I've been in 6 different 2025 planning streams this quarter and none of them involved content marketing 🚩 And that is so wild to me because it's 𝐚𝐥𝐥 actually content. That's the thing. And Emily Kramer describes this best with her Fuel + Engine analogy. Fuel – all the stuff that you say (out loud, in writing, or visually) to your audience—whether that be short-form copy on a website, a long-form blog post, an image in an ad, or an explainer video. Engine – all of the channels and processes you use to get the fuel out to your audience, plus the tools you use and the metrics you use to track your marketing and growth efforts. We all know you can't have a functioning engine without fuel. Yet all of the 2025 planning & strategy calls I've been on this quarter didn't have a single content marketer in the room. What the heck is up with that? Planning, designing, and building in silos isn't doing anyone any favors. Fuel + engine need to plan for next year...together. 🤝 Sincerely, A growth marketer in search of fuel 🫶 P.S. Shoutout to PathFactory for having me join them a few weeks back for Marketing Mayhem!
Couldn’t agree more, the best teams I’ve worked with (with the best demand gen/growth results) come down to having talented and in the know content marketing. Whether a stellar contractor or an in house team, I literally cannot do my job without a content marketing plan/roadmap.
Oh it’s cause execs like to say they’re bought into marketing and they truly understand content and content strategy, but they really don’t. It’s wild to me that execs don’t see the content team as part of revenue generation
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I always ask clients (and colleagues in my FT roles) to think about how we can take the content from events to amplify the impact of the event, make that budget go further and generate a decent chunk of content that is ripe for the picking!
It's wild to think about planning without content marketers! It's like trying to drive a car without gas—sure, you can sit in it, but good luck going anywhere! Fuel and engine need to jam together, just like you and Emily Kramer. Let’s get those silos down!
I'm biased but yeah, content is pretty important.
Incredible insight into content's crucial role. Content truly fuels everything. Surprising to see it overlooked in planning. Emily Kramer's analogy captures the essence perfectly. How do you think organizations can better integrate content marketers into their strategy sessions?
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I LOVE this take
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1wThis is why Content Marketing is a part of our Demand Gen team - we see it as a crucial pillar of our demand strategy