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Jul 1, 2026

Rikard Jonsson
Rikard Jonsson is Founder & CEO of Hey Sid and a five-time entrepreneur with a background in B2B SaaS, sales, and brand building. He believes B2B marketing is overcomplicated and writes about going back to basics: visibility, positioning, and consistent presence among the accounts that matter.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: Which LinkedIn Growth Solution Wins for B2B in 2026?
TL;DR
ContentPath is a LinkedIn ghostwriting and social selling agency: DFY content creation, infographics, carousels, and warm outbound signals from engaged prospects.
But it does not cover: paid advertising, CRM integration, or coordinated multi-channel execution. Outreach support means delivering warm lead lists to your sales team, not running automated sequences.
Hey Sid runs all three LinkedIn growth functions as one coordinated system: person-level ads (Always On), done-for-you thought leadership (Authority Builder), and automated outreach (Precision Connect).
The core difference: ContentPath builds your LinkedIn presence. Hey Sid builds your LinkedIn presence and runs the ads and outreach to the same named individuals simultaneously.
Use the decision framework at the bottom to match the right solution to your situation.
Related: LinkedIn Ghostwriting: What It Is, How It Works and Why Founders Are Hiring Ghostwriters | Founder-Led Marketing: How Personal Branding Drives B2B Growth | Personal Branding in 2026: A Complete B2B Guide
If your goal is to generate B2B pipeline from LinkedIn, two routes are in front of you.
The first is investing in LinkedIn content: professional ghostwriting, visual posts, and social selling signals that convert engaged readers into warm conversations.
The second is combining that content with paid advertising and automated outreach targeting the same named individuals, all coordinated through one system.
ContentPath does the first. Hey Sid does both.
This comparison is for B2B marketing leaders, founders, and CMOs trying to decide how to invest in LinkedIn growth in 2026. We compare approach, coverage, output, and ICP fit so you can make the right call.
About Hey Sid
Hey Sid is a managed Individual-Based Marketing (IBM) platform for B2B companies with complex, long sales cycles. It combines three solutions into one coordinated system: Always On (person-level advertising across LinkedIn and Meta), Authority Builder (done-for-you thought leadership content), and Precision Connect (warm, automated LinkedIn outreach).
Hey Sid's sequence is designed so that by the time outreach lands, the prospect has already seen weeks of ads and thought leadership from your brand. Clients include Mercuri International, which reported 85% reduced ad spend alongside one of their biggest deals in a decade (client-reported), and Devotion Ventures, which booked 45+ qualified meetings in 4 months (client-reported).
Hey Sid is built for B2B companies with 20 to 100 employees, 12 to 36 month sales cycles, and lean marketing teams that cannot afford to run ads, content, and outreach as separate efforts.
Book a demo: Hey Sid, Book a demo
About ContentPath
ContentPath is a LinkedIn ghostwriting and social selling agency, co-founded by Pierre Herubel, a B2B content creator with over 169,000 LinkedIn followers. See: contentpath.co
Their service covers content strategy, copywriting, and visual content production: infographics, carousels, video, and text posts. Their process runs in three stages: a strategy phase to capture your expertise and goals, a content team that writes and designs posts for your approval, and a social selling layer that identifies which engaged readers match your ICP and delivers them as warm leads.
ContentPath works with B2B founders and executives who want to build authority on LinkedIn and convert that visibility into inbound leads. Their social selling layer identifies which engaged prospects match your ICP and delivers that list to your sales team. It is a content-first, agency model. It does not include paid advertising, automated outreach sequences, CRM integration, or coordinated multi-channel execution.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: What They Actually Do
The surface-level comparison is LinkedIn growth. The underlying difference is scope.
ContentPath produces LinkedIn content and identifies people who engaged with it. That is a content and social selling loop.
Hey Sid runs a coordinated three-channel system: paid ads reach named individuals before outreach starts, thought leadership builds authority in parallel, and outreach messages land to people who already recognize your brand. All three channels target the same named accounts, building compounding familiarity before any message is sent.
Winner: Depends on the gap you are filling. If you need better LinkedIn content, ContentPath fills that gap directly. If you need content, ads, and outreach working together against named accounts, Hey Sid covers all three.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: LinkedIn Content and Thought Leadership
Both services produce done-for-you LinkedIn content. The production model differs.
ContentPath specializes in visual content: infographics, carousels, and designed posts. Their team produces posts built around your expertise and ICP. Client testimonials on ContentPath's website report engagement lifts of 30% across personal brands, with individual carousels reaching 65,000 impressions (client testimonial, unverified).
Hey Sid's Authority Builder produces LinkedIn content for your executives and commercial team, publishes with one-click approval, and feeds top-performing posts directly into Always On as thought leadership ads. The content reaches your named account list, not just your existing followers.
Winner: ContentPath for standalone content quality and visual production depth. Hey Sid for content connected directly to an advertising and outreach system targeting specific accounts.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: Outreach and Pipeline Generation
This is where the two services diverge most.
ContentPath tracks who engages with your content and identifies ICP-fit leads from that engagement. It is a social selling signal: you see who liked or commented, and your team decides what to do next. There is no automated outreach sequence built into the service.
Hey Sid's Precision Connect runs a structured LinkedIn outreach sequence against individuals already warmed by ads and content. Hey Sid's sequence is designed so that the first message is not cold: the prospect has seen weeks of ads and thought leadership before contact is made. The outreach is automated, tracked, and personalized at the individual level.
Winner: Hey Sid. ContentPath identifies engaged prospects; it does not automate what happens next. Hey Sid runs the full outreach sequence as part of the service.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: Paid Advertising
ContentPath does not include paid advertising.
Hey Sid's Always On runs person-level ads on LinkedIn and Meta against your named account list. Ads are refreshed every 60 days without requiring internal creative resources. Hey Sid integrates with CRM tools including HubSpot, giving sales teams account-level insights and better timing on outreach.
Winner: Hey Sid. This category does not apply to ContentPath.
Hey Sid vs ContentPath: Pricing
Hey Sid | ContentPath | |
Pricing model | Custom, not publicly disclosed | Custom, not publicly disclosed |
What's included | Ads, content, outreach, CRM integration, reporting | Content strategy, copywriting, design, social selling signals |
Contract structure | Monthly retainer, platform-powered | Monthly retainer, agency model |
Pricing may change. Always check the latest details on the vendor's website.
Both services use custom pricing.
For Hey Sid: Hey Sid, Book a demo. For ContentPath: contentpath.co.
Who Should Choose Hey Sid
B2B companies with 20 to 100 employees selling complex, high-value solutions with 12 to 36 month sales cycles.
Marketing teams that need ads, content, and outreach running in parallel against the same named accounts, without managing three separate tools or agencies.
Companies where sales is the primary closer and marketing needs to support the full pipeline journey, not just generate leads.
Organizations in the Nordics or broader Europe looking for a solution built for European B2B markets, with CRM integration that keeps sales and marketing aligned on named accounts.
Who Should Choose ContentPath
Founders or executives who want a strong personal brand on LinkedIn and need a professional team to create consistent, high-quality visual content.
B2B companies where LinkedIn presence is the primary goal and the sales team handles follow-up on engaged prospects.
Businesses that already have an advertising and outreach setup and need a content layer on top.
Teams that want a content agency model with clear creative direction, not a multi-channel platform.
Verdict
ContentPath and Hey Sid are not direct substitutes. They solve different problems at different points in the LinkedIn growth stack.
If you need a LinkedIn content team that produces infographics, carousels, and ghostwritten posts, ContentPath does that well. If you need a system that runs those posts alongside paid ads and outreach targeting the same individuals in your target accounts, Hey Sid covers the full loop.
For B2B marketing leaders running lean teams with long sales cycles and named account targets, Hey Sid's coordinated model delivers more pipeline touchpoints per marketing dollar than a content-only service.
Book a demo: Hey Sid, Book a demo
FAQ
What is the difference between Hey Sid and ContentPath?
ContentPath is a LinkedIn ghostwriting and social selling agency. It produces visual content for your personal brand and identifies ICP-fit prospects who engaged with your posts. Hey Sid is a managed Individual-Based Marketing platform combining paid advertising, thought leadership content, and automated outreach into one coordinated system targeting the same named individuals. ContentPath fills a content gap. Hey Sid fills a content, ads, and outreach gap simultaneously.
Does ContentPath run LinkedIn ads?
No. ContentPath's service covers content strategy, copywriting, and visual content creation. It does not include paid advertising, outreach sequences, or CRM integration. If you need LinkedIn ads alongside content, you need a separate provider or a platform like Hey Sid that includes advertising as part of the service.
Can I use ContentPath and Hey Sid together?
Technically yes, though Hey Sid's Authority Builder already produces done-for-you LinkedIn content as part of the service. If your team wants ContentPath's specific visual content style or creative direction, the two services could layer. There is overlap in the content production layer, so audit what you already have before adding a second content vendor.
Is Hey Sid right for early-stage startups?
Hey Sid is built for mature, sales-led B2B companies with 20 to 100 employees, existing marketing budgets, and long sales cycles. Early-stage startups without a defined ICP, a sales team, or consistent ad spend are not well-suited for the platform. ContentPath may be a better starting point for founders who need to build a LinkedIn presence before running a coordinated GTM system.
How long before I see results with either service?
ContentPath results depend on how quickly content builds follower engagement and inbound signals. Clients report early engagement lifts within the first 30 to 60 days. Hey Sid is designed for 12 to 36 month sales cycles: the first 60 to 90 days build awareness through ads and content, with outreach and meetings following from there. Neither service delivers instant pipeline. Both require consistent investment over multiple months.
Sources
Hey Sid, "How It Works"
Hey Sid, "Case Studies"
Hey Sid, "LinkedIn Ghostwriting: What It Is, How It Works and Why Founders Are Hiring Ghostwriters"
Hey Sid, "Founder-Led Marketing: How Personal Branding Drives B2B Growth"
Hey Sid, "How to Build a Powerful Personal Brand on LinkedIn in 2026"
Related: LinkedIn Ghostwriting: What It Is, How It Works and Why Founders Are Hiring Ghostwriters | Founder-Led Marketing: How Personal Branding Drives B2B Growth | Best Thought Leadership Agencies for B2B

