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Why Marketing Content Will Continue to Suck in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

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And based on the way content has been created and applied by most firms over the past decade, the availability of Artificial Intelligence will not make people more effective content marketers. Here’s why: Most firms still don’t understand that marketing content is NOT about sales.

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Branded Interviews: Your Pathway to “Enlightened”? Thought Leadership

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The Alternative to Traditional Thought Leadership The underlying assumption of “Enlightened” thought leadership is that managing the conversation (on any topic) by showcasing respected, credible 3rd parties is far more effective than promoting your own, your client’s, or your company’s opinions and insights.

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Is Your Firm a “Safe Choice”? for Prospective Clients?

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Unfortunately, simply telling target audiences — in your public-facing marketing assets — that your company is smart, honest, unique, innovative, creative, cutting-edge, trusted, etc. Consistency: Is all your information kept up-to-date, and relevant to current market conditions? rarely succeeds.

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7 Signs that You’re NOT a Thought Leader

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Our simple definition is that Thought Leadership is a content marketing strategy designed to leverage intellectual capital as a means to engage target audiences. Your editorial content is self-serving. Rather than pushing their own viewpoint, they define and promote topics and identify people worth paying attention to.

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Apparently, Zweig’s article hasn’t deterred Mr. Arthur from hijacking brand endorsements, as he continues to promote this service (and many others) on his LinkedIn profile and his websites, including the “ Status Factory.”.

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10 Ways to Market Your Brand’s Integrity

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Unfortunately, simply telling target audiences and opinion leaders that your company is smart, honest, unique, innovative, creative, cutting-edge, trusted, etc. Consistency: Is all information kept up-to-date, and relevant to current market conditions? And it’s a corporate asset that needs to be marketed. never succeeds.

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Why Your Company’s Blog Doesn’t Make the Phone Ring

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All of the hours devoted to blogging, at some of the nation’s largest and smartest companies, does not appear to be time well spent…if the goal of a blog and other forms of content marketing is to generate new business. You don’t merchandize your blog content. Your headlines don’t grab attention. Your posts are too long.