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Unlock Audience Personas With the Power of LinkedIn Profiles

A failed attempt to find buyer intent prompted an unexpected lesson in how to use LinkedIn profiles. They provide a wealth of details to inform helpful personas and create more effective content marketing.
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Is Your Marketing ‘Broke’ Enough To Need a Fix?

Twitter’s rebrand seems like a lesson explained in the mantra, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But what if your content or marketing is only slightly broken? Should you fix it? How do you even know? Here’s a potential solution.
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How Storytelling Gives You the Best of Both Worlds in B2B Product Marketing

You already know how storytelling connects your brand with audiences. But you might not realize how powerful it can be in product marketing, too. Robert Rose explains how stories help you teach customers to care about what makes your product unique.
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Revamp the Marketing Funnel? It’s Past Time To Add Empathy

The days of the basic marketing funnel are over. Adding an overlay of empathy lets you walk with your prospects on their never-quite-linear journey. And that’s when you’ll start seeing real, long-term relationships.
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How a Subscribed Audience Can Draw a Crowd for Your Next Content Product

Threads owes its phenomenal success to the magic of an engaged, owned, and subscribed audience. It’s a play many successful content marketers have used, too. Robert Rose explains why you should tap into that superpower to launch new content.
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Research Says These Two Choices Determine Your Content’s Shelf Life

Recent research finds news articles deliver 80% of their lifetime value in the first week. What does that mean for your content plans? Robert Rose explains.
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Why AI’s Jump to Conclusions Might Be Perfect for Your B2B Brand

Limited data has prompted B2B marketers to jump to conclusions for years. That skill could come in handy to thwart generative AI tools’ jumping to false conclusions. And it may even let you define or redefine the content in your industry.
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Build a Sustainable Content Practice With This 5-Point Blueprint

Does your executive team think content “automagically” happens? To change that – and get support for scaling your practice – go step by step to establish this five-point blueprint.
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Facts Won’t Cut It: How To Use Point of View Architecture To Create Trust

Facts get fuzzier and grow exponentially in this digital media era. You cannot stop that. However, you can give your audience something to believe in. Enter the point-of-view architecture for your brand.
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Why You Should Hit Pause on Content Tech (Yes, Even AI) Until You Answer This

Marketing tech, including AI tools, can seem like shiny objects to solve your marketing challenges. But don’t look at them too closely without answering this question first.
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4 ContentTECH Summit Takeaways for a Better Marketing Tech Strategy

ContentTECH Summit featured deep dives into many tech trends and tips this week, from video to SEO to (of course) AI. Robert Rose recaps a few of the highlights – and offers his take on the one question to answer before you even think about buying any new technology.
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How To Map Content to Customer Intent (and Make Your Sales Team Happy)

Plan your content to match customer intent with this no-tech, three-step process. You'll end up with content that helps both your prospects and your sales team.