I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
Charity auctions are a way for people to support a cause that speaks to them, gain status, and have some fun too. My friend Seth Godin and a team of ruckus-makers just introduced GOODBIDS - a new way to create charity auctions.
Yes, all the hype about a total eclipse of the sun is accurate. It’s been a bit more than 24 hours and I’m still processing my experience, but here are some thoughts.
Fifty years ago this week, the historic Apollo 17 mission sent humans to the moon for the last time (so far). It’s super cool that also this week, the Orion spacecraft of the Artemis I mission successfully returned to Earth after traveling to the Moon. Both missions, 50 year...
I’ve noticed that salespeople are abusing LinkedIn more and more. They connect and then immediately go into selling mode. Social selling on LinkedIn does not simply mean transferring inane interruption selling techniques onto social media!
Cue cards were important items used by the Apollo astronauts in the Command Module and Lunar Module 50 years ago. I’ve found that cue cards are a super valuable tool today for speaking on Zoom calls and presenting at virtual events.
NASA is a rare government agency with a massive fan base! After a recent presentation at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, I had the honor of discussing the amazing NASA fanocracy with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. We discussed the Apollo lunar program, robotic miss...
NASA used marketing strategies to gain support for its space missions, leading up to the moment Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon on July 20, 1969 (50 years ago today). But soon after, the American people's doubts returned. I’m featured in this really great (high produ...
There are three iconic voices related to the Apollo lunar program: 1) President John F. Kennedy's challenge to America "We choose to go to the moon!", 2) Neil Armstrong's first words as he stepped foot lunar surface: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
