Ever wondered how storytelling can transform your marketing strategy? In this episode, Amy Woods chats with Mike Allton, Chief Storyteller at Agorapulse, to uncover the secrets behind compelling brand and customer narratives and the powerful role of AI in storytelling.

Discover:

• How storytelling can strengthen your brand and foster community engagement
• The ways Agorapulse integrates storytelling into customer communication
• How AI supports Mike in brainstorming, creating story frameworks, and managing six podcasts
• The importance of choosing the right storytelling framework beyond just the hero's journey
• The fine line between automation and creativity, and how to avoid the pitfalls of over-reliance on AI
• Ways AI can help analyze and improve your storytelling by identifying missing elements
• Mike's current preferences for AI tools in copywriting (Claude) vs. research/strategy (ChatGPT)
• The evolution of AI language models to incorporate more reasoning and evaluation
• The critical role of well-crafted prompts in getting quality AI output for business and marketing use cases

Important links & mentions:

• The Social Media Hat thesocialmediahat.com/connect
• Mike on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeallton/
• How to Win at Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• How to Use AI While Still Sounding Human with Ian Anderson Gray www.content10x.com/314
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

Are you struggling to get found through your content? We dive into the art of effective content repurposing, exploring how it can transform your content strategy across search, email, and social media.

In a world where people search for information everywhere—from Google and Instagram to TikTok and generative AI tools—having a robust content strategy is more crucial than ever.

Join host Amy Woods to discuss the importance of search, email, and social media, and how they can help you effectively connect with your audience. Discover how you can turn your long-form content into valuable resources for your email subscribers and social media followers, ensuring you stay top-of-mind and drive meaningful engagement.

Find out:

• The importance of having content on your website and relevant social platforms
• Why email is essential for nurturing leads
• How social should complement your search and email strategies
• How to create pillar content (blogs, webinars, podcasts) that serves as a base for your content strategy
• Ways to break down long-form content into engaging email segments and social media posts
• How effective content repurposing can streamline your content creation process, saving time while maximizing reach

Important links & mentions:

• The Secrets of Digital First Marketing with Neal Schaffer www.content10x.com/316
• How to Win at Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• Optimizing Content for AI: Effective Repurposing Tactics www.content10x.com/311
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

Ever feel like keeping up with the constantly shifting world of digital-first marketing can feel overwhelming? Neal Schaffer, Fractional CMO, author and speaker, offers a refreshing perspective on how to weave together the essential components of effective marketing.

In this episode of The Content 10x Podcast, host Amy Woods dives deep with Neal into his latest book, Digital Threads, where he outlines a practical framework for businesses to implement big brand strategies on a budget. Discover how the SES framework—Search, Email, and Social Media—can transform your marketing approach and help you build meaningful relationships with your audience.

Find out:

• The six containers of digital marketing
• Strategies for search, email, and social media marketing - aka the SES Framework
• How to get the maximum ROI from social media

Important links & mentions:

• Digital Threads https://nealschaffer.com/free-preview-ebook-digital-threads/
• Neal on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealschaffer/
• How to Win at Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• How to Use AI While Still Sounding Human with Ian Anderson Gray www.content10x.com/314
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

How do you use AI to create authentic content? AI is being integrated into every aspect of our working lives as content marketers. Especially with content creation and repurposing. In many ways it’s fantastic, but there are risks when you take it too far and end up stripping out the human element of your content.

No one wants their B2B content to sound robotic and unimaginative, so how do you use AI to improve your systems and processes while still producing human-led high-quality content? In this episode, we look at 10 ways to use AI while keeping your content authentic.

Find out:

• Tips for keeping content human in the age of AI
• Types of content to use AI for
• The importance of conducting a human edit and avoiding AI-tells
• How to use AI for copy reviews and routine tasks
• Why you should emphasize storytelling and incorporate human touchpoints
• Why it’s important to engage with your audience in real time
• How to stay updated on AI developments

Important links & mentions:

• How to Win with Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• How to Use AI While Still Sounding Human with Ian Anderson Gray www.content10x.com/314
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

Gen AI tools are having an impact on B2B marketing – sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes ugly!

In this episode, host Amy Woods is joined by Ian Anderson Gray to explore using AI when creating and optimizing content.

They talk about:

• The best tools and what they can help to streamline, such as ChatGPT, Descript, and Notion
• The benefits, and ethical implications, of various gen AI tools
• The importance of maintaining a human touch while leveraging AI for efficiency
• Creating custom AI assistants tailored for business consultations and content generation
• The future of content marketing and the all-important balance between automated functional content and the irreplaceable human touch

Important links & mentions:

• How to Win at Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• Ian on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianandersongray
• Ian's website https://iag.me
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

Did you know that AI tools can inadvertently produce content that infringes on copyrights and trademarks?

In this episode of The Content 10x Podcast, host Amy Woods unpacks some of the legal and ethical ramifications of using generative AI for content creation in B2B marketing.

Amy discusses crucial aspects such as copyright and trademark infringement, the user's legal responsibility for AI-generated content, and ethical considerations. She also highlights the importance of understanding the terms and conditions of AI tools, cites real-world examples, and provides advice on protecting your brand and intellectual property – it should be noted that Amy is not providing legal advice in this episode, she is simply trying to open eyes to some of the legal implications of using gen AI.

Find out:

• Some of the ways that AI is being used by marketing teams
• The legal and ethical considerations of creating and sharing AI-generated content
• And how important it is to protect your brand and your IP in the AI world we now live in

Important links & mentions:

• Boost Your B2B Marketing with Data-Driven Personalization with Zontee Hou www.content10x.com/312
• Optimizing Content for AI: Effective Repurposing Tactics www.content10x.com/311
• How to Win at Gen AI Search with Christopher Penn www.content10x.com/310
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

How do marketing and business leaders build a competitive advantage? Everyone wants their brand to stand out from the crowd and to reach their customers in a way that they find rewarding, relevant, and impactful. And research shows that customers' expectations are for a highly personalized, relevant experience that doesn’t waste their time.

In this episode, host Amy Woods welcomes Zontee Hou, Managing Director of our fantastic client Convince & Convert, speaker and advisor, author of Data-Driven Personalization, and host of the Data-Driven Decisions limited-series podcast, onto the show to share her expertise on how marketing leaders can harness data to create highly relevant and impactful customer experiences.

Zontee also discusses the various types of marketing data, including demographics, behavioral data, psychographics, and technographics. She provides compelling examples to illustrate how data-driven personalization can lead to more effective marketing campaigns and stronger customer loyalty and talks us through the process of not only collecting data, but analyzing it to deliver meaningful marketing experiences while maintaining customer trust.

Find out:

• The importance of data-driven personalization
• Types of marketing data that can be utilized
• Common pitfalls in data-driven marketing

Important links & mentions:

• Data-Driven Personalization https://zonteehou.com/datadrivenpersonalization/
• Data-Driven Decisions https://www.convinceandconvert.com/podcasts/shows/data-driven-decisions/
• Convince & Convert Newsletter https://www.convinceandconvert.com/newsletter/
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter

Are you optimizing your content for AI-powered search? In this episode of The Content 10x Podcast, host Amy Woods explores the changes to B2B marketing strategy since the rise of generative AI.

Amy discusses how AI is changing search behavior and talks through nine strategic and tactical tips for building B2B brand awareness and mindshare with gen AI tools.

This episode also touches on the balance between quality and quantity in content creation and how repurposing can help achieve both.

Find out:

• Why (maybe) your brand should be everywhere
• Tactical tips for building brand awareness with AI
• How repurposing can help

Important links & mentions:

• How to win at gen AI search with Christopher Penn https://www.content10x.com/win-at-gen-ai-search/
• Why being everywhere isn’t the goal of content repurposing https://www.content10x.com/being-everywhere-content-repurposing/
• Amy’s book: https://www.content10x.com/book (Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results)

Amy Woods is the CEO and founder of Content 10x, the world’s first and longest-running specialist content repurposing agency that partners exclusively with B2B tech and professional services businesses.

Amy is a best-selling author, hosts two content marketing podcasts (The Content 10x Podcast and B2B Content Strategist), and speaks on stages all over the world about the power of content repurposing.

Join hundreds of business owners, content creators and marketers and get content repurposing tips and advice delivered straight to your inbox every week https://www.content10x.com/newsletter