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I was saddened by the passing of Cormac McCarthy, who holds a special place in my life for three reasons: He was my favorite author

When 36 marketing experts come together to write a book, some amazing happens. In fact, this might be the most amazing marketing book ever!

A first look at ChatGPT versus Bard in a test of 10 basic marketing tasks.

I asked ChatGPT to write like a woman and got more than I asked for. A lot more. Introducing “John.”

While blogging might seem outdated, it is actually more relevant than ever. It’s hard to build an audience for your content, but here are 10 benefits of blogging … even if nobody is reading it!

Curated content is particularly relevant in a fast-changing and chaotic world. Why is this overlooked as a content marketing strategy?

Mark Schaefer unpacks the existential crisis presented by AI and provides practical advice to get ahead of the learning curve.

Companies are outsourcing their creative at a furious pace. Is this the Age of Freelance? Plus other short observations on the marketing world.

Everybody Writes by Ann Handley inspires us to be better through actionable and unique content ideas.

Here is a fun and simple way to detect the emotional tone of your content.

Five big ideas to make your headline drive content consumption and social sharing!

Becoming a content entrepreneur is exciting but it doesn’t start with a newsletter.
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