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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

This piece originally appeared on Contently’s The Freelance Creative. There are a few standard “rules” to citing sources, too: First and foremost, never rely on Wikipedia. In traditional journalism, diligent fact-checking is a given. Note all third-party-sourced information via hyperlink or comment.

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Mental Models: How To Think Better—Faster

Doctor Spin

In Wikipedia. The Power of Cycle Times —Mathematically, reducing cycle times in a process that grows exponentially (like content sharing on social networks) drastically increases the growth rate, leading to faster and wider dissemination of the content, thereby driving virality. In Wikipedia. 1 Charlie Munger. 2023, October 29).

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10 Types of Intelligences: Howard Gardner’s Theory

Doctor Spin

In Wikipedia. The Power of Cycle Times —Mathematically, reducing cycle times in a process that grows exponentially (like content sharing on social networks) drastically increases the growth rate, leading to faster and wider dissemination of the content, thereby driving virality. Viral Loops (or How to Incentivise Social Media Sharing).

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44 Top Growth Hacks to Help PRs, Marketers and Start-ups

Norton's Notes

For those of you that don’t know what Growth Hacking actually is, according to Wikipedia, this is the definition: Growth hacking is a marketing technique developed by technology startups which uses creativity, analytical thinking , and social metrics to sell products and gain exposure. [1]