Senior Content Services Manager

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<div><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9nJBZuZ1tw?rel=0&amp;start=1730948690168" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"></iframe></div></div><p><br></p><p>Mara Konrad tackled one of competitive enablement’s trickiest challenges: getting everyone aligned on how to talk about competitors. Through practical examples – like Samsung’s subtle iPhone digs – she broke down four distinct competitive tones (ambiguous, indirect mention, direct mention sensitive, and direct mention bold) and provided a framework for getting organizational buy-in. The goal: stop the endless approval cycles and get competitive content moving faster without sacrificing legal compliance or brand standards.</p><p>🌶️&nbsp;<strong>Pipin’ Hot Takeaways:</strong></p><ol><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Build tone recommendations into your standard content creation process – add competitive tone guidelines to landing page briefs, design docs, and content requirements.</li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Match competitive tone to context. For example, keep your homepage ambiguous, but be more direct in late-stage sales materials where prospects are actively comparing options.</li><li data-list="ordered"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>Getting organizational buy-in requires showing the business impact of misalignment (delayed assets, stalled deals) and building clear frameworks for when to use each tone.</li></ol><p>🎤&nbsp;<strong>Mic Drop Moments:</strong></p><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><strong>On Ambiguous Messaging</strong>:&nbsp;<em>“The problem is that’s our default as product marketers, as CI practitioners, sales, because it’s easy with our legal teams and with our leadership.”</em></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><strong>On Mixed Messages Internally</strong>:&nbsp;<em>“It’s really awkward when we’re not on the same page and then it becomes a game of telephone and we’re not saying the same message.”</em></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><strong>On Team Alignment</strong>:&nbsp;<em>“Everybody that has met me knows that I always lean into the gossip Girl piece of it… but we’re doing it in a way where we’re trying to find out what actually has value rather than being necessarily a complete rumor mill.”</em></li></ol><p>Slides below:</p><div><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 129.4118%;"><iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Ty11cXylmjtwxA3ANA_-ieYmg-mW-Ib/preview?usp=embed_googleplus" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><p><br></p><p><br></p>

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