AI is brilliant for research, rough drafts and escaping the blinking cursor. The trouble starts when the rough draft puts on a blazer and publishes itself.

Add the part only you know

Use a real customer pattern, a clear opinion, a small story or the sentence you would actually say in a meeting. That is where trust lives.

Before posting, remove grand phrases, fake certainty and any sentence that sounds pleased with how many syllables it owns.

Give AI the boring jobs

Let it organise notes, suggest angles and shorten drafts. Keep judgement, humour and the final point of view with the human who has met the customers.

Speed is useful. Being remembered is useful too. Your content needs both.

Useful sources

LinkedIn guide to authentic thought leadership McKinsey on generative AI in B2B sales
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