Some of the CC team ventured down to The Comedy Store last night for an evening of familiar faces, agency in-jokes and genuinely side-splitting laughter. A huge shoutout to everyone involved in the @agency_hackers comedy event, thanks for the laughs!

At the end of the first quarter, check our 11 essential content marketing links here, to help you get the best out of the year so far. collectivecontent.agency/202…

🐒 1,000 monkeys ⌨️ 1,000 typewriters It’s a great thought experiment, but not a basis for your content. Join Senior Editor @ebishirl as we explore AI, the art of writing and the difference between ideas and execution. collectivecontent.agency/202…

It's National Clean Your Desk Day, and our team has set the bar high. Here are Aled, Fan and Daine's desks for some organisation inspiration... #HomeOffice #RemoteWork

The world is constantly getting bigger and brighter, with distractions aplenty. Our 12th gift of Christmas comes from senior editor Andrew Smith. Some days dedicating focused time to writing is half the battle. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips

💪 Not such a weird flex really. Our 10th gift of Christmas comes from managing director @tphallett. Content comes in a wide variety of forms. A healthy balanced content diet improves all aspects of your craft. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips

“Murder your darlings.” Arthur Quiller-Couch, On the Art of Writing, 1913. Sometimes clever doesn’t benefit the message. Our 9th gift of Christmas comes from content director Aled Herbert. Content is for the reader above all else. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips

Without challenge, we can’t grow. Our 8th gift of Christmas comes from senior writer @evelloyd_. Criticism can be hard to swallow, but finding a good team, an experienced editor and setting your ego aside all make it much easier to develop as a writer. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips

The fear of the blank page. Every writer knows it, and how challenging it can be to overcome. Our 7th gift of Christmas comes from senior editor John Oates, a reminder that the backspace button exists and that a bad page can always be edited. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips

📚 If you don’t know what you’re writing about, your reader certainly won’t either. Our 6th gift of Christmas comes from senior editor @ContentBill. Good subject knowledge reflects in every aspect of your writing. #Xmas2023 #WritingTips