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.
Nike stoked controversy this week with a new advertisement in the company’s ongoing “Just Do It” campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL football player who in 2016 chose not to stand for the playing of the national anthem to protest racial injustice. The ad is a gutsy ...
Last week I posted NOW Is The Time To Begin and several people reached out to me to say they would like to start a new project, but they don’t have enough time. That’s nonsense; we can all find the time to do what’s important. Whenever I hear people say they don’t have enoug...
Last week, I enjoyed presenting on New Marketing Mastery at the Tony Robbins Business Mastery event in Las Vegas. The energy in the room was remarkable! While everything shared from the stage by Tony and me and the other great speakers such as Scott Harris has potential for ...
I'm a huge fan of Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that makes it easy for people to both share their original work with the world and build upon the work of others. My choice to license my newsjacking graphics under a CC license was absolutely essential to allow th...
Free ebooks with no registration required are one of the most effective forms of new marketing. When done well, an ebook helps to solve problems and therefore buyers appreciate the content, branding the writer as someone worth doing business with. And because they have treme...
Last week I posted about the value of free content vs putting a gate that requires an email address and other personal information to get the content. Many people commented about my strategy of totally free content on my post Really, Truly, Actually Free Content and on socia...
I frequently talk about the value of free content as way to reach buyers. Offering valuable information at the moment that people are looking is a great way to showcase your expertise. But most “free” offers are not free at all.
The original version of this post on July 19, 2018, has been edited to highlight the power of fandom. Delivering excellent service is essential for businesses these days. Companies that form meaningful personal relationships with customers will stay ahead of the competition ...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
