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3 qualities to demand in your content agency

By Becky Thompson / 16/09/2024

This is the first in a series of posts where I talk about my experiences managing large channel marketing content programmes. This time, I’m looking at some things that matter…

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11 best content marketing links Q2 24

By Tony Hallett / 31/07/2024

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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Never stop caring about style and grammar – here’s why

By Tony Hallett / 30/07/2024

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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What are your AI-generated meeting summaries not telling you? 

By Tony Hallett / 17/07/2024

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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Plagiarism Week – why?

By Tony Hallett / 20/05/2024

I’ve seen people lose their careers because of plagiarism. And I’ve seen companies lose reputation and revenue. That’s why we care at this agency. Stepping back a bit, I understand…

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Copy-wise: Follow this simple rule for lists (and don’t be a copy bro)

By Tony Hallett / 10/05/2024

The internet loves lists. So did magazines, to be fair. And the ancient Greeks. OK, I have no idea if Aristotle and Socrates loved a top 10.  But to our…

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Content pollution: Tips for a greener content climate

By Zoe McNeill / 29/01/2024

Attention is a finite resource. It’s critical to engagement and becoming harder to capture. Whether you believe the claims of shrinking attention spans, there is an appetite for shorter, punchier…

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What does generative AI mean for content marketing?

By Aled Herbert / 07/06/2023

We have been watching with amazement the speed at which generative AI has developed and affected so many areas of our lives and our work. While AI has enormous potential…

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Tech Quarterly: Your new source of curated, high-quality data on AI, IoT, VR, more

By Aled Herbert / 27/05/2020

Have you heard about Tech Quarterly? We’ve just started spreading the word about it on social media and today are excited to introduce you to it properly. It’s a new…

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Ghostwriting content? Gotta keep it real

By Tony Hallett / 13/06/2019

Since the beginning of Collective Content, we’ve always been concerned about authenticity. Even if what worries us hasn’t always been called ‘authenticity’ – because, let’s face it, that word isn’t…

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The hidden pitfalls of repurposing content

By Tony Hallett / 22/11/2017

You can find plenty of articles about repurposing content – why to do it, how to do it. But few tell you the pitfalls. And there are more than you…

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How to… ghostwrite

By Tony Hallett / 11/09/2017

WHAT IS GHOSTWRITING? Ghostwriting involves using a professional writer to create works in another person’s name. It could be a column for a newspaper or online publication, all the way…

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