Lead the Conversation Blog

Ideas on thought leadership, executive content creation, and how to lead the conversation in your industry
Can podcasts still build business? Amanda Nizzere.

Can podcasts still build business? Amanda Nizzere.

.. I met Amanda Nizzere when she was the data-driven CMO of one of the world’s leading branding and growth consultancies, Prophet. So, I was a bit surprised to learn that, as part of promoting her own new strategic advisory and fractional CMO firm, she was launching a...

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Brand stories as strategic assets: David Aaker.

Brand stories as strategic assets: David Aaker.

Thought leadership and brand storytelling share topical turf that is all too well-trod. I was puzzled, then, as to why someone who was a leading thinker before “thought leader” was a thing would bother to write another tome for the already over-burdened...

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The power of interviews for thought leadership

The power of interviews for thought leadership

This blog and company are called Lead the Conversation for a simple reason — leading industry conversations, particularly via interviews, roundtables and such, is a powerful way to not only create thought leadership content but to also develop new business...

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Your CEO needs a brand shrink.

Your CEO needs a brand shrink.

A version of this article originally appeared in CEOWorld magazine. Branding, once misperceived as the sole domain of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs), is now a key concern in the corner office, too. CEOs are looking to leverage the positive impact of brand on consumer...

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Trends in nonprofit thought leadership

Trends in nonprofit thought leadership

My own recent work in thought leadership marketing for a nonprofit, UCAN, inspired me to learn more about how mission-driven organizations can use their leading thinkers to advance their good causes. The first stop on my journey was Washington, DC, and the National...

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Why association leaders need to lead conversations

Why association leaders need to lead conversations

What are the best industry associations? The ones that go beyond simple networking to deliver real thought leadership – idea sharing via conferences, seminars, webinars, podcasts, association publications and the like. But all too often the approach to “thought...

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