My #1 approach to reaching out to SMEs for content is: This approach has helped us get over 100 positive responses from SMEs. But this isn’t the only approach that...
When SMEs aren’t responding to your collaboration requests, you could: … and so on. There’s a bunch of solutions you could try. But we wanted to hear from professionals who...
I’ve collaborated with 100+ subject matter experts (SMEs) for content and I can tell you one thing for certain: For example, you could interview an “SME” who has a job...
Let’s start with what “thought leadership content” is vs. isn’t. First, thought leadership content ISN’T: So, what really is thought leadership content? It’s content created by [or with] subject matter...
Over the past few months, content leaders from literally everywhere have said: “You need to interview Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create really valuable content.” And I agree. Totally. But...
About a month ago… I asked my LinkedIn connections a question about thought leadership: Basically, “What does thought leadership mean to you?” And I got several responses. But one thing...
“E-E-A-T content” isn’t a real term. It’s just something I (and many other marketers) use to describe content that shows Experience, Expertise, Authority, and Trustworthiness. We use this term because...
Since 2024 kicked off, I’ve collaborated with about 70 SMEs for content. And I’ll tell you this for free: Getting access to subject matter experts (SMEs) for content is no...
We asked 175 content and marketing leaders: “What’s your biggest challenge in collaborating with internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create content?” About 90% of them answered with different variations...
Most content leaders I know have tested AI extensively and realized: – it can’t do the job of pro-level human writers or strategists. At best, AI only qualifies as a...