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What’s in a job title?

By Tony Hallett / 22/06/2017

I was looking at an invite to an Economist event at the Cannes Lions festival this week (not that I’m there). It was for a CMO panel and something struck…

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Amazon's efficient storytelling

By Tony Hallett / 21/06/2017

It’s been a while since we drilled down on an ad. But Amazon – just as in its core business – has shown incredible efficiency in its series of 30-second…

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Example of a content audit

By Aled Herbert / 19/06/2017

Benefits of a content audit Our content audit is actually two processes in one: an inventory and an audit. It assesses both the quantity and quality of your content, and…

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PR and brand journalists speaking a common language

By Tony Hallett / 24/05/2017

Native advertising is no longer a mystery. And almost everyone in PR knows their ‘brand publication’ from their ‘brand storytelling’ – as you might expect. These are just two of…

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Brand journalism and PRs: playing a little better in 2017

By Aled Herbert / 17/05/2017

Brand journalists are becoming more accepted by PRs although there remains a distinct split in levels of acceptance. Today marks the publication of our third annual study of the UK…

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Content Conversations: MediaCom Beyond Advertising's Tom Curtis

By Aled Herbert / 05/05/2017

Tom Curtis is managing partner and head of MediaCom Beyond Advertising. Often labelled as MediaCom’s content marketing division – a tag that Curtis dismisses as too narrow – MediaCom Beyond…

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Example of a content audit

By Aled Herbert / 10/04/2017

Benefits of a content audit Our content audit is actually two processes in one: an inventory and an audit. It assesses both the quantity and quality of your content, and…

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Your key to creativity: Documenting and vulnerability

By Tony Hallett / 06/04/2017

Have you heard about authenticity in your content? It’s been a big theme for a while. But recently at an event I heard Alex Jones from Fjord Trends (part of…

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11 essential content marketing links for Q1 17

By Tony Hallett / 31/03/2017

Your 7 content mega- giga- uber- supra- monster trends for 2017 The start of any year is a good time to consider trends. Big trends. And analyst Forrester made some…

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Copy-wise: Don’t forget the hyphens

By Shirley Siluk / 29/03/2017

Good punctuation isn’t just a nicety for academics and grammar snobs. Without it, our communications can be a lot more confusing, troublesome and even costly. For example, the lack of…

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Content test – what’s your organisation’s idea of ‘news’?

By Tony Hallett / 08/07/2015

Here’s a way to work out if a company – or you – are thinking the right way about useful, engaging content. Alongside the usual ‘About us’ sections on corporate…

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Introducing the new collectivecontent.agency website

By Aled Herbert / 31/07/2012

Let’s be clear, Collective Content’s primary business isn’t web design. Nor is it even provision of content on collectivecontent.agency itself. But that shouldn’t mean we don’t have a decent website.…

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