It’s time today to celebrate the meaning of words. That’s because January 18 is National Thesaurus Day. The author of the popular Roget’s Thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget, was born this…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land Pages were turned, cocoa in hand As evening crept on, and Christmas drew close Jólabókaflóðið reminds us of what we…
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1. 5 components every marketing plan needs to succeed We’re starting big picture. Solid advice. 2. There are three CMO archetypes, but only one is best for driving growth And…
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1. The 9 Rules of Every Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner Cartoon We’re going to start with something a little bit different – and wonderful. From one of the greatest…
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As writers and editors, we live in perpetual dread of errors, typos and inconsistencies appearing in our copy. After all, this is our business. We’re meant to be professional. We’ve…
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Not every writer enjoys being a scold about grammar and usage. Here at Collective Content we’re willing to give the occasional pass for saying things like, ‘Every attendee should have…
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Out of all of the millions of things that humans have written over the millennia, very few can be described as ‘timeless’. And those typically falling into that category tend…
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With matters of style in your content, there’s generally no right answer to whether you should be informal, use Oxford commas or do – or don’t do – a number…
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Good punctuation isn’t just a nicety for academics and grammar snobs. Without it, our communications can be a lot more confusing, troublesome and even costly. For example, the lack of…
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This post was first published on 11 January 2013. Do you know your 1970’s from your 1970s? Interesting as that decade was, the more observant among you will have noticed…
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This post was first published 18 March 2014. You know what buzzword bingo is, right? Usually played in a meeting or conference where jargon, management speak and buzzwords are bandied…
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“Know your numbers” – was something my last boss drummed in to her top team. And it stayed with me, commercially speaking. But it’s also critical in the content we…
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