Donald Trump, Colonel Zeller & the Strange Power of Hatred
Newton's law in action. Intense passion from your anti-customers provokes an equally intense reaction from your happy-yet-silent customers.
The Missing Link to Getting Greatness From Your Designer
You finally receive the design, but it just really didn’t hit the mark. That's because of a poor (or nonexistent) Creative Brief.
Brand Recognition Is Much More than Name Recognition
Name recognition is important, but without the image and feeling that comes with it, your brand will struggle to stand out.
David and Goliath – Don’t play Goliath’s Game
Don’t try and beat your competitor at their game. Change the rules.
Curiosity did not kill the cat
Why do some customers not buy from you? Be like that two-year-old and constantly ask why. Discover answers no one has before, and you’ll find profound truths to your whys.
Why Your Word-of-Mouth Ain’t As Good As You Think — And What to Do About It
When marketers and business owners talk about Word-of-Mouth, they only think they’re talking about the same thing.
What Real Estate Will Your Residential Home Service Business Occupy When The Market Crashes?
When the population begins to anticipate raising prices, they change their behavior.
Middle Truth
The hero’s truth is glory, conquest, and protection. The villain’s truth (competitor) is glory, conquest, and protection. Your villain does not see himself as a villain. In his story, you are the villain.
A Dozen Uncommon Ways To Advertise Your Business at Little or No Cost!
It means utilizing platforms and materials that aren’t oversaturated with advertising noise.
Why Telling The Truth Ain’t Enough — And What Honest Businesses Should Add to It
Think of “the way” as both a future hope and a path to get there.
It’s natural
Natural ain’t gonna cut it. There are too many businesses waving that stick in the air. You need a strong competitive advantage that is uncopiable.
Selling like Herb Tarlic
“We will match the price of our competitors on any similar product.” With one sentence, he converted us from relational buyers to transactional ones.
3 Reasons Why Everyone’s STILL Talking About “The Slap” — and How to Harness That Power For Your Advertising
I don’t even have to tell you what slap I’m talking about, do I?
Harnessing The Pure Power of Friendly Familiarity For Owner-Operators
Of course you’ll grab Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes over the (significantly) cheaper, generic and off-brand alternatives.
Branding in 75 Words or Less
When the main benefits your brand delivers are self affirmation, status, and hope, you can charge almost anything you want.