{"id":29,"date":"2024-03-12T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2024-03-12T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:37:58","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thatwhitepaperguy.com\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"About That White Paper Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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I’ve written for household names like 3M, Epson, Google, and Verizon\u2026 <\/strong>plus many\u00a0smaller companies with big ideas.<\/p>\r\n I got my start in journalism, writing for print newspapers and magazines.<\/p>\r\n I also wrote dozens of technical manuals and edited non-fiction textbooks.<\/p>\r\n And when the web was very young, I glimpsed something exciting. So I \u00a0jumped in, doing my first website in 1987.<\/p>\r\n Here’s my story in brief.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Unlike most writers, I know first-hand the pressures of being a B2B marketing manager.<\/p>\r\n I served as\u00a0VP Marketing for a successful software startup; in three years, I helped grow revenues from $250,000 to $14 million.<\/p>\r\n Using white papers helped us “eat the lunch” of much larger competitors.<\/p>\r\n Then I helped write the business plan and make the slide deck we used to sell the company at a good valuation.<\/p>\r\n Not many writers have been through that whole cycle from startup to acquisition.<\/p>\r\n With all the noise in the market, it’s not good enough for a white paper to be “okay.”<\/p>\r\n To get noticed,\u00a0your white paper has to be great.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n But most white papers are not nearly as engaging or persuasive as they could be. I think that’s a shame.<\/p>\r\n For 25 years, I’ve helped B2B companies turn that around.<\/p>\r\n I’ve done research,\u00a0written a stream of articles, published\u00a0the leading book<\/a> on the subject, and made scores of presentations to creative professionals on how to make white papers better.<\/p>\r\n These days, I’m moving on to a fresh challenge: Building tools, templates, and training to package my knowledge.<\/p>\r\n And I’m always thinking of how to work with today’s AI to create white papers faster and easier than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n I’m still doing white paper planning<\/a> and revising drafts<\/a> where I can quickly add a lot of value.<\/p>\r\n If you think I can help with your project, e-mail me at Gordon at ThatWhitePaperGuy.com<\/strong><\/p>\r\n I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.<\/p>\r\n Let’s keep on making great white papers!<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi, I’m Gordon Graham aka That White Paper Guy. I’m an award-winning writer who worked on hundreds of B2B white papers. I’ve written for household names like 3M, Epson, Google, and Verizon\u2026 plus many\u00a0smaller companies with big ideas. I got my start in journalism, writing for print newspapers and magazines. I also wrote dozens of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n
My work credentials<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
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My journey from startup to acquisition<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
My passion for excellence<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
My fresh challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
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