Creating content worth publishing
Content marketing is not intended to convert as a primary focus, but rather to create memory structures, associate the solution with the problem set and buying situations, and to reduce perceived risks around purchasing.
Liam Moroney • Liam Moroney on LinkedIn: The standard content marketing strategy has declined so much in efficacy… | 46 comments
Creativity isn’t the manufacturing of brilliance. It’s the pursuit of curiosity.
Want to be more creative? Start with an idea, then interrogate it. Make an assertion -- aka your premise -- then ask lots of simple, obvious next questions about it. Then do it again and again and again.
Want to be more creative? Start with an idea, then interrogate it. Make an assertion -- aka your premise -- then ask lots of simple, obvious next questions about it. Then do it again and again and again.
Jay Acunzo • A Prompt from John Mulaney: How to Come Up with Better Ideas for Content in Less Time
The point of an awareness strategy is not to capture dollars by selling a thing. The point of an awareness strategy is to capture attention by selling an idea adjacent to that thing.
By capturing attention with ideas you own that idea. By owning the idea, you own the audience.
By owning the audience you can tell the audience what to pay attention... See more
By capturing attention with ideas you own that idea. By owning the idea, you own the audience.
By owning the audience you can tell the audience what to pay attention... See more
Steve Bryant • “You don’t get it. You aren’t the point.”
“When you can’t talk to your audience, eavesdrop. The way they ask for and share advice reveals their pain points and the words they actually use.”
Rosanna Campbell • Audience Research Tips from Real Content Marketers
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
Job insecurities Customers don’t just seek out content for industry updates — they turn to it to fill gaps in their own knowledge and skill set. The real content goldmine isn’t in what they know — it’s in what they don’t .
It's 2025... do you really know who your customers are?
What skills, competencies, and knowledge do they feel less confident about?
