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also called content distribution
Getting published content in front of people rather than waiting for discovery.
Publishing is not distribution. You still have to get it seen.
What It Is
Distribution belongs to Content. In practice it means this: getting published content in front of people rather than waiting for discovery.
It is an idea you reason with rather than a deliverable you hand over, so two teams can both hold it correctly and still apply it differently. Held that way, the term stays useful instead of turning into decoration.
How It's Used
You will usually meet Distribution in editorial planning, briefs and the day-to-day work of publishing. In real work it sits close to Channel, Repurposing and Reach. The practical test is whether a decision changes because of it.
Why It Matters
Distribution is cheap to get right early and awkward to fix late. When it is unclear, output goes up and effect goes sideways. Deciding it deliberately costs one conversation. Leaving it undecided costs several.
It is an idea that changes what you decide, not an item you tick off. Publishing is not distribution. You still have to get it seen.
Termshift™
How the meaning shifts depending on who is using it, and where.
Inside the industry, Distribution is used tightly and assumed to be understood: getting published content in front of people rather than waiting for discovery.
Away from the jargon, it is publishing is not distribution. You still have to get it seen.
The Bottom Line
Distribution is not complicated — it is just often left vague. Publishing is not distribution. You still have to get it seen. Decide it, write it down, move on.