Team Management and Content Engineering with Tricia Reynolds | (a CMWorld mini-series)
Marketers Barely ManagingShow Notes
Send us Fan Mail We’re back at Content Marketing World in Denver with Tricia Reynolds from WP Engine, and y’all—after lunch, we’re still managing just fine (chocolate may be involved). We talk about how AI is in basically every marketing conversation, but the real time-suck isn’t the first draft—it’s the “gray space” of reviews, legal, handoffs, and workflow. Tricia shares how she stepped into leading the team six months ago, brought strategy into a strong writing team, and even a...
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