In this special episode of Pipeline Visionaries, Ian Faison, CEO of Caspian Studios, breaks down the future of B2B content creation for 2025. He dives into frameworks and strategies, outlining the five methods of consumption and aiming for high quality that makes virality possible. He also dives into the difference between feeds, shows, and networks, giving case studies and examples and highlights the shift towards platform-specific content and the role of marketers as 'gardeners' in navigating walled gardens like YouTube and LinkedIn.

Key Takeaways:

• There are five methods of consumption that marketers need to be thinking about: shorts, shows, medium form video, live entertainment and fiction.  The format matches consumption. Shorts for scrollers, shows for subscribers, limited series for binges, live events for live learners, fiction for edutainment.
•  A feed and a show and a network are three different things. Creating a network allows audiences to self-select into the content that they like.
•  The optimal strategy for creating content to deliver it to your audiences, is for creators to create it and put it on the platform. Individuals, not brands.

Quote:

• “ That's what we have to figure out - how do we maximize coverage for our target audience? And if you ignore methods of consumption or you ignore format, or you ignore hosts, you're inherently ignoring a subset of your population."
  

Episode Timestamps:

*(00:06) The future of B2B content in 2025

*(01:42) Five methods of consumption

*(07:52) Framework: feeds, shows, and networks

*(16:38) We’re all gardeners: accessing walled gardens

*(17:38) The shift to creator-first content

*(24:41) The importance of distribution and creativity

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Links:

• Connect with Ian on LinkedIn
• Learn more about Caspian Studios