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I’ve been a fan of Smart Brevity for years. It made communication better because it forced us to respect the reader: get to the point, use structure, make content scannable, and stop burying the thing people actually need. But AI has changed the assignment. Today,...
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For years, brand narrative was often treated as a marketing exercise. Important? Sure. Strategic? Sometimes. A boardroom conversation Rarely. But this is changing. Recently, I came across a trend that immediately caught my attention: major organizations are increasingly creating roles focused on storytelling and narrative....
Blog
I was reviewing a piece of copy recently and scratched out the word “fast” when it referred to the B2B buyer journey. My thinking was simple: B2B buying is not fast. These are big decisions. Expensive decisions. Decisions that involve multiple stakeholders, budget scrutiny, procurement,...
Blog
AI is showing up everywhere in brand messaging right now. That is not the problem. The problem starts when brands lean on the term too heavily without clearly explaining the value behind it. That is where AI-washing begins. AI-washing happens when companies use AI language...