Name
Applying the Trust Gap Framework: What a Car Wash Can Teach Marketing Leaders About Building Real Trust
Date & Time
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Matt DeWolf
Description

What does a car wash have to do with your content strategy? More than you’d think.
 
When one unlikely industry built a full content ecosystem — magazines, podcasts, live streams, video — something remarkable happened: an audience that genuinely believed in them. And when that content eventually left, the industry felt the gap. That absence was proof of something most marketing dashboards can’t measure: real trust. 

In this session, MK Quinn Media founder Matt DeWolf introduces the Trust Gap Framework — a practical, two-level system built from 20+ years of content strategy across industries you’d never expect.
 
Trust isn’t a feeling. It’s a pattern your audience recognizes. And it’s the one thing AI can’t manufacture for you.
 
After this session, you’ll be able to: 
- Know the four foundation questions every content program must answer before publishing a single word. 
- Apply three execution pillars that turn good intentions into audience belief.
- Use 4 trust indicators to know if your content is working.

Session Type
Brand Trust and Safety Track
Session Topic
Content