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Our plagiarism horror story

By Tony Hallett / October 28, 2022

Stories about plagiarism can be scary. Some high-profile cases even get made into films. Plagiarism itself – defined as the act of taking a person’s original work and presenting it…

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11 essential content marketing links from Q3 22

By Tony Hallett / October 4, 2022

1. Sonic symbolism S1:E1 We’ve heard about Mailchimp investing in content (with ‘Mailchimp Presents’). This is next level. If you love Bjork – this writer does – then it’s a…

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Your content files are never ‘FINAL’

By Tony Hallett / August 11, 2022

Never put the word ‘final’ on your file name. Why? After all, that would seem to make sense for when a piece of content is finished. Wrapped up. In use.…

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What the Hero’s Journey can – and can’t – do for you

By Aled Herbert / July 19, 2022

Here at Collective Content, we tell a lot of stories. Or maybe we only tell one. It depends on who you ask.

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8 tips to create better style guides

By Aled Herbert / April 6, 2022

What do we mean by style guide? To many organisations, a style guide is the set of rules and guidelines that describe how your brand organises its colours, logos, graphic…

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Women writing history: A celebration of firsts for Women’s History Month

By Zoe McNeill / April 5, 2022

International Women’s Day is celebrated on only one day each year. Here at Collective Content, we recognise that trying to encapsulate an entire gender’s accomplishments, even just in one field,…

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11 essential content marketing links from Q1 22

By Tony Hallett / April 4, 2022

1. Digiday+ research: Agency remuneration models are poised to change in 2022 Here’s a doozy to kick things off. Want to know how different agencies are charging these days? No…

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You’re gonna need a bigger boat

By Aled Herbert / February 28, 2022

As a film buff, I believe there are many valuable life lessons to be learned from the world of cinema. At the risk of biting off more than I can…

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Subject matters

By Tony Hallett / January 27, 2022

How much do your agencies know about your line of business and your sector? Does it matter if they don’t know much? As an agency that specialises in high-tech, especially…

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11 essential content marketing links from Q4 21

By Tony Hallett / January 5, 2022

With the end of a year – and start of a new one – in mind, this quarter’s round-up contains some big-picture articles, as well as some tips of the…

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Writers: Don’t fight skimmers and content skippers

By Tony Hallett / October 12, 2021

Years ago, I edited a blog series by futurologist Peter Cochrane*. But here’s the strange thing: readers would tell us they’d always first skip to the end. Why? Because Peter…

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11 essential content marketing links from Q3 21

By Tony Hallett / October 1, 2021

1. How to write digital copy: A complete guide First up for this quarter, some deep, deep content. Dan Brotzel’s enduring Medium post is among the most comprehensive guides to…

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