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Content Production Pipeline OS

Scale blog articles, email sequences, LinkedIn posts, and case studies consistently across stakeholders.

Marketing automation case study featuring workflow automation and ai implementation.

3.2×

Content Throughput

-60%

Editing Time

Improved

SEO Rankings

Overview

A content-heavy B2B company needed to scale blog articles, email sequences, LinkedIn posts, and case studies consistently across dozens of stakeholders. Content throughput increased by 3.2× with 60% reduction in editing time.

Business Context

The company's content marketing strategy called for producing hundreds of pieces monthly across blogs, email sequences, LinkedIn thought leadership, case studies, and product pages. However, the actual process was chaotic — requests came via email, Slack, and verbal asks with no tracking. Writers produced drafts that didn't match brand voice, editors made inconsistent corrections, and stakeholders had no visibility into when their content would publish. Content quality varied wildly, publication schedules slipped constantly, and the team was burning out from the constant firefighting. The disconnect between content production capacity and demand was creating friction with sales and product teams who needed content support.

How We Built It

We built a comprehensive content operations platform starting with a centralized request intake portal that captures briefs, deadlines, target audience, SEO requirements, and stakeholder approvals needed before any work begins. Each content type — blog articles, email campaigns, social posts, case studies, product pages — has its own workflow template with appropriate stages, reviewers, and quality gates. The system manages version control automatically, maintaining complete edit history and enabling easy comparison between drafts. A centralized asset library stores approved images, brand elements, data visualizations, and reusable content blocks that writers can access without hunting through shared drives. The AI writing assistant is trained on the company's best-performing content and brand guidelines, helping writers produce first drafts that already match tone and style requirements. SEO optimization is built into the workflow — the AI analyzes keyword density, heading structure, internal linking opportunities, and competitive content gaps before any piece advances to editing. Competitive gap analysis runs automatically when content is briefed, identifying angles and keywords that competitors rank for but the company doesn't cover. The editorial dashboard provides real-time visibility into the entire content pipeline with bottleneck detection and SLA timers that alert managers before deadlines slip. Integration with the company's publishing platforms enables one-click deployment once content passes final approval, eliminating manual publishing steps.

Challenges

1

Inconsistent content quality

2

No central system for requesting or tracking content

3

Manual drafts, comments, revisions

4

Zero visibility into deadlines

5

No editorial standards enforcement

What We Delivered

Content workflow backend with request intake portal

Workflow per content type (article, campaign, ads, product pages)

Version tracking + approval routes with asset library

AI writing assistant with tone/style guide and SEO optimization

Competitive gap analysis and headline variants

Editorial dashboard with bottleneck detection and SLA timers

Tech Stack

Request intake portal, Workflow per content type, Version tracking, Asset library, AI Writing Assistant, Next.js editorial dashboard

Tags

MarketingWorkflow AutomationAI ImplementationDocument ProcessingOpenAIAirtableMake.comAI Automation

Results

3.2×

Content Throughput

-60%

Editing Time

Improved

SEO Rankings

Strategic Impact

Content throughput increased 3.2× without adding headcount, transforming the team from a bottleneck into a strategic asset that sales and product teams actively want to leverage. The 60% reduction in editing time came from AI-assisted first drafts that already met brand standards, eliminating the extensive rewriting that previously consumed editorial capacity. Writers now produce higher-quality work faster because they start with comprehensive briefs that include competitive research and SEO guidance. Stakeholder satisfaction improved dramatically once they gained visibility into content status and realistic timeline expectations. SEO rankings improved across the board as every piece of content now follows consistent optimization practices — the company saw meaningful increases in organic traffic within months of implementation. The competitive gap analysis has proven particularly valuable, identifying content opportunities that have driven significant organic lead generation. The asset library eliminated the hours previously wasted searching for approved images and brand elements. Quality consistency improved as editorial standards are now enforced systematically rather than depending on which editor reviews each piece. The system generates analytics on content performance, enabling the team to continuously improve their understanding of what resonates with their audience. Publication schedules are now reliable, building trust with sales teams who can plan outreach around content releases. The content team has become a proactive strategic partner rather than a reactive service function struggling to keep up with requests.

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