Here it is, only the middle of February and already I have one trade show under my belt. It was a great show and I have nothing but respect for anyone who bets the farm on a show in January in Canada. But sadly I don’t see hopeful signs that marketers and sales people are […]
Common Sense and Pixie Dust: Reviewing Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki
Maybe it’s just me but I don’t quite understand enchantment in the context of marketing. Enchantment is more connected, in my mind, with gingerbread houses, helpful teapots, and cheerful birds who hang out the washing. The real world just doesn’t have enough unicorns to make this work for me. On the other hand, what do […]
Please Stop Sending Bad Holiday Greetings
The Slow Elf’s Tale Gather ‘round, boys and girls and let me tell you about how we did company Christmas, excuse me, Mutli-Denominational Winter Holiday (MDWH) cards in the olden days. You see, kids, it used to be that businesses bought thousands and thousands of MDWH cards, which were labouriously hand-signed and mailed (with a […]
Why We Need to Stop Writing Plans and Start Making Them
So did you take my advice and text your 2012 marketing plan to your boss? Well, maybe next year. Maybe next year, instead of wasting our time fiddling about with PowerPoint, we will do something much more valuable for our Corporate Overlords, like coming up with meaningful responses to changing conditions. In ketchup circles they […]
Six Reasons to Text in your 2012 Plan
Say, how’s your 2012 plan coming along? What’s that? You’re on version 357 and your Corporate Overlords haven’t even seen it yet? Your desk is awash in spreadsheets you’re too terrified to throw out? You spent most of last Wednesday trying to fit 7 point type into a Venn diagram and most of the next day […]
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