The Radiohead Guide to Branding Excellence

By Christopher Craft, {grow} Community Member Radiohead’s masterful management of their brand is a blueprint for excellence. The genre-blending band became icons through their extensive and diverse music catalog, but the deeper lessons lie in how they keep creativity at the center of their brand’s promise. They record creatively. They market creatively. They distribute creatively. […]
Simplest marketing question may be the most difficult

How will we measure success? That is a critical question that torments many organizations
Paying people to read your book: The ultimate content marketing plan?

Paying people back who read your book — marketing brilliance or the craziest idea of the year? Paying people to read your book
Does every company need a social media strategy?

As the hype of social media begins to die down and companies re-evaluate their efforts with a steely-eyed look at the cost versus benefits, I think it is time to re-visit this important question: Does everybody need a social media strategy?
Why your social media plan needs gurus and storytellers
If you’re only looking at social media strategy for success, you’re only seeing half the picture.
Social Media Good Samaritan donates tweets to save businesses

An iconic New York City candy store was going to close until a well-placed tweets saved the day. A story of social good!
6 Factors that turn social media strategy into RESULTS
These seven factors make the difference between social media strategy success and failure.
Please. Make me feel something!
Do the best companies make you think or feel? The author suggests feeling is what makes things happen.
Adopting a Piggly Wiggly View of Social Media
If a grocery chain built a business based on trust, can’t your marketing communications department?
The Social Media Minefield: Five factors blocking your success
Many companies are facing the same five hurdles to social media success. What do you do about it?