Joe Pulizzi is a highly accomplished author, entrepreneur, speaker, and podcaster, best known for his work in content marketing. He has written several non-fiction books, including "Content Inc.", "Killing Marketing", and "Epic Content Marketing," which was dubbed a "Must-Read Business Book" by Fortune Magazine. In addition to his non-fiction works, Pulizzi has also written a thriller novel, "The Will to Die," which was awarded "Best Suspense Book" of 2020 by the National Indie Excellence Awards.
Pulizzi is not only a prolific writer but also a successful entrepreneur, having founded multiple companies, including the Content Marketing Institute (CMI), which offers advisory services for innovative organizations such as HP, AT&T, Petco, LinkedIn, SAP, the Gates Foundation, and many others. CMI is also the host of Content Marketing World, one of the largest content marketing events in the world. In 2014, Pulizzi received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Content Council, recognizing his contributions to the field of content marketing.
In addition to his work with CMI, Pulizzi is also the founder of The Tilt, a digital content news site, and has delivered keynote speeches for events and organizations including SXSW, NAMM, Fortune Magazine's Leadership Summit, Nestle, General Motors, Oracle, DuPont, SAP, HP, and Dell. He also hosts a popular podcast series on content marketing titled "This Old Marketing with CMI's Robert Rose" and has thousands of subscribers to his newsletter. Pulizzi also established "The Orange Effect," a foundation that delivers technology and speech therapy services to children in the United States.