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The “Barbell Strategy” for Content Marketing in 2026: Why the Middle is Dead

April 28, 2026 Iza No comments yet

For the past decade, the standard playbook for B2B content marketing was remarkably consistent: hire a team of freelance writers, pay them $150 to $300 per article, and publish two or three 1,500-word posts every week. This approach created a massive “middle class” of content. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t groundbreaking either. It was […]

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