judgment. It helps buyers build trust before they with speak with sales. For years at The Simons Group, our North Star has been “content-first.” It’s how we keep the focus where it belongs: on the message rather than […]
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Stop Asking Experts to Write: The Two-Touchpoint Content Workflow

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

Key takeaways: A two-touchpoint content workflow concentrates expert involvement into two focused moments that support speed, cost discipline and buyer expectations. By structuring participation around an input session and an accuracy review, organizations share insights while buyers are evaluating options. In addition, this workflow reduces inefficient use of expert time, supports consistent execution and aligns […]
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Create a Quarterly Content Planning Sprint

Create a Quarterly Content Planning Sprint

Key takeaways: Quarterly content planning gives B2B teams a clear, repeatable way to set direction before execution. Rather than reacting to scattered requests, teams align on priorities, themes and proof points during a focused planning sprint that brings marketers and experts together at the right moment. Experts contribute insight once per quarter, while marketers carry […]
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B2B Trust Has Turned Inward. Thought Leadership Gets You In

B2B Trust Has Turned Inward. Thought Leadership Gets You In

Key takeaways: B2B trust now forms early and close to home. Buyers place greater confidence in familiar people and proven judgment. New research shows that thought leadership content plays a role in helping buyers assess expertise and reduce perceived risk. However, today, merely showing up with content isn’t enough. Organizations that pair expert-led insights with […]
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3 Costly Website Mistakes B2B Marketers Make (and Fast Fixes)

You’d think after all the time and budget that go into B2B websites, the messaging would be clear, compelling and customer-focused. But you’d be wrong. As someone who analyzes websites for work and entertainment (yes, really), I recently discovered a site that broke every rule of effective B2B communication. Sadly,

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An image of a woman with glasses featured on an ipad represents a preview of a B2B content hub e-book from The Simons Group.

Why Your B2B Content Hub Falls Short (and How to Fix It)

Coming Soon: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Revenue-Generating B2B Content Hub Here’s a hard truth: Many B2B content hubs aren’t pulling their weight. They’re cluttered. Unfocused. Built to check a box – not drive results. They’re filled with shallow content that fails to attract buyers and drive meaningful business

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A graphic of one yellow figure among many gray figures represents the importance of human expertise in AI content.

Human Expertise in AI Content: Your Gold in the Digital Flood

The rise of AI-powered search and content generation has many B2B marketers wondering about the future. But in this evolving landscape, human expertise in AI content is emerging not as a relic, but as the very gold that will help you stand out. AI-powered search tools like Google’s AI Overview

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An image showing small gears represents alignment in B2B sales and marketing teams.

From Silos to Synergy: How to Unite B2B Sales and Marketing

Many business-to-business (B2B) leaders struggle with sales and marketing alignment, even when they think these teams work well together. The data tells a different story. Forrester found that 65% of sales and marketing staff see a disconnect between their departments’ leaders. That gap creates real problems: lost deals, employee turnover

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An image of a man on a ladder looking through a pair of binoculars symbolizes the importance of content hubs in a zero-click search world.

Content Hubs Matter More Than Ever in Zero-Click Search

Here’s an unexpected truth: As Google answers more questions in search results, B2B content hubs matter more – not less. Basic info gets stuck in zero-click results, but in-depth, well-connected hubs still shine. Think of it this way: If someone can get a quick answer without clicking, they probably didn’t

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A woman standing in front of a presentation screen represents how important it is to share marketing ROI with stakeholders.

Turn Marketing ROI Into a Story That Matters

In B2B marketing, showing the value of your efforts is essential. Tracking numbers is important, but the real win comes when you explain what they mean. Marketing ROI stories help stakeholders see how your efforts support the business. Tailor your marketing ROI message to each audience Understand your audience and

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A woman with her fingers showing a zero illustrates that zero-click marketing isn't just another digital trend.

The End of the Click? A Quick Guide to Zero-Click Marketing

Have you ever typed a question into Google and found the answer instantly – without clicking a single link? That’s zero-click marketing in action. But what does it mean, and why does it matter to you? What is zero-click marketing? Simply put, zero-click marketing is about delivering information or experiences

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An image of a clock represents how much time gen AI can save when working on technical writing.

Simplify Technical Writing With Gen AI (+ Sample Prompts)

You don’t need a Ph.D. to conquer technical writing. However, if your content covers specific products, you’ll need deep product knowledge. The goal is to make complicated information accessible and clear for a broad audience, including readers who don’t have technical backgrounds. This post will show you how to simplify

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A screenshot of the LinkedIn logo on a laptop represents the importance of having an active B2B LinkedIn page.

Reboot Your B2B LinkedIn Page for 2025 Success

Your B2B LinkedIn page is chock-full of valuable, relevant content, right? Even better, the platform is key in your marketing strategy. “What page?” you ask. “I forgot we had one.” If your business’s LinkedIn page is staler than last week’s leftovers, it’s time for a revamp. LinkedIn is the world’s

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