Why 85% of Thought Leadership Fails with Mike Nash of KS&R

Mike Nash, CGO of KS&R, joins Sima Vasa to make the case that thought leadership is now one of the last places where B2B companies can genuinely differentiate, and that the gap between volume and quality has never been wider. Mike argues that original insight, not AI-assisted content, is the only thing that changes how executives see a problem, and breaks down the three-pillar framework KS&R uses to evaluate whether a piece of work actually qualifies. He also introduces the ECHO Index, KS&R’s new synthetic data governance product designed to help firms evaluate which synthetic models to trust. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00  Introduction 05:52  Original insight, not optimised content, is what defines quality thought leadership 08:42  90% of executives use thought leadership to guide purchases, only 15% call it quality 11:30  Thought leadership departments are now appearing in construction and manufacturing firms 18:55  The tension in a topic is the hook, and finding it takes deliberate front-end work 24:05  KS&R Echo brings governance and transparency to synthetic data model selection 27:10  Speed and cost dominate synthetic mandates, but one bad decision erases the ROI Thanks for listening to the Data Gurus podcast, brought to you by Infinity Squared. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review to help get the word out about the show, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss another insightful conversation. RESOURCES MENTIONED Mike Nash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nash-ksr KS&R LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ks&r The Global Thought Leadership Institute: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gtli-apqc KS&R ECHO Index (Synthetic Data Governance): https://www.ksrinc.com/ksr-introduces-the-echo-index-to-bring-greater-transparency-and-governance-to-synthetic-data/ #Analytics #Data #MRX