Author: Anna O'Neill

Data Gets You Found. Stories Make You Memorable.

I’ve spent five years writing about technology and science. But before I was immersed in the AI-powered, data-driven future, I spent my career telling the stories of the past through archaeological objects. Contrary to popular belief, archaeology isn’t about bursting into tombs and bringing the shiniest artifacts home. (That’s called looting, and it’s illegal. Sorry, […]

Stop Using AI Like a Tool. Start Using It Like a Co-Creator

As we all know, AI is no longer optional for marketers. Most content teams now bring in AI at multiple stages in their process – researching, drafting, editing. Sounds like progress, right? But there’s a big difference between using AI for discrete tasks and actually integrating it into how you work. And while most marketers […]

The Credibility Gap: Why Your Brand Story Isn’t Landing

Researcher Gloria Mark’s book Attention Span reports people spend an average of 47 seconds on any screen before their focus shifts elsewhere. Forty-seven seconds. Less than a minute to catch a reader’s attention. The brands that stop the scroll aren’t the most polished. They’re the most immediately, recognizably themselves. Because that split-second judgment actually comes […]

Keeping Your Voice: How to Scale with AI and Still Sound Human

Something kind of remarkable happened at the end of 2024 – for the first time in internet history, AI-generated articles briefly outnumbered those written by humans. Today, the amount of content produced by humans and AI is roughly even. Take a moment to let that sink in. In just four years, AI caught up to […]

When Content Is Everywhere, Connection Comes From Conversations

Content is everywhere. AI has made writing more accessible and efficient, but it’s also raised the bar for what earns attention. With so much content out there, audiences need to find something to connect to – something that feels alive, not computer-generated. At Version A, we’ve found interviews to be one of the most effective […]

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Anna O'Neill

As a writer at Version A, I spend my days crafting all sorts of content for our clients. From blogs to white papers to customer stories - you name it, I’ve probably written it! My background in science and the arts means that I approach each project through a double lens of research and creativity. Whatever the topic, I look at every piece as an opportunity to teach myself something new, and hopefully help readers learn something too. My constant writing companion is my little mutt, Scout.
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