If you’re reading this blog, you probably work in marketing communications. Have you ever stopped and wondered what separates you from the spammers? When I say “spammers,” I’m not talking about well-meaning folks who may have once violated some technicality in the CAN-SPAM Act, purely by accident. I’m talking about the shady, deceptive, get-something-for-nothing crowd. [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Spider Season
Seasonality is a big deal in Northern California. We greedily anticipate the first Gravenstein apples, the olive crush, the almond blossoms, the salmon runs, the chanterelles under the oaks. Perhaps because there’s not all that much of a change of seasons around the San Francisco Bay, we fetishize the farmer’s market as our connection to [...]
Start Up a Customer Reference Program
Read our blog post for our friends at Crowded Ocean and learn the five essential contributors to success that can make customer reference programs for emerging companies more effective.
Wow! Where’d You Get That Cool Marcomm Asset?
Flash. Podcasts. iPDFs. Videos. These B2B marcomm asset trends (and emerging trends) can add some serious “oomph” to your messaging.
Yin and Yang in Marketing Planning
Practice and patience are required to get the most from yoga training—and when integrating sales feedback and processes into a marketing plan. The end result for committing fully to both: Healthier mind and body, and healthier sales and marketing results.
Steve Jobs Planted Seeds for Great Marketing at Apple Inc.
When tech pioneer and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs died this week after a long fight with cancer, the marketing community lost a role model. Veteran marketing pro John Ellett, writing for Forbes, reflects on the legacy that Apple’s “unofficial” CMO leaves marketing pros. John Ellet on Steve Jobs’ Legacy for Marketers
Au Revoir, Mademoiselle
Words, like a scent or a song, can remind you of a different time in your life. But outgrowing certain words that once defined you can be bittersweet.
