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How a Children’s Story Can Ease Your Mind About ChatGPT

Assume the day AI can translate voice and style is here. Now, reflect on Robert Rose's assertion that that can be a good thing for content marketers.
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2023 Content Marketing: Bring Your Strategy and Ops Into the Not-So-New Century [Rose-Colored Glasses]

It's happened. As predicted, content marketing is now just marketing. And that means it's time to  get serious about optimizing the value of ideas, experiences, and products in a marketplace of content. Here's how. 
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Don’t Limit Audience Data to a Legal Concern or You’ll Miss the Big Opportunities [Rose-Colored Glasses]

For years, data privacy laws and strategies have filled the news cycle. But too many marketers haven’t appreciated the real potential of the first-party data evolution. Robert Rose shares the one industry that gets it right.
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Web3’s Marketing Value Is Function, Not Form [Rose-Colored Glasses]

A year ago, Robert Rose made this prediction about Web3 technologies: “Anybody who says they have it all figured out is likely wrong. No one knows.” So what does he know now and expect for Web3, NFTs, and the metaverse in 2023?
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What’s Your Word for 2023?

Robert Rose shares a story his grandfather told him every time he was frustrated at work. It will inspire you to find your word for 2023.
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‘Twas the Night Before Break – 2022 Edition [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Relive the highs and lows of content, marketing, social media, and pop culture news from 2022 in Robert Rose's lighthearted reimagining of a holiday classic.  
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Before Deciding Where Your Content Team Reports, Pay Attention to This [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Before you get deep into where the content team reports or which function handles a content project, recognize that the decision-making process – not the actual decisions – will set you up for success. Robert Rose explains the why and how.
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How a ‘Purple Audience’ Approach Leads to a Better Long-Term Content Strategy [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Do you jump into the red ocean with content on popular topics? Or do you dive into the blue ocean with a contrarian view of a trending subject? Here's why you should try a purple-audience approach instead (and how to do it).
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How a Spoonful of Story Helps Even ‘Boring’ Content Go Down [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Mary Poppins had it almost right ¬¬– just find the story and –snap – the content’s job’s a game. Then even the boring tasks you undertake become – well, if not a piece of cake, a more creative endeavor rather than a mundane construction project.
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The Key to Sales Enablement? Teach Your Storytellers Well

How do you tell a compelling story to an audience that already knows the ending? That’s the challenge sales teams face every day. Teach them how to tell the stories you create – and you’ll both get better results.
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How Story Packages Help You Scale SME-Driven Thought Leadership Content [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Have you ever waited and waited for SME-driven content only to get 5,000 words explaining something that could have been handled in 500? Architected story packages help you avoid that – and get something you can turn into a whole portfolio of stories.
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Should Your Content Team Play to Its Strengths or Fix Its Weaknesses? [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Every content marketing team has strengths and weaknesses. Should you double down on those strengths? Or take steps to shore up the weaknesses? The answer isn’t always obvious, but one thing will help you decide.