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.
Social networks, like those developed by Facebook and Google, have tremendous power to allow people around the world to connect and share. I’ve been talking about this for way more than a decade, at times acting as an enthusiastic cheerleader for the positive effects on busi...
The sales kickoff meeting is a fixture of many companies’ sales calendars. Typically occurring at the turn of a new year, it’s when the organization comes together to motivate the sales team to win and win big! However, 2021 is like no other year. Most companies will forgo a...
While a great virtual event is more like television than theater, that is not the whole story. If you only focus on the TV part, you miss the opportunity for the audience interaction. The reality is that online consumer expectations have been highly shaped by social media. T...
"Creativity is a skill, not a talent," says Seth Godin in his new book The Practice. "It can be learned. If we trust ourselves, we can do more than we ever imagined." I spoke with Seth to learn more about the book and about shipping your art.
Why do some virtual events succeed while others miss the mark? One likely reason is that organizations simply try to recreate the in-person event they are familiar with digitally. Unfortunately, they fail to find the right medium and methodology for virtual success.
What does an enormous candy company do for the biggest candy day of the year during a pandemic? Mars Wrigley decided to make Halloween virtual with the launch of TREAT TOWN™, a trick-or-treat website and app. There are millions of fans of Halloween, many disappointed that in...
In August 2020, for the first time ever, Tony Robbins Business Mastery went virtual. Tony's totally reimagines what a virtual event can be, starting with his custom designed virtual stage, featuring a 50-foot round, 20-foot tall screen displaying up to 2,000 participants in ...
Throughout 2020, I’ve talked a great deal about the ideas in my Wall Street Journal bestselling book Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans. While a lot of the response has been positive, I have had many people who work in business-to-business organiz...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
