Ann Handley
@annhandley.bsky.social
WSJ best-selling author of Everybody Writes, now working on a new book.
Speaker. Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs. 50k read my newsletter on marketing, writing, life. Expect photos of my dog.
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Speaker. Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs. 50k read my newsletter on marketing, writing, life. Expect photos of my dog.
👉 Your new fortnightly fave: annhandley.com/newsletter
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My Bsky pal @brosninja.bsky.social 👇 is correct about green bean casserole. And my longtime social-media-pro pal @annhandley.bsky.social has written engagingly about the classic Campbell's recipe for green bean casserole as a brilliant piece of content marketing:
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September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My Bsky pal @brosninja.bsky.social 👇 is correct about green bean casserole. And my longtime social-media-pro pal @annhandley.bsky.social has written engagingly about the classic Campbell's recipe for green bean casserole as a brilliant piece of content marketing:
annhandley.com/green-bean-c...
annhandley.com/green-bean-c...
Came across this nest abandoned on the street. Soooooo any nest experts here? Whose home was this? Bird? Beastie? Forest sprite? (Foot for scale)
July 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Came across this nest abandoned on the street. Soooooo any nest experts here? Whose home was this? Bird? Beastie? Forest sprite? (Foot for scale)
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My mother died from lung cancer caused by asbestos. She didn’t work w/ it; her father did: She breathed in fibers he brought home on his clothes. Years later, it killed her. She was 60.
Her death was terrible & also a metaphor for how reckless decisions cause permanent harm in heartbreaking ways.
Her death was terrible & also a metaphor for how reckless decisions cause permanent harm in heartbreaking ways.
June 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My mother died from lung cancer caused by asbestos. She didn’t work w/ it; her father did: She breathed in fibers he brought home on his clothes. Years later, it killed her. She was 60.
Her death was terrible & also a metaphor for how reckless decisions cause permanent harm in heartbreaking ways.
Her death was terrible & also a metaphor for how reckless decisions cause permanent harm in heartbreaking ways.
Super fun to be a writing judge in this experiment — thanks to @geoffreyfowler @washingtonpost 🤖
Which AI bot is best at writing? There was one clear winner in a test I just published @washingtonpost.com
I had ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude and a human (me!) draft 5 different kinds of tough emails. Then I asked 5 communication pros to judge them. wapo.st/3FFo34V
I had ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude and a human (me!) draft 5 different kinds of tough emails. Then I asked 5 communication pros to judge them. wapo.st/3FFo34V
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Super fun to be a writing judge in this experiment — thanks to @geoffreyfowler @washingtonpost 🤖
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Creativity = differentiation—and that’s everything today. As @annhandley.bsky.social of @marketingprofs.bsky.social says, “You're capable of all this. The robots are not.”
We've got more tips on essential leadership skills:
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We've got more tips on essential leadership skills:
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March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Creativity = differentiation—and that’s everything today. As @annhandley.bsky.social of @marketingprofs.bsky.social says, “You're capable of all this. The robots are not.”
We've got more tips on essential leadership skills:
#AI #Leadership #B2BMarketing #MarketingLeadership tprk.us/4bJ0C6w
We've got more tips on essential leadership skills:
#AI #Leadership #B2BMarketing #MarketingLeadership tprk.us/4bJ0C6w
This is how @hcrichardson.bsky.social begins her letter today. There’s no simpler, more accurate way to frame this:
“Today, President Trump ambushed Ukraine president Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.”
“Today, President Trump ambushed Ukraine president Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.”
March 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is how @hcrichardson.bsky.social begins her letter today. There’s no simpler, more accurate way to frame this:
“Today, President Trump ambushed Ukraine president Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.”
“Today, President Trump ambushed Ukraine president Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.”
At the point of February where I’m googling “why is it so windy” and “why am I so cold”
February 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
At the point of February where I’m googling “why is it so windy” and “why am I so cold”
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A reminder that taking care of your mental and emotional health is inherently an act of resistance against people and organizations intentionally trying to sabotage it for their benefit.
February 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A reminder that taking care of your mental and emotional health is inherently an act of resistance against people and organizations intentionally trying to sabotage it for their benefit.
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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
Love love love that Chappell Roan uses her win to fires shots at the labels while READING FROM HER NOTEBOOK. Iconic moment - what a queen #grammys
February 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love love love that Chappell Roan uses her win to fires shots at the labels while READING FROM HER NOTEBOOK. Iconic moment - what a queen #grammys
Went for a walk this afternoon & bumped into a message from our democracy:
January 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Went for a walk this afternoon & bumped into a message from our democracy:
The correct take on the TikTok theatrics from @michaeljbarber.bsky.social.
The point was (and, for that matter, continues to be) to make you care more about the app than democracy.
January 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The correct take on the TikTok theatrics from @michaeljbarber.bsky.social.
Dear Everyone in 2025: For your consideration, here’s my annual What’s In/What’s Out list.
January 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Dear Everyone in 2025: For your consideration, here’s my annual What’s In/What’s Out list.
Is today Monday? Or are we still on holiday break?
January 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is today Monday? Or are we still on holiday break?
Merry Everything from Maine
December 30, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Merry Everything from Maine
Accidentally opened my work email today
a baby wearing a black shirt that says rock n roll is running on a wooden floor .
ALT: a baby wearing a black shirt that says rock n roll is running on a wooden floor .
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Accidentally opened my work email today
“Sincerely, Lid”
Brands who write playful copy are my favorite.
PS Not “brands THAT write…” because while that’s technically more accurate… my first impulse was to think of the pint of black cherry choco chip as a “who.” Which is the point, ya know? #copywriting
@vanleeuwenicecream.bsky.social
Brands who write playful copy are my favorite.
PS Not “brands THAT write…” because while that’s technically more accurate… my first impulse was to think of the pint of black cherry choco chip as a “who.” Which is the point, ya know? #copywriting
@vanleeuwenicecream.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 1:40 PM
“Sincerely, Lid”
Brands who write playful copy are my favorite.
PS Not “brands THAT write…” because while that’s technically more accurate… my first impulse was to think of the pint of black cherry choco chip as a “who.” Which is the point, ya know? #copywriting
@vanleeuwenicecream.bsky.social
Brands who write playful copy are my favorite.
PS Not “brands THAT write…” because while that’s technically more accurate… my first impulse was to think of the pint of black cherry choco chip as a “who.” Which is the point, ya know? #copywriting
@vanleeuwenicecream.bsky.social
Winter sky showing ✨ How to Solstice ✨ like a champ
December 21, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Winter sky showing ✨ How to Solstice ✨ like a champ
It’s Winter Solstice. Each day, we get 1 min more of sunlight.
I used to barely acknowledge it. But 1 year, teens in my neighborhood asked us to put lit candles outside at dusk. We walked around, looking at them.
Some of us friends, some of us strangers, together celebrating a sliver of light.
I used to barely acknowledge it. But 1 year, teens in my neighborhood asked us to put lit candles outside at dusk. We walked around, looking at them.
Some of us friends, some of us strangers, together celebrating a sliver of light.
December 21, 2024 at 2:39 PM
It’s Winter Solstice. Each day, we get 1 min more of sunlight.
I used to barely acknowledge it. But 1 year, teens in my neighborhood asked us to put lit candles outside at dusk. We walked around, looking at them.
Some of us friends, some of us strangers, together celebrating a sliver of light.
I used to barely acknowledge it. But 1 year, teens in my neighborhood asked us to put lit candles outside at dusk. We walked around, looking at them.
Some of us friends, some of us strangers, together celebrating a sliver of light.
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Thank you for your email. As you are likely aware, I am mentally checked out until 2025 and will be unable to provide a response to your inquiry until then. If you have any questions, that’s unfortunate.
December 13, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf, Axios has learned.
www.axios.com/2024/12/10/r...
www.axios.com/2024/12/10/r...
Scoop: RFK Jr. pushes his daughter-in-law for CIA deputy director
Fox Kennedy spent nearly a decade at the CIA in her early career.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf, Axios has learned.
www.axios.com/2024/12/10/r...
www.axios.com/2024/12/10/r...
Never forget this legendary moment from the Eras Tour stop in Cincinnati
December 10, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Never forget this legendary moment from the Eras Tour stop in Cincinnati
Presenting Biscuit. This girlie’s owner passed away, and she needs a home. 🙏
December 8, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Presenting Biscuit. This girlie’s owner passed away, and she needs a home. 🙏