Real thought
leadership

For brands with big ideas

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B2B content doesn’t have to be boring.

Your audience deserves better and so do you.

Real thought leadership enables brands to produce content that genuinely influences and inspires their audience. We believe that every B2B marketer should feel empowered to work on campaigns that make a real and lasting impact.

What we do

We help you to plan and deliver content campaigns that pass that test for Real Thought Leadership.

Real thought leadership...

Builds your brand

Strengthen your brand by taking a stance on the topics that matter most to your company and your audience.

Inspires change

Make a profound impact on your audience by encouraging them to take action. Intelligent ideas are a proven way to build lasting connections.

Influences your audience

Build credibility — both internally and externally — and create preference for your brand with better ideas that make a difference in the real world.

Communicates authority

Be the leading voice in your field. We help you to shape your narrative so you can be the master-brand of visionary thinking, expert insight and practical advice.

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Who we help

Longitude is part of the Financial Times Group. Our mission is to help brands reach the people who matter.

Case Studies

Brand Perception Campaign

pieces of key media coverage Europe-wide

Brand Perception Campaign

Increase in brand perception

Brand recognition campaign

key articles in targeted local and international media

Brand Perception Campaign

Increase in brand awareness

Product launch campaign

Increase to sales pipeline

Brand Building Campaign

Uplift in online traffic from social media

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How we do it

With the right blend of strategy, insight, campaigns and amplification, we help you to craft content that gets you noticed.

Diagnose the issues

We work with you to understand your challenges — both internal and external — and help you to find the right solutions that address these issues and meet wider business objectives. Whether you’re looking to establish your brand in a new market, launch a new product or grow your client base, we help you to identify the right type of thought leadership and marketing strategy to achieve your goals.

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Find a better story

We know it’s not easy to come up with original ideas, creative editorial and strong insight, or to create a distinctive voice for you and your brand in a crowded content landscape. You need to tell a story and we’re here to help. The best content communicates complex ideas simply and powerfully and helps win hearts as well as minds with its creativity.

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Change perceptions

We help you to create distinctive campaigns, based on real-world data and insight. These campaigns will help you build lasting connections with your audiences, strengthen perceptions of you and your brand, and help you to stay front of mind as an industry leader.

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Reach the people who matter

As part of the Financial Times Group, we can help brands connect with influential business audiences around the world – digitally, in print and in live conference and forums.

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NEW INSIGHT: The Way Ahead

This ebook provides new thinking and practical advice on why leading brands must rethink their thought leadership to stay ahead in a fast-moving market.

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Our thinking

By Desislava Kozareva

Picture the ‘typical’ reader of thought leadership, and they’re probably not in their twenties. But assumptions and generalisations are dangerous. What if the younger audience – Generation Z – is receptive, but brands are ignoring them?…

By Thomas Sturge

Major political topics – Brexit, the US Presidential election, the Covid-19 response – as well as the broader political issues such as diversity, income inequality and the gig economy, continue to shape the business world. How…

By Rob Mitchell

It is tempting to produce zeitgeisty thought leadership that provokes discussion about emerging topics, but what is it all for if it doesn’t go anywhere? I recently advised caution to brands planning thought leadership…

By Rob Mitchell

Lead generation is an important objective for many thought leadership campaigns. Produce some compelling content, so the theory goes, and decision-makers will be willing to give up their details in return for your wisdom –…

By Emily Taylor Gregory

For our recent webinar series, the Way Ahead, Longitude co-founders Rob Mitchell and Gareth Lofthouse shared insight on why leading brands have to rethink their thought leadership to stay ahead in a fast-moving…

By Rob Mitchell

Business audiences are looking for insights that help them navigate towards recovery. Longitude reveals how leading brands are rethinking their thought leadership to stay ahead in a fast-moving market. If you want to hear…

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Real thought
leadership

For brands with big ideas

B2B content doesn’t have to be boring.

What we do

Real thought leadership...

Builds your brand

Inspires change

Influences your audience

Communicates authority

Who we help

Case Studies

Brand Perception Campaign

Brand Perception Campaign

Brand recognition campaign

Brand Perception Campaign

Product launch campaign

Brand Building Campaign

How we do it

Diagnose the issues

Find a better story

Change perceptions

Reach the people who matter

NEW INSIGHT: The Way Ahead

Our thinking

Catch some Zs: How to make your thought leadership appeal to a new generation

Appease or provoke? How to address hot political topics with thought leadership

Don’t let your content mark the end of the road

False starts: How to avoid a lead gen fail

Webinar Q&A: Get thought leadership right in a time of change

The Way Ahead: Meeting new audience needs with distinctive, timely content