04 2013 June
What An 80s Cult Hit Can Teach You About Curation …
In the 1987 cult hit film Mannequin, a chronically unemployed artist landed a job decorating a department storefront window after saving the owner’s life. His...
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08 2013 April
7 Ways Millionaire Self Help Gurus Make More Money Than Social Media Experts
Last week no one cared what my Twitter name was – and I was thrilled about that. At dozens of social media centric events, the...
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04 2013 April
Aziz Ansari’s Simple 30 Second Marketing Trick
Aziz Ansari wasn’t planning to stick around after his show for photos. Most of the people in the packed theater in Washington DC where I...
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12 2013 March
The Underappreciated Reason SXSW Matters (In A Word)
It is tempting to search for the next big thing. There were no shortage of journalists sent to SXSW this past weekend for their annual...
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01 2013 March
Do You Have The Snowflake Mindset?
There are exceptions to every rule. That’s what we like to think, isn’t it? We are all unique in our own way. No two people...
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13 2013 February
Inside the Greatest Online Product Launch Since Gmail
Looking back, it’s fair to say the launch strategy Google used back in 2004 has become legendary. When the new platform first came out offering...
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The Ultimate Holiday Promotion Idea
How much time do you spend trying to convince your target audience that you have the best product or service for them? Probably a lot....
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2013 Trend – Heroic Design
What’s the Trend? Design takes a leading role in the introduction of new products, ideas and campaigns to change the world. For several years, leading...
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2013 Trend – Hyper-Local Commerce
What’s the Trend? New services and technology makes it easier for anyone to invest in local businesses and buy from local merchants. The consumer desire...
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2013 Trend – Backstorytelling
What’s the Trend? Organizations uncover that one of their greatest assets to inspire loyalty can come from taking people behind the scenes of their brand...
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2013 Trend – MeFunding
What’s the Trend? Crowdfunding evolves beyond films or budding entrepreneurs to give anyone the opportunity to seek “me-funding” to do anything from taking a life...
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8 Ways Arts Organizations Can Be More Human
When I was 17 years old, I wanted to be a playwright. Deciding that I was going to try and learn from within, I landed...
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12 Powerful Ideas On Creativity & Business From The PSFK Conference
Groucho Marx once quipped, “I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.” I always feel his sentiment just...
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