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What I think out loud.

Essays on B2B marketing strategy, content engines, copywriting and personal branding. Written with substance, not fluff.

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The B2B content engine that compounds.

NOV 2025 · 8 min read

Most B2B companies produce content. Very few build a content engine. The difference is whether your content compounds into demand or just exists. Here's the system: owned territory, pillars, atoms, newsletter, and attribution that turn writing into pipeline.

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StrategyMarketing plans notebook with coffee and pen
APR 2026 · 7 min

Why most marketing plans die in the first 90 days

Most plans fail because they confuse activity with strategy. Here's the 90-day rolling framework that survives contact with reality.

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ContentLaptop with social analytics dashboard
MAR 2026 · 6 min

What changed in organic content in 2026 (and what didn't)

AI flooded every channel. Reach keeps shrinking. Yet some creators keep growing. Here's what actually works now.

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Personal brandPlanning personal brand at desk with notebook
FEB 2026 · 8 min

How I rebuilt my personal brand after going independent

When I left my last in-house role, nobody knew what I did anymore. Not even me. This is the sequence that rebuilt it.

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GrowthGrowth analytics dashboard with charts
FEB 2026 · 6 min

The difference between growth and marketing no one explains

Growth and marketing are different jobs with different metrics. Confusing them is the fastest way to hire the wrong person.

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CopyWriter's desk with typewriter and drafts
JAN 2026 · 6 min

Writing copy when you're not a copywriter

A practical framework. The one I teach to non-writers. For landing copy that converts without an agency budget.

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ContentPhone screen with multiple social media apps
JAN 2026 · 5 min

The mistake of wanting to "be everywhere"

Trying to be on every platform is the fastest way to be on none. How to pick the right channels and commit.

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Personal brandFounder writing content on laptop
DEC 2025 · 6 min

Founders who post and founders who disappear

In B2B, founder-led content is the difference between a brand and a faceless SaaS. Why founders who post win. And how to start.

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ContentNewsletter inbox on laptop
DEC 2025 · 7 min

The weekly newsletter: B2B's most underrated format

A weekly B2B newsletter is the highest-leverage content channel most companies don't run. Here's how to start one that compounds.

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GrowthSticky notes on wall with growth experiment ideas
NOV 2025 · 6 min

How to prioritize experiments when you have 20 ideas

Most growth teams have too many ideas and not enough discipline. The framework that separates 20 ideas into the 2 that matter.

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ContentAnalytics dashboard with content performance
NOV 2025 · 8 min

The B2B content engine that compounds

The system that turns writing into compounding demand. Owned territory, pillars, atoms, newsletter, attribution. The Raquel Oberlander way.

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StrategyStrategy whiteboard with positioning notes
OCT 2025 · 6 min

Positioning isn't a slogan. It's a decision.

Most positioning work is tagline writing dressed up as strategy. Real positioning is a decision about who you'll disappoint.

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StrategySmartphone with social notifications
OCT 2025 · 5 min

Why "viral" is the worst marketing goal

Going viral feels like a win. It almost never is. Why virality brings the wrong audience. And what to aim for instead.

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