Why You Should Treat Content Marketing Like a Golf Game [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Why You Should Treat Content Marketing Like a Golf Game [Rose-Colored Glasses]

I don’t play golf. But one thing intrigues me about the game: The entire goal is to play the least. think about it The winner is the person who swings their clubs the fewest times. A smart content marketing approach should work in a similar way. My clients often tell me they feel the content … Read more

Change Is Good Even When You Don’t Achieve the Desired Results [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Change Is Good Even When You Don’t Achieve the Desired Results [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Does anyone care about incremental change? In my consulting practice, I see one challenge again and again at businesses large and small: Incremental improvements fail to excite people enough to motivate change. When a content process is suboptimal but not so broken as to undermine success, the anticipated pain of changing feels greater than the … Read more

Content Strategy – Not Content – Can Be Your Brand’s Competitive Advantage [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Strategy – Not Content – Can Be Your Brand’s Competitive Advantage [Rose-Colored Glasses]

A CMO recently asked if he could push back on a word I used in a webinar – a word that marketers tend to throw around a lot. I replied, “Sure, push away.” The word was strategy. I had talked a lot in the webinar about how the content itself provides no sustainable competitive advantage. … Read more

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