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Content Amplified is all about how to get more out of your marketing content. Each 15-20 minute episode gives you one new way to get more out of your marketing content.  We interview industry experts to give you new perspectives and ideas that will level up your content like never before.Episodes are released weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

  1. HACE 6 D

    How Seller Curiosity and Continuous Discovery Drive More Closed-Won Deals

    In this episode of Content to Close, host Ben Ard is joined by Claire Scull, founder of ORDO Consultants, to explore the powerful connection between seller curiosity and winning business. Claire breaks down how the best salespeople use natural curiosity to deeply understand prospects — and how that directly increases close rates. She walks through two key sales frameworks — BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline) and SciPAB (Situation, Complication, Implication, Position, Action, Benefit) — and explains how each serves different stages of the sales cycle. Claire emphasizes the critical importance of continuous discovery and revalidation throughout the opportunity lifecycle, sharing a real-world cautionary tale of a committed forecast opportunity lost because a seller stopped asking questions. She also discusses how content plays a vital role across the sales process, from onboarding and enablement to customer references and thought leadership. Guest Bio: Claire Scull is the founder of ORDO Consultants (from the Latin "Ordo Ab Chao" meaning "order out of chaos"), a business transformation consultancy based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With a career rooted in sales, commercial operations, and delivery, Claire brings deep expertise in sales enablement, revenue operations, and programme leadership. She specializes in helping organizations implement change and transformation — from planning through execution — and is passionate about the intersection of curiosity, discovery frameworks, and content in driving sales performance. Text us what you think about this episode!

    22 min
  2. 26 MAR

    Marketing Org Design, Content Strategy, and AI's Impact on the Modern CMO

    In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard is joined by Justin Steinman, CMO of ModMed, for a masterclass on marketing organizational design and how it fuels a powerful content engine. Justin breaks down his philosophy of structuring marketing teams like a free market economy — aligning product marketers with product managers, specialty marketers with general managers, and demand gen managers with sales segments (even tying their bonuses to sales quota achievement). He explains the critical role of corporate marketing as the unifying brand voice and introduces his "steak and sizzle" framework: product marketing delivers the substance while the content team in corporate marketing adds the voice and consistency. Justin also dives into how AI is reshaping content demands, why press releases are back in vogue thanks to LLMs, and how he positions AI as an "intern" — an accelerant for his content team rather than a replacement. Guest Bio: Justin Steinman is the Chief Marketing Officer at ModMed, the leading provider of electronic medical records, practice management, and revenue cycle software for specialty physicians. A seasoned B2B marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in healthcare IT, Justin previously served as CMO of Insora Health and Definitive Healthcare (where he helped take the company public on NASDAQ). His earlier career includes roles at Aetna, GE Healthcare IT, and Novell. Justin holds an English degree and is passionate about organizational design, content strategy, and building marketing teams that make everyone around them better. Text us what you think about this episode!

    18 min
  3. 25 MAR

    Using AI for Mega Trend Research and Smarter Content Strategy

    In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard chats with Tuesday Hagiwara about a side of AI that most marketers are overlooking — using it for high-level strategic research and trend analysis rather than just content creation. Tuesday walks through her process of identifying mega trends using the PESTLE framework (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) and how she leverages tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Miro to consume and synthesize massive amounts of research — including 160+ pieces of thought leadership and 60+ reports. She explains how grounding your LLM conversations in deep research produces dramatically better campaign ideas and content strategies. Tuesday also shares how she validates insights through real-world conversations and emphasizes using AI for what it does best — summarizing and pattern recognition — rather than writing content directly. Guest Bio: Tuesday Hagiwara is a research-driven marketing strategist with a background in broadcast journalism. She spent years at Nielsen working on both the consumer goods and media sides of the business, followed by consulting work. She currently works for a nonprofit focused on research. Tuesday is known for her expertise in using futurist frameworks and AI tools to identify mega trends and translate them into actionable content strategies that help brands stay ahead of the curve. Text us what you think about this episode!

    16 min
  4. 24 MAR

    Why Trust-Driven Content Comes from People, Not Brands

    In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard sits down with Tiffanie Reynolds, owner of MARCOM Consultants, to explore why trust-driven content comes from real people — not polished corporate messaging. Tiffanie shares why subject matter experts and authentic customer stories outperform traditional brand content, citing research that storytelling is 20 times more memorable than corporate messaging and that consumers trust SMEs 63% more than corporate brands. She highlights brands like Tampa International Airport and Wendy's as examples of companies doing human-centric content right, while calling out the professional services industry for playing it too safe. Tiffanie also discusses the role of AI in content creation, warning against using it as a writing tool while praising its value as a research assistant — as long as you always verify the citations. Guest Bio: Tiffanie Reynolds is the owner of MARCOM Consultants, a marketing and communications consultancy specializing in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. With over two decades of experience in marketing and communications, Tiffanie has worked across the AEC and business management consulting industries. She is also a freelance writer for several AEC industry magazines. Tiffanie is passionate about authentic storytelling, human-centric content, and helping brands find the right balance between corporate messaging and genuine connection. Text us what you think about this episode!

    16 min
  5. Content to Close Special: How Do You Turn a Failed Sales Call Into Your Best Training Content?

    20 MAR

    Content to Close Special: How Do You Turn a Failed Sales Call Into Your Best Training Content?

    One fumbled call with a hot prospect. One honest conversation in a weekly check-in. One sales enablement leader who refused to let it happen again. Cassie Watkins didn't just create a battle card after her BDR struggled to differentiate against a competitor — she listened to the call, put herself in his shoes, and built something most enablement teams have never thought to create: a choose-your-own-adventure playbook that mirrors the actual flow of a real sales conversation. In this episode of Content to Close, Cassie walks through the whole story. What you'll learn in this episode: - Why the best sales enablement content starts with listening to a real call — and what frame of mind you need to bring to that recording to extract what actually matters - How to build trust with your BDR and sales team so they bring you the hard moments instead of hiding them — the kind of trust that turns problems into content before they become patterns - Why traditional objection-handling content fails: it answers questions in a vacuum instead of following the natural flow of a live conversation - The "choose your own adventure" framework for building competitor differentiation content that mirrors how a real conversation actually unfocks — not how you wish it would go - What a one-stop-shop sales playbook looks like in practice: daily metrics, call scripts, objection handling, AE territories, and flashcard-style competitor content, all in one living PowerPoint - The calendar invite trick that gets BDRs to actually *use* enablement content — a simple accountability system that works even on a one-person enablement team  Guest Bio Cassie Watkins is a Sales Enablement Leader with five years of experience, preceded by a decade in sales itself — starting with door-to-door business sales in 2010, the kind of front-line experience that gives her an unusual empathy for the people she now enables. Based in Nashville, Cassie recently founded a local enablement chapter to help other practitioners — especially solo enablement teams — connect, share, and grow. She is a practitioner first: her ideas come from the field, from real calls, real coaching moments, and the daily discipline of making sellers better. Connect with Cassie on LinkedIn. Text us what you think about this episode!

    16 min

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Content Amplified is all about how to get more out of your marketing content. Each 15-20 minute episode gives you one new way to get more out of your marketing content.  We interview industry experts to give you new perspectives and ideas that will level up your content like never before.Episodes are released weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

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