Tony Hallett

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 “Oh yeah we do content too” 

By Tony Hallett / 02/04/2025

I’ve got an earworm. If you don’t know, an earworm is a part of a song – a melody, a key lyric etc. – that you can’t get out of…

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Written By Tony Hallett04/02/2025
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Content sign-offs: 7 tips (and a story from BA190)

By Tony Hallett / 01/30/2025

I recently flew on British Airways, and much as I wanted to write a piece about the decline of in-flight magazines — one of the great forms of brand publication…

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Written By Tony Hallett30/01/2025
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Research: Why clients work with Collective Content 

By Tony Hallett / 01/22/2025

Why do your customers choose you?   This is one of the biggest questions in business. Companies that don’t know the answer are flying blind.  We always ask this question of…

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Written By Tony Hallett22/01/2025
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Content isn’t the only way to become trusted. (But I like it.)

By Tony Hallett / 01/08/2025

Trust. Some would say everything has always been based on trust. From a member of the tribe guarding the cave opening at night while you sleep to… less important but…

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Written By Tony Hallett08/01/2025
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11 best content marketing links Q4 24

By Tony Hallett / 12/27/2024

1. Your ‘critical thinking’ makes you unique – and GenAI can’t help you with that This was another big year for Collective Content’s ongoing efforts to make sense of and…

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Written By Tony Hallett27/12/2024
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Policing policies – 20 years of lessons

By Tony Hallett / 10/30/2024

Don’t lie. You’re not thinking that policies are sexy. But we’re kind of making a big thing about the latest version of our AI policy, aimed mainly at our writers,…

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Written By Tony Hallett30/10/2024
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Unlock your creativity – how to think like Bill Gates and Thomas Edison 

By Tony Hallett / 10/14/2024

I made a throwaway comment under one of our company LinkedIn posts the other day and someone challenged me on it.  I said I’d “never come across many professional writers…

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Written By Tony Hallett14/10/2024
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11 best content marketing links Q3 24

By Tony Hallett / 10/04/2024

C-suite urged to clarify AI productivity expectations and focus on skill building Do you work somewhere where it’s come from upon high that you must up your game with AI?…

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Written By Tony Hallett04/10/2024
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11 best content marketing links Q2 24

By Tony Hallett / 07/31/2024

1. To appoint, or not to appoint: How to truly assess the capabilities of a potential new marketing agency partner We like the way the team at GO! brings together…

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Written By Tony Hallett31/07/2024
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Never stop caring about style and grammar – here’s why

By Tony Hallett / 07/30/2024

If we’re so strategic about content – about content contributing to the success of your company, team and career – then why do we sometimes harp on about commas and…

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Written By Tony Hallett30/07/2024
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What are your AI-generated meeting summaries not telling you? 

By Tony Hallett / 07/17/2024

Back when I was a reporter, an old hack once told me never to ask my best questions from the floor of a press conference or similar event. His thinking…

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Written By Tony Hallett17/07/2024
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GenAI baby steps are fine

By Tony Hallett / 06/25/2024

I talk a lot (too much?) about some of the not-so-great uses of GenAI that we’re seeing right now. That could mean for copywriting or graphic design, as well as…

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Written By Tony Hallett25/06/2024
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