More and more bloggers are writing about thought leadership marketing. Here are a few recent posts that I thought you might appreciate.

• 9 Attributes of the Best Thought Leadership Content — Chris Koch. Chris Koch continuously publishes some of the best content on thought leadership marketing. Here he argues that effective thought leadership content must be: visionary, provocative, differentiated, relevant, timely, has a narrative, demonstrates mastery, can be delivered on, and backed up by proof.
• 5 Reasons Thought Leadership Marketing Matters — Jesse Noyes, Eloqua. Jesse Noyes summarizes a presentation from Forrester Research’s Jeff Ernst on why thought leadership marketing matters: Because prospects want your perspective, not your product; because the sales process starts early and ends late; because your buyers use Google; because thought leadership needs content, and content feeds social strategy and demand generation; and because trust still matters.
• What is Thought Leadership and Why Do You Need It? — Michael Brenner, B2B Marketing Insider. SAP marketing expert Michael Brenner offers his definition of thought leadership, tells us why it’s important, and who might produce it in your firm. He goes on to talk about the benefits of thought leadership marketing and summarizes the five ideas for creating content from Megan Leap’s blog (see below).
• 5 Ideas for Creating Sales-Driving Thought Leadership Content — Megan Leap, Marketing Profs. Megan Leap outlines how the following five ideas can improve your sales: conduct research, entertain and delight, conduct interviews with the product team, invite customers to participate, and have webinar question and answer sessions.
• Content Marketing: How SEO and Thought Leadership Marketing Go Hand in Hand — Brafton. Online news and content agency Brafton holds that companies aiming for SEO success and/or industry thought leadership should recognize that these two goals are closely related, and content marketing can help businesses achieve them.
• Consulting Firm Thought Leadership Sites that We Follow — Small Business Labs. Small Business Labs follows various consulting firm sites to keep abreast of key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. The sites they follow are terrific examples of thought leadership marketing by consulting firms.