Independent Thinking Blog
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Why Content Curation is a Key Ingredient in Your Digital Strategy
Content curation can make or break your digital strategy. It is that important. If you don't know the term, content curation refers to the process of identifying, gathering, and sharing information relevant to a particular topic. The phrase comes from the art world,...
Is Management Theory Dead?
Is management theory dead? Happy New Year! It's 2017, and the calendar kindly gave us a 1-day reprieve from the real world. Jobs, and schools, and thinking about everything on our to-do lists. There will be time soon enough to recap the old and think about what's...
11 Ways to Repurpose Your Content
We’re on a content roll, so let’s keep going. We’ve talked recently about content audits and the value of identifying and purging outdated, redundant, and irrelevant content. We've also discussed 5 key elements to an effective content strategy. Now the rubber hits the...
I Define Your Brand
You can try to define your brand. You can create your corporate culture. Build a great product. Map your touchpoints. Hire wisely. Turn your customers into raving fans. And yet-- I define your brand. Your employees, customers, members, patients, and everyone else your...
Content Strategy Starts With 5 Key Elements
I heard someone state recently that only about one-third of companies have a documented content strategy. Even if that number is a little low, it means a lot of organizations are either (a) pushing out content with no discernible strategy or (b) doing very little if...