Thought leadership

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It’s 2025! Time to refresh, reboot and rethink your thought leadership. 

By Andrew Smith 02/06/2025

Terrified of tariffs? Scared of sanctions? Antsy about AI? Mulling mergers? Rueful of regulation? Edgy about your ESG and DEI positions? The world has changed. You need to refresh your…

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Written By Andrew Smith06/02/2025
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5 warning signs your large content programme is going to fail

By Becky Thompson 11/04/2024

One way to get large partner content programmes right is to consider the ways they can go wrong. Just to say it up front… my editor told me I should…

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Written By Becky Thompson04/11/2024
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Your customer case study can open the door to much more

By Becky Thompson 10/28/2024

This is the latest in my series about my experiences managing large channel marketing content programmes. This time, I look at how partners can use customer stories as the launchpad…

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Written By Becky Thompson28/10/2024
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The biggest partners in tech and their content needs

By Becky Thompson 10/16/2024

Plenty of our clients have in-house content teams or even whole units dedicated to thought leadership, featuring some of the smartest people around. So why do they need us? In…

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Written By Becky Thompson16/10/2024
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Speaking to your customers? No alarms and no surprises

By Becky Thompson 10/10/2024

This is part of a series of posts where I talk about my experiences managing large channel marketing content programmes. This time I look at how to keep customers at…

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Written By Becky Thompson10/10/2024
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Why a defined process gets the best content results

By Becky Thompson 10/03/2024

This is part of a series of articles where I talk about my experiences managing large channel marketing content programmes. This time I look at why having a clear process…

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Written By Becky Thompson03/10/2024
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Small partner, big ambition – how I show what’s possible

By Becky Thompson 09/25/2024

This is part of a series of posts where I talk about my experiences managing large channel marketing content programmes. This time I look at what smaller channel partners can…

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Written By Becky Thompson25/09/2024
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3 qualities to demand in your content agency

By Becky Thompson 09/16/2024

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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Written By Becky Thompson16/09/2024
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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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Like The Bear? Love agencies

By Tony Hallett 06/20/2024

I wasn’t alone in loving the first two seasons of The Bear, which follows the highly strung family and wider team that run the titular Chicago restaurant (spoiler: there are…

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Written By Tony Hallett20/06/2024
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