Creating content worth publishing
The secret to a truly impactful content strategy lies not in the individual blog posts, videos, or social media updates you churn out. It's the overarching idea that guides and connects all those pieces. When you treat content as a vessel for distributing a central idea rather than a series of one-off pieces, you unlock a new level of impact and... See more
Distribute Ideas, Not Content - Animalz
Message, Market, Method: These ideas could be interesting if I deliver it to these people in this way.
[Matt Church]
AI can't generate good taste, but it can help you transform the raw material of your taste into something beautiful.
Sari Azout • What Matters in the Age of AI Is Taste
Before you make a claim or argument, ask, “So, what?”
Your whole audience and your ideal customers are asking, What's In It For Me? Why should I care?
Anticipate and address skepticism or disinterest from readers, and write and edit with the skeptical reader in mind.
How do you get them to listen to you? Why should they?
If you were arguing with them
Value propositions aren't features or benefits. They're a clear articulation of the tangible outcomes your solutions enable. And, when done right, they don't just describe what your business does but make it unmistakeable why that matters to your customers.
More than (key)words: A better approach content strategy for 2025 and beyond
Resonance: The sudden urge to act created by a message or experience which aligns so closely with your beliefs or identity that your thoughts, emotions, and abilities feel amplified.
Jay Acunzo • Differentiation Isn't About Topics: How to Find Actual Whitespace to Stand Out
I’m trying to achieve narrative-market fit, which I see as deeply understanding your market of readers to figure out what questions they have that you can answer, and finding what fits.
In building a media platform, that’s one of the most important things: knowing what questions you are responsible for answering, and which ones you are credible... See more
In building a media platform, that’s one of the most important things: knowing what questions you are responsible for answering, and which ones you are credible... See more
Chris Gillespie • The Path to Narrative-Market Fit—A Conversation with Christine Deakers of Bessemer — Fenwick

Emotions to spark with your writing