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Marketing Strategy

Positioning, messaging, and campaigns that sound like you and actually move people.
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From Nick’s Friends: Why Looking Good On Paper Means Jack Shit

I mean, I know I’m a great coach. I have fantastic insight, amazing life experience, and a finely tuned bullshit…
December 19, 2011
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Steal Like an Artist

This is the future of creative processes.
November 29, 2011
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Social Media Makes Business Owners Stupid

Like an alzheimer patient oscillating between two Starbucks on opposite corners - we keep on clicking on. And on. And…
November 23, 2011
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Define Winning

There are days as an entrepreneur when you actually loathe the thought of touching a computer. Or picking up a…
November 12, 2011
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Schadenfreude and Getting Sh!t Done – A note to #OWS

Trust me, while I'd have no reservations about chilling in a park all day, working on my laptop - a…
October 25, 2011
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Star Trek, Space Shuttles and Steve Jobs

When I learned that DeForest Kelley died, I had this gnawing pit in my stomach. Like something truly unique and…
October 5, 2011
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Aim for One

This is what social media is. It's not a race for fans, followers, friends, views, or subscribers, like those things…
September 30, 2011
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Screw Doom and Gloom. I’m Excited!

With enough tenacity, enough small victories, enough follow-through, you can do anything. The problem? Most people aim too low for…
September 29, 2011
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Ideal Customers? Think Again – Find the Jerks

You know how to recognize the people you want to sell to - because they're just like you.
September 26, 2011
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Good Words Build Great Ideas

We owe it to ourselves and the people we lost to remember this day for more than the pain that…
September 11, 2011
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The Right Emotions for the Right Product

What emotional stage, if any, are you setting for your product, your service, your business? Does the emotion you're trying…
September 7, 2011
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Hacking QR Codes: I’m a QR Code Pirate and I’ll Make You See Booty

Don't believe me? OK. Fine. Let me give you an interactive demonstration. Ready your smart phone, dear reader!
September 2, 2011
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