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.
In prime real estate at my local shopping mall, a Yamaha piano dealer is actively discouraging customers. On every piano is a sign reading: “Please Do Not Play Without Permission”.
The new film Fly Me to the Moon starring Scarlett Johansson & Channing Tatum is a romantic comedy set in the 1969 race to the moon. Johansson plays a marketing strategist planning a fake moon landing video in a NASA warehouse.
Several hours ago, Samsung released a remarkable video response to the recent Apple CRUSH video. The text at the end “Creativity cannot be crushed” wonderfully trolls Apple. This is a great example of Newsjacking.
Last week, just a few hours after its release, I wrote about Apple’s soul crushing, creator destroying video CRUSH, an ad released to launch the new iPad Pro. The next day, Apple apologized for its misstep.
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.
Many companies automatically send a survey after every transaction. Don’t these companies realize that they’re annoying the customers they say they value?
I took this photo at 11:30 in the morning on February 2, the first day that the much-hyped Apple Vision Pro headset was available for sale in USA Apple stores. My local store in the tech company heavy Boston suburbs was expecting substantial crowds that didn’t materialize.
Korean culture is hot around the world. K-pop stars like BTS, Blackpink, and Stray Kids are at the top of the charts and sell out arena shows around the world. Squid Game reached number one on Netflix in 94 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. The g...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
