{"id":530529211,"date":"2021-11-10T10:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contently.com\/?p=530529211"},"modified":"2023-02-28T09:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:48:07","slug":"ask-content-strategist-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contently.com\/2021\/11\/10\/ask-content-strategist-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Your 3 Biggest Content Strategy Questions, Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Jobs once said: &#8220;People don&#8217;t know what they want until you show it to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Was Jobs talking about the iPod? Or was he talking about a content strategy advice show tailor-made for modern marketers?<\/p>\n<p><em>Or was he talking about both? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re excited to launch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contently.com\/ask-a-content-strategist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Ask a Content Strategist<\/em><\/a>, a new content strategy advice show inspired by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contently.com\/section\/content-strategist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our popular mailbag column<\/a>. Each episode, I&#8217;ll be joined by a rotating cast of content strategy experts in our downtown studio to tackle your most pressing questions and challenges. 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