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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…
Read MoreCovid, career search and Collective Content
July 2020: Graduating from Zoomiversity 2020 has been a remarkably virtual year. Due to the pandemic, my final university classes took place over Zoom rather than in lecture halls, and…
Read MoreThe hunt for the B2B influencers
We’ve heard a lot about ‘influencers’ and influencer marketing in the past few years, driven by the ability to tap those with large or important social media followings. But there…
Read MoreThe one secret to a LinkedIn profile that works for you – and your employer
We don’t talk about it a lot but we spend some time at Collective Content helping companies and especially their senior executives with their LinkedIn profiles. Sometimes this takes the…
Read MoreWhy every B2B marketer should be using Google+
What’s the most popular social media channel B2B marketers are currently using? If you read our recent blog post by Collective Content founder Tony Hallett you’ll know it’s LinkedIn. That’s…
Read MoreLast week at Cannes banner ads were as popular as a McDonald’s on la Croisette. One paradox: plenty of those doing the trash talking work at agencies and publishers that…
Read MoreThis is a big question. It’s big because if a company – just like a traditional media title – loses its credibility, then it will fail. One way to lose…
Read More20 top Collective Content Monday Tips from 2012
We’ve had fewer than six months of Monday Tips on the Collective Content Facebook page (because the page is only that old). That said, there have been some good ones.…
Read MoreHow to create viral content
Yeah, that’s not going to happen. In short, distrust anyone who promises they know how to do this. Doubly distrust anyone who says they can guarantee it for you. (And…
Read MoreI was tempted, trust me, to exploit the very thing I’m about to criticise. How often do you see a headline along the lines of: “What the Oscars mean for…
Read MoreWhat is engagement?
‘Engagement’ is now a bullshit bingo word within the media industry. But irritation aside there must be a good reason why everyone appears to be ‘seeking engagement’, ‘measuring engagement’ and…
Read MoreInfographics – 5 ways to stop the rot
We like infographics but most are plain terrible. I bet you feel the same way. They can be used in stunning and cute ways and I challenge anyone not to…
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