Buying content assets is worthless without the infrastructure to leverage them
The value of a content library or data asset isn't intrinsic — it depends entirely on what you can do with it. If a company buys a writer's entire catalog but lacks the operational infrastructure to scale it and squeeze all the juice out of it, that was a horrible decision. The asset only becomes valuable when you have the machine in place to reswizzle, remix, post, chop, cut, and paste it into your broader content marketing operation.
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Language and content libraries are data assets, just like tech databases
People instantly grasp the value of acquiring a bankrupt company's database. But the same logic applies to language, writing, and libraries of content. When you buy a catalog of writing, you are buying groupings of words, ideas, and crystal
Why one great tweet a day beats a high volume of mediocre posts
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'Company brains as a service' is an untapped B2B startup opportunity
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