Hi! I’m so excited you’re here for our seventh newsletter. I was pretty sick this week, so I couldn’t make as much content as usual, but I hope this edition is still helpful! 💡learnshiv is here to make learning easy for you, whether it’s tech, social justice, or self-improvement content. This week, we’re focussing on content marketing and a little tech. Enjoy!

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💡 R E A D T H I S W E E K

In another instance of… how will we know what images are real in the future: Kate Middleton (or so they say) does a terrible Photoshop job. As the article says, “As AI-powered image generation becomes mainstream, we’re losing our grip on reality. In a time when any image can be fake, how can we know what’s actually real?” It’s an interesting take on what future news may look like and… if we can continue detecting AI-powered images from real ones.

💡 F R E E B I E

Here’s a great prompt guide from Anna York, who is one of my favourite content marketers to follow on LinkedIn.

Here's what you'll find in this guide:

✅ 10-page mega prompt compatible with ChatGPT/Gemini
✅ Covering A-Z areas of a strategy for a new blog
✅ Copy & paste format with placeholders

💡 L E A R N S H I V C O N T E N T

• 🚨 NEW SERIES ALERT: I’ll be doing podcast recaps in the form of “what I listened to on my run.” Here’s the first one:

  • Podcast recap - Pitchfork Economics, “A tale of two tax systems” on my tiktok

•  🚨 ANOTHER NEW SERIES: Webinar recaps! Here are my last two:

  • Semrush’s: Unveiling AI Trends in Content Marketing - recap here

  • RevGenius’ Content Marketing Trends 2024 - recap here

• Grab my digital marketing assignment here 

• Grab my notes from Brad Smith’s SEO Course here (they’re extensive!)

• Check out my report card and three takeaways from my course review on AI Boost: For Professional Marketers and Communicators. (use code SHIVANI15 for 15% off)

💡 P R O F I L E P I C K

I love to follow Justin Simon on LinkedIn! He has his own successful newsletter: Distribution First and posts all kinds of helpful content about:

• Validating ideas bottom-up: posting on social media to see if there’s traction and then creating bigger ideas from there

• How to create the ideal LinkedIn posting schedule (that you can repeat every week)

• How to turn your podcast into a marketing machine

Thanks for reading our seventh newsletter. I have lots more content planned this week - thankfully, I’m not sick anymore! If you like my content, please share it with friends. I’d love to grow this list to 100 subscribers this month; I’m at 94!

Have a great week, and stay curious,

Shiv 💁🏽‍♀️