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FirstWord is one of just six companies celebrated in a new campaign run by the Daily Telegraph It’s just over four years since FirstWord opened up shop to help clients [...]
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10 scientific reasons why we can’t stop clicking on lists
Think listicles are just clickbait? Think again – they make serious and complex subjects digestible and appealing because our brains like information organised in a [...]
How journalists are helping turn companies into publishers
Companies are increasingly hiring former journalists to work in-house to help get them closer to their target audiences. Sophy Buckley looks at why The concept of brand [...]
11 things you didn’t know about FirstWord
FirstWord Media recently celebrated four years of helping companies around the globe produce high-quality content at the right volume and frequency to cut through and connect [...]
GDPR is a huge opportunity for content marketing
Strict new EU laws governing personal data are about to disrupt traditional marketing’s targeted advertising. Content marketing will be crucial to reach an audience in [...]
Eurovision: how to reach the audience of Europe’s biggest TV show
With a little ingenuity, brands of all shapes and sizes can connect with the 180 million-plus viewers of all ages who watch the annual music extravaganza What connects an [...]
Schroders: using content to explain the emotional side of investment
FirstWord worked with Schroders on a successful content marketing campaign that uses animation, short films and a quiz to help people understand which type of investor they [...]
Ghostwriting: the art of telling someone else’s story
Those who can, do – and hire someone else to write about it The people with the most interesting stories to tell are very often those with the least time to tell them. And [...]