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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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Most teams treat content like a marketing task. Pritesh Vora treats it like a revenue engine. In this episode, Pritesh breaks down a refreshingly disciplined approach to building a content engine that connects strategy, quality, and real business outcomes. Drawing from his experience scaling B2B companies 8x and 30x—and building revenue systems from the ground up—he shares how content can become the central fabric across marketing, sales, product, and customer success. His core belief is simp...
Most B2B brands think Instagram isn’t for them. Jenn Herman disagrees—and she has the data, strategy, and real-world results to prove it. With nearly 3 billion monthly active users, Instagram isn’t just a playground for lifestyle brands—it’s one of the largest directories of human attention on the planet. And in B2B, you’re still selling to humans. In this episode, Jenn (known globally as Jenn’s Trends) breaks down how B2B companies can stop treating Instagram like a billboard and start using...
What if your best-performing content didn’t start with a blog post—but with a question no one else thought to ask? In this episode of Content Amplified, Benjamin Ard sits down with Donna Parent, CMO at Dynamo Software, to unpack how quarterly first-party research became the backbone of their content strategy—and a serious competitive edge. Donna doesn’t treat research like a one-off campaign. She runs it like a product: structured, repeatable, defensible, and built for distribution. With a le...
What if AI didn’t replace your creativity—but amplified it? In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben sits down with Mandy Arola, Director of Marketing at Nashville Software School, to unpack a question every marketer is wrestling with: How do you use AI without sacrificing authenticity? Mandy has spent over 15 years in marketing—from the music industry to tech education—and she’s learned one simple rule: always start with a real story. AI can help you scale, refine, and repurpose. But connec...
Most B2B companies don’t lose because they lack opportunity. They lose because they try to be everything to everyone. In this episode of Content Amplified, Amie Milner, EVP of Marketing and Sales Enablement at Abstrakt, breaks down how a focused niche attack strategy fuels predictable pipeline growth—and why specialization, not scale, drives stronger close rates. Amie shares how Abstrakt grew into an $80M business by narrowing its focus, aligning sales reps to specific industries, and telling...
Everyone is publishing. Few are saying anything new. In a world where AI can generate a blog post in seconds, what actually makes thought leadership real? In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben sits down with Jake Edie—clean energy expert and managing partner of RenewComm—to unpack how AI is reshaping B2B marketing, why most AI content feels hollow, and what separates true expertise from algorithmic noise. Jake brings a rare combination of hands-on industry experience and marketing acumen....
Custom GPTs promise speed and scale—but without intention, they can quietly erase the very voice that makes your work matter. In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard sits down with Fred Faulkner, SVP of Marketing at McFadden Digital, to unpack how leaders and teams can use custom GPTs as true collaborators—not replacements. Fred shares how he builds AI “bench strength,” trains GPTs to reflect real human thinking, and uses voice-based workflows to turn raw ideas into polished strate...
Buzzwords don’t make your content smarter—they make it forgettable. In this episode of Content Amplified, Abby Ross explains why vague, overused language quietly erodes trust, weakens differentiation, and confuses the very people you’re trying to reach. Drawing from a career that spans journalism, PR, cybersecurity, and SaaS marketing, Abby shares a clear, practical approach to writing content that actually says something. No fluff. No hiding. Just words that mean what they say. What you’ll l...
People don’t trust brands. They trust people—and that changes how modern brand stories should be told. In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard sits down with Beka Wueste, Director of Brand and Marketing at Integrated Data Services, to unpack why people-centered storytelling consistently outperforms brand-first messaging. Drawing from her experience across government contracting, technology, nonprofits, and academia, Beka explains why “people content is brand content”—and how market...
How Can Brands Bridge the Gap Between Human Quality and AI Efficiency? How do quality and artificial intelligence actually meet in a world increasingly flooded with "AI slop"? In this episode of Content Amplified, host Benjamin Ard sits down with Katrine Rasmussen, CMO at Pixelz, to discuss the fundamental shift from using AI as a simple automation tool to using it as a sophisticated creative partner. Katrine breaks down the "Digital Twins" philosophy, explaining why the secret to high-end vi...
Discover how the rise of AI-generated summaries is fundamentally changing search engine optimization and why your content strategy must pivot to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) to stay visible. In this episode of Content Amplified, Benjamin Ard sits down with Bridget Folliard Terrones, VP of Marketing and Communications at the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Bridget shares her unique journey from forensic science to marketing leadership and provides a roadmap for navigating the s...
Mastering the "why" behind your audience's actions is the only way to break through the noise in an increasingly automated world. In this episode of Content Amplified, host Benjamin Ard sits down with April Grudier, a seasoned marketing leader with deep roots in both B2C and B2B, to explore the shift from surface-level demographics to belief-level audience insights. April reveals her "scrappy" methods for uncovering what keeps your customers up at night and explains why PR is no longer just "...
Discover how to create newsletters that people actually want to open by combining the efficiency of AI with the authentic voice of your internal experts. In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben sits down with Olivia Martinez to discuss how Mission uses specific GPTs to ghostwrite for their leadership while maintaining a personal touch. Olivia breaks down the exact strategies used to increase open rates by over 15% and click-through rates by 3%. Key takeaways from this episode include: How t...
Discover how to leverage the efficiency of generative AI without creating "AI slop" that alienates your audience. In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben Ard sits down with Andy Brooks to discuss the delicate balance between utilizing new technology and maintaining the human connection. While AI offers incredible speed, it often acts as an "affirmation loop" that validates mediocre ideas rather than challenging them. Andy explains why marketers must treat AI as a partner rather than a repla...
Are you drowning in a sea of unorganized content but starving for a cohesive strategy that actually drives business outcomes? In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben sits down with Jennifer Halsey to discuss the journey of moving from "content chaos" to clarity by building a dedicated content strategy function from the ground up. Jennifer reveals how to take an organization with hundreds of fragmented assets and transform that library into a strategic engine that fuels every stage of the bu...
Is your "About Us" page just a brochure, or is it driving real connection? In this episode of Content Amplified, host Ben Ard sits down with marketing veteran Courtney Klepsch to discuss why the "About Us" page is the most undervalued asset on your website. They dive deep into how founder stories, employee advocacy, and authentic community narratives can build trust and cut through the noise of modern marketing. In this episode, you will learn: Why the "About Us" page is the best place to hum...
Discover how to transform dry technical concepts into high performing creative campaigns that stand out in crowded niche markets. In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben Ard sits down with GinaRenee Autrey to discuss how she successfully implemented themes like Shakespeare, Dr. Seuss, and classic muscle cars to market hydropower engineering services. Gina Renee shares her unique process for finding real world analogies to explain complex problems and reveals exactly how she gained executive...
Discover why the traditional marketing funnel is outdated and how the "Loyalty Loop" can actually help you scale growth 10 times faster than awareness campaigns alone. In this episode of Content Amplified, Ben Ard sits down with Deborah Shapiro to discuss why your most loyal customers are your best marketing channel and how to turn their advocacy into a powerful content engine. In this episode, we cover: The Loyalty Loop: Why advocacy is the bridge that shortcuts the marketing funnel and lead...
For decades, brand management was about control. You policed the logo. You enforced the guidelines. It was, as Lee Phenner puts it, "martial law". But in a world of infinite channels and user-generated content, rigidity is a weakness. If your brand cannot flex, it breaks. In this episode, Lee Phenner (formerly of Fitch and Hill Holliday) argues that modern brands need a soul, not just a style guide. The Evidence: The Pivot: Why we are moving from "martial law" to "consistency with flexibility...
Discover how to rise above the "ChatGPT era of slop" and ensure your brand's unique voice isn't lost in a sea of robotic prompts. In this episode of Content Amplified, host Benjamin Ard sits down with marketing veteran Chantal Sagnes to dissect the pendulum swing between AI efficiency and human connection. As content volume explodes, Chantal argues that the "old way" of strategic insight and storytelling is not dead—it is actually your greatest competitive advantage. They discuss why brands m...
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