Quantification Bias in Marketing, Rory Sutherland for SMBs
Rory Sutherland's warning: measuring only what's easy to measure is a form of blindness. What that means for marketing teams at growing companies.
What a Content Calendar Is Not
A content calendar is a decision structure, not a fill-in exercise. Four common failure modes and how to fix them.
The Three Questions Every Content Strategy Answers
What are we saying, to whom, why. Three questions in that order, and why most strategies skip step one.
How to Brief a Freelancer in Four Blocks
Three revision rounds is a briefing problem, not a freelancer problem. A four-block briefing structure that works for copy, video, and design.
Five Pillars Is Too Many
A content pillar is an investment decision. Five pillars means no decision at all. Why three is the working number, and how to choose them.
Stop Making Content. Start Communicating.
Posting is not communicating. Three diagnostic questions to tell whether your marketing team is producing content or actually moving people.
Not Everything Needs to Be a Video
When a strategy stalls, the next thing most marketing teams make is a video. Why that's almost always the wrong move, and what to do instead.