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Video Isn't Going to Save Your Engagement Problem

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

Video Isn't Going to Save Your Engagement Problem

Why "going video-first" isn't fixing your engagement problem - and the 8-second test that explains why nobody is watching.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+3

Good Leaders Talk to People. Bad Ones Talk at Them.

May 13, 2026

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3 min read

Good Leaders Talk to People. Bad Ones Talk at Them.

Your external podcast chases 50 strangers. Your internal audience has 5,000 people who already care. Guess which gets the budget.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+3

You're Podcasting for Strangers While Your Employees Get Emails

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

You're Podcasting for Strangers While Your Employees Get Emails

Your external podcast chases 50 strangers. Your internal audience has 5,000 people who already care. Guess which gets the budget.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+2

Stop Outsourcing Your Podcast to an Agency

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Stop Outsourcing Your Podcast to an Agency

Why the best corporate podcasts can't be made by someone outside the building — and the "Soul vs. Plumbing" split that actually works.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+3

Stop Counting Downloads. Nobody Cares.

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Stop Counting Downloads. Nobody Cares.

The vanity metric killing more corporate podcasts than bad audio ever will — and what leadership actually wants to see.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+3

Your "About Us" Page is Lying to Me

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

Your "About Us" Page is Lying to Me

Why high production value became a proxy for "we're hiding something" — and why unscripted video is now 3x more trusted.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad

Podcast

+3

Your Corporate Podcast is a Hostage Situation

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

Your Corporate Podcast is a Hostage Situation

Why "Synergy Skies" hosted by your Head of Compliance is failing the commute test — and what to do instead.

Maximilian Conrad
Maximilian Conrad
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