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Predictable B2B Success

What is thought leadership and how to become a thought leader with original research

  • E101
  • 52:15
  • November 28th 2020

In this episode, Susan Baier, founder and CEO of AudienceAudit shares her thoughts on what is thought leadership and how to become a thought leader with original content. Audience Audit is a market research firm that develops custom attitudinal segmentation research for smart marketing agencies and their clients in a wide range of industries. Insights she shares include:

  • What Is thought leadership?
  • Are business leaders actively looking for thought leadership content
  • Does thought leadership need a unique point of view before publishing
  • When should you consider a thought leadership approach?
  • What businesses could benefit from thought leadership content marketing
  • Where should thought leadership come from within a business
  • What are the benefits of thought leadership
  • The problem with most B2B thought leadership strategies and why they fail
  • How to create thought leadership content
  • Why original research provides a competitive advantage
  • Why attitudinal research provides far more valuable insights
  • Best ways to conduct and use attitudinal research with examples
  • How to get thought leadership content out of subject matter experts
  • How to best leverage the power of your thought leadership
  • How to ensure your original research-backed thought leadership content will drive business objectives


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