Marketing’s Focus Group Trap
Why the "smartest" person in the room is ruining your marketing.
Why Your Brand Can’t Afford to Forget What AI Will Never Hold
Are we building for speed, or are we building for staying power?
The Metric Trap Sabotaging Your Marketing
Offline advertising is perhaps 10 times more effective than you think, and digital is about a third.
Bold Consistency
Both bird feeders and ad campaigns will typically fail to attract their intended targets for similar reasons.
The Marketing Trap Every Small Business Falls For
A recent report describes the “damage, not deliverance” that results from over-reliance on digital advertising.
Investing effort vs. spending time
How does your business serve? Customers pay you to do. Clients hire you to be. They look alike. But they don’t act alike.
Quality vs. Price: Why Paying Too Little Can Cost You Everything
You can't apologize for your price. There's a good reason for it.
Social Media: Focus On People With A Command To Watch
What is it that physiologically strikes people that stops their thumb from scrolling?
Customers never bond with facts
When they realize your brand's story is a part of their story, they’ll follow you to the ends of the earth.
Want your ads to get noticed? Deny a common truth.
When something violates our expectations, the hippocampus prioritizes that information.
Unique Selling Propositions
The problem with most marketing consultants is they try to make their client’s product seem unique.
Play angle of approach for fun and profit
Angle of approach lets you transform a rolling piece of scrap into a dream car.
Which Marketing Strategy is Most Effective?
Growing a business requires two types of strategies: Overarching Marketing Strategy and Message Strategy.
How Did You Hear About Us?
Asking is selfish and goes nowhere. And don't ever make your problem the customer's problem, ever.
How to Become Famous on a Small Marketing Budget
There are 3 main levers that can help you become famous and wealthy.