Our Simple, 6-Step Sequence for Cementing Your Success
Your business needs a real plan to build a cohesive brand and attract your best customers.
Drumming Up Passion and Commitment
You ask one guy what he’s doing, he says, “Laying bricks.” You ask the next guy, “I’m building a cathedral.”
Reframing the Recruitment Riddle
Your lures have to be more attractive than the same-old benefits package of your competitors.
Recruiting, Rewarding and Retaining
33% of high performers plan to leave their company. But if they're formally recognized it drops to 14%.
Ten Timeless Truths For Marketing Service Companies
Budgets are good, especially in marketing. Get clear on strategy, then let the budget be your road map.
Taming The A.P.E. (Advertising Performance Equation)
Any business can plot four key variables into a series of algebraic formulas to predict their marketing results.
Finding, And Using, Unleveraged Assets
An unleveraged asset may seem insignificant to you, but for potential customers it can be a tipping point.
Brand Like a Wizard, Market Like a Mouse
What makes Disney World magical? Here are 3 lessons you can apply to turn customers into loyal fans.
Your Company Is in a Relationship, And It’s Complicated
The customers won with a single flashy pick-up line often don’t stay long.
Symptoms of Selling Your Soul
If down in your soul your marketing is “cringy”, it's time to confess and resolve to make amends.
Unique Has To Start With “You”
If it looks and sounds like advertising, it’ll be tuned out faster than you can say, “Helpful, friendly staff members.”
Story, Culture, and Experience – Align all 3 to become a world-beater.
According to Jonathan Haidt, the human mind is best suited to be a story processor, not a logic processor…
Divide Your Marketing Budget Into Air, Land, and Sea
Air is the airwaves (radio and TV). Land is outdoor, print, etc. Sea is online, where surfing happens.
Good Things Come in Threes – Strategy, Message, and Budget
Without a well-structured strategy, owners often end up bobbing in the water with no landmarks in any direction.