Vulnerability is the power tool for storytelling
If you can’t make the audience feel, it’s documenting. No 5-year-old ever asked their mom to read them a documentary before bedtime. Storytelling pulls out an emotion in the audience or customer.
Two Marketing Lessons From William Shatner and Blue Origin
Hell, before this event I hadn’t even heard of Blue Origin. I knew Bezos had a private space program, but never knew the name.
SEO-ing the Search Engine in the Customer’s Mind — Association Design for Fun & Profit
You must create and cultivate a rich network of mental associations linked to your brand. It starts with three elements...
Mom was right, your so-called friends are using you.
Just like the friends that go to your neighbor’s party when the freebies are gone, Transactional Customers mooch from you until there’s nothing left to give.
The Most Important Search Engine Isn’t Google — And Why Local Businesses Need to Be Optimizing For It
It’s actually an “omnipresent” rather than online-only search engine.
Empire Builders #003: Trump Decoded
It doesn't matter if you love him or hate him. Learn the 7 communication strategies he used to create his tribe and how you can use this to build yours.
A Smart Start For Marketing Your New Residential Home Service Company
With this strategy you spend upwards of 10X per lead less, convert higher, at a higher average ticket, at a higher gross profit.
Lifetime value, road less traveled and Linda’s influence
When things go bad, which they will inevitably do, it will be your response that will either destroy or save the relationship.
Empire Builders #002: HBO Magic
The method that HBO uses to create Emmy Award winning shows and how you can apply this to have the best advertisements on the planet. I can guarantee you Ridley Scott would agree.
How Referral Fees Make You Look Bad And What To Do Instead
On the surface, referral fees make sense, right? Rewarding a customer for sending you business. Seems reasonable. But...
Instant Gratification & Marketing
The chase for instant gratification in marketing often looks like “sales events.” Knowing when to use a sale and when to use other methods to get customers in the door makes all the difference.
The Asymmetry of Trust
You’re thinking about buying something and an acquaintance says, “Don’t do it; I bought that / hired them and it was a total waste of money. I got screwed.” Generally speaking, we believe them.
The Tale of Ted the Radio Tortoise and Harry the Anxious Hare
I spent a day with two HVAC company owners. Harry the Anxious Hare is closing barely 10% of his online leads. Ted the Radio Tortoise’s telephone team is closing more than 60%.
Your First Year In Mass Media Branding: 12 Milestones and a Timeline
A roadmap for TV and Radio that works. If your ad campaign is conceived to get real traction, you’ll see these first four milestones within the first three to five months...
Putting Funny Ads To Work For Your Boring-Ass Business – Parody
If the humor isn’t tied to the message; if you can’t talk about one without talking about the other, then any attempts at persuasion will be short-lived and not very memorable.