Why Pay Per Click is (Almost) Always a Waste of Money
Don't waste money fighting to outbid people who aren't looking for you. Do this instead.
Athletes to Business. Visualization Creates Golden Results
Beyond athletics, visualization makes brands famous by driving emotional bonds and actions.
Your Life is Forfeit
In this two page ad there are no photographs, prices, phone numbers, or website address. Here's why it works.
Building Your Culture is Your Brand
What sets exceptional companies apart? The story. The people. And every customer interaction.
6 ways to supercharge personal endorsement ads
Two categories: live reads and true personal endorsements. One is much more effective.
Branding, Like Cattle
Not allocating proper resources risks turning your brand into a temporary tattoo: easy, fun, and painless but fleeting.
Break the Gumball Machine
Brand building doesn’t work like a gumball machine — you can’t expect immediate fame from minimal investment or effort.
Achieving Branding on the Brain
I’m always going to believe in the power of sound to resonate and provoke a response months and years down the road.
Winking in the dark
Speaking to the masses is the only way to have the masses buy your better mousetrap. And it works like any courtship.
Are You Paying for Too Much for the Wrong Keywords?
Cheaper branded keywords not only have higher clicks and conversions, they also have higher average tickets.
Brand Building vs Sales Activation
95% of your potential customers are not currently looking for you, but they will someday.
Pretend is bad for business
When you communicate real beliefs, customers drink that tall glass of water and keep coming back for more.
Strategic Giving: A Guide for Local Businesses
If I ask you how many charity dollars you have left, and you don’t know, you are digging a dark hole.
Dominate Your Market Like Rolex — 4 Powerful Branding Lessons
Who are you NOT for? Who do you NOT want as a customer?
MYTH: Everyone goes to Google first
Empty your bank account and give it all to Google. The click still goes to the known brand 8 out of 10 times.