The Content Strategist
You’re researching enterprise security solutions and stumble upon two articles. One’s bylined by “AcmeCorp Marketing Team.” The other’s authored by a CISO at a Fortune 500 company with 25 years of cybersecurity experience. Which one gets your click? If you’re like many B2B buyers in 2025, it’s not even a close competition: The human byline…
In late 2023, Sports Illustrated became ensnared in the editorial version of a doping scandal — the outlet was caught publishing dozens of AI-generated articles under fake bylines. The fallout was swift. Within days, the editor-in-chief was fired and the brand’s credibility took a beating. Though the SI snafu occurred in the early, Wild West…
RIP, Google’s ten blue links. You weren’t perfect, but at least you were predictable. Google’s new AI Mode, currently in the midst of a phased rollout, is likely the beginning of the end of the SERP’s 20-year reign. In general, this new era of AI Search is nothing short of — to borrow a phrase…
Is SEO dead? In March, I argued it was dying. Now leading VC firms like a16z are making the same case. The foundation of the $80 billion SEO market is cracking and something new is being born: LLM Optimization (LLMO). And the companies that understand this shift first will own a massive competitive advantage. The…
It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday, and you’re staring at your content calendar absolutely paralyzed. Before Friday, you have six blog posts to publish, an e-book to produce, two newsletters to ship, and you’ve been promising your CEO you’ll update the website copy for months. Oh, and did we mention you need to do all…
The End of Content Marketing as We Know It We’re witnessing another ‘once in a lifetime’ event (lots of those lately, it seems). Traditional search is dying. Dramatically. According to Gartner’s latest research, we’re facing a 25% reduction in traditional search engine use by 2026, leading to a 50% drop in organic traffic by 2028.…
You know that feeling when you open a game on your phone to kill five minutes and suddenly realize an hour has passed? Games have the power of pulling us in so deeply that time seems to disappear. But it’s not merely a mindless escape — games tap into a fundamental need for play that…
Recently, I have become obsessed with “Pack my Stanley” videos, but not because I own a Stanley tumbler or have any desire to “pack” it with custom ice cubes and snack accouterments before plunking it down in my also-nonexistent car. (Do I also find their popularity ethically dubious in the face of our ever-growing consumer…
Creating content marketing is a little like playing party host. Instead of just talking at your guests, the best content marketing engages in two-sided conversations, helps guests connect with each other, and maybe even invites them to play a game or two to keep things lively. Interactive content can help you do just that. By…
