The most human company wins: A case study
To compete in a world where the customer is the marketer, focus on being the most human company in your niche. This case study shows you how.
Blog Archive
Preparing for privacy: Here comes the CCPA (and more!)
Attorney Kerry O’Shea Gorgone shares tips for marketers on preparing for privacy laws like CCPA, the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Five Ways to Disrupt Yourself: The Fight for Relevance
To remain relevant, you have to disrupt yourself through a process of constant re-invention.
The impact of fake news on your marketing department
Fake news is in the news. But what does it have to do with your marketing department? Get ready.
LinkedIn video: Will marketers ruin this, too?
LinkedIn video production is soaring. Can it be an effective customer connection point, or are marketers on the brink of ruining it?
The end of control. How brands are handing marketing over to the customers
We are seeing the end of control show up in branding efforts everywhere. Here are three examples where customers are the marketers.
The glorious potential of “what if”
“What if” used to be the most read phrase in the creative process but that is changing, thanks to tech breakthroughs.
3 Reasons I’m choosing people over algorithms
As a professional writer, algorithms have hurt the author’s career while relationships have saved it.
The future of branding your product is personal branding
The future of branding isn’t in ads or press releases, It is in creating an accumulation of human impressions that leads to awareness and trust.
Why online trolls do what they do
Online trolls are one of the most toxic elements of the social media world. Why do they do it? The answer is surprising!
3 Noteworthy Nonprofit Strategies For Your For-Profit Business
Use these three nonprofit strategies to help your for-profit business find new ways and solutions to grow and be innovative.
The future of marketing is here. It may not include you.
The future of marketing is here. A rebellion is brewing. Will you lead it or be a bystander? It’s time to awaken.
Content marketing simplified
Most people over-think content marketing or dive in without thinking at all. It doesn’t have to be that hard. Here is a view of content marketing simplified.
How I learned how to expose my heart in my blogging
My writing was stale and salesy and then Mark Schaefer taught me how to lead with my heart and everything changed.
Sorting out the difference: Personalized versus personal
Many companies want to humanize their customer approach but first sort out personalized versus personal.
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