GrowthWaves by George Chasiotis

GrowthWaves by George Chasiotis

The evolution of content marketing

Content marketers have a choice: evolve or get left behind

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George Chasiotis
Aug 12, 2025
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👋 Hey, I’m George Chasiotis. Welcome to GrowthWaves, your weekly dose of B2B growth insights—featuring powerful case studies, emerging trends, and unconventional strategies you won’t find anywhere else.

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I started my career in content marketing.

I spent a lot of time building and executing content strategies for B2B SaaS companies at my first agency, Minuttia.

Eventually, I became interested in areas beyond content and expanded my skillset.

The more I dive into other aspects of marketing and growth, the more I realize that for most companies without a clear, defensible moat, content marketing is still one of their best marketing channels—even with volatility in organic search and shifting perceptions of cost and execution.

And that’s not just for acquisition.

So, this note is going to be about content marketing.

How we got here, and how companies can come out on the other side.

The evolution graph

Here’s a graph that captures the different stages of content marketing from its early days (circa 2000) to today:

I came into the game in the third period, “Maturity & Operationalization.”

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