Almost everyone who calls me for a consultation says, “I want to be a thought leader.” My not-so-joking response...
As a brand strategist I am always on the lookout for novel ways to help my CEO clients enhance their executive presence. The Enneagram is one unique way.
One of my greatest lessons in company branding happened years ago I went to visit some friends who lived...
When the crap really hit the fan in March and it became clear that COVID-19 was about to become...
Regardless of which side of the line you personally fall on politically, the 2017 election offered some fabulous lessons that businesses...
2017 was jam packed with a variety of new methods, theories and tools for spreading the word about a...
Earlier this week I went to a preview of the MoMA NYC exhibit Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends. This extensive retrospective...
The Week of April 4th Is Explore Your Career Options Week If you want to keep your career options...
It was a banner night for Bernie Sanders, who at 55 percent handily beat out Hillary Clinton to win...
And we’re off to the races… With last night’s Iowa Caucus action, the personal brands of the candidates became...
I realized that part of the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens lay in Abrams’ masterful treatment of the brand itself — treatment any entrepreneur or enterprise can learn from.
True confessions: When I first started blogging about a decade ago, I wrote a post for a top 10...
If you’re one of those people who thinks that the new year is a good time to post an...
As a growing number of consumers jump on the Pinterest bandwagon, the opportunities to use the social-media site for business have...
I did a post for this column on identifying bad clients and knowing when to fire them. In the...
In today’s crowded media landscape, businesses are continually on the lookout for ways to stand apart from their competitors....
In the world of small business marketing, it sometimes seems like there is a never-ending tension between the “what’s...
One of the first things I do when I start working with new clients on their personal or business...
While on vacation seven years ago, entrepreneur Rico Elmore couldn’t find a pair of sunglasses that would fit on...
“Ruby Sparks” Reminded Me That Persuasion Marketing Sucks “Yup, instead of changing himself, he’s going to try and change...