how narrative sequencing shapes buying decisions

How narrative sequencing shapes buying decisions

There’s a story happening in your buyer’s head before they ever read a word you’ve written. They’ve already half-decided you’re interesting or irrelevant. They’ve got anxieties you don’t know about, alternatives they’re already considering and a very short list of…
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how often should a startup actually publish content

How often should a startup publish content?

Ask this question in most marketing circles and you’ll get “consistency is key” within about four seconds, usually from someone who has never once had to write the thing they’re recommending you publish weekly. It’s not wrong, exactly. It’s also…
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if not metrics, then what

If not metrics, then what?

If you read The performance trap: When metrics start shaping mediocre ideas, you already know the argument. Chasing CTR does a disservice to content. CTR is a number. It sits in a dashboard, goes up or down and gives everyone…
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the overdue death of keyword first thinking

The overdue death of keyword-first thinking

How many of you have been presented with a brief containing a keyword phrase so syntactically broken it reads like it was written by someone falling down a flight of stairs? “Best affordable plumber London emergency no call-out fee.” You…
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why speed is a terrible content strategy

Why speed is a terrible content strategy

Let me tell you about a client conversation that made me need a brief lie-down. A few weeks ago, a freelance client came to me with a mission. Bright-eyed, motivated, and armed with what he believed was a genuinely brilliant…
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