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.
After their electrifying Rock Cellos performance of A-ha’s Take on Me at America’s Got Talent: All Stars “best of the best” competition which aired in early 2023, Dariel and Emil Liakhovetski earned a standing ovation from the studio audience. However, host Simon Cowell was ...
Have you been following the introduction of Max, the rebrand of HBO Max? It’s crazy! Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery took a decades old brand, HBO, a pioneer in the world of delivering video content, and stripped away the brand equity.
Doing what everybody else does won’t build fans. Being like the other guy but faster, cheaper, shinier won’t build fans.
A great way for organizations of all kinds to engage with interested people is to join and participate in a Facebook group. Facebook groups are a place to communicate about shared interests with like-minded people. Many groups are private, which fosters a sense of community.
As we prepare to enter 2023, let’s look at Chris Blackwell, a man who has spent a lifetime following his passions. It’s not just that he’s been super successful in the music business, having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. More than that, he’s livi...
Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, there is a great deal of discussion about “free speech” on both social media and mainstream media. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, in relevant part, that: “Congress shall make no law...abridging freedom of speech.”
Marketing is much more than generating attention. Every single interaction an organization has with an existing or potential customer is important. The way the telephone is answered (or routed into phone tree hell), the ease of making a payment (or not knowing what a bill is...
The volunteer members of the Harry Howard Hook & Ladder Company in Port Chester, NY are fans of the Grateful Dead, and they share their fandom in their work as well as with members of the public. This Fanocracy means that members pull energy, new ideas, and deep connecti...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
