The More You Open Up, The More You Connect

The More You Open Up, The More You Connect

Our goals as communicators are to: Connect with our fans, our customers, our audience; and Turn our connections into powerful emotional bonds. Bob Lefsetz is a music executive who just published a great example of how you can do that on his excellent blog. It’s...
Simplicity Won On D-Day

Simplicity Won On D-Day

D-Day – Operation Overlord, if you prefer – was obviously one of the hugest days in world history…right? Without it, I’m guessing that your humble scribe wouldn’t be writing this to you. A big operation? Howzabout 150,000+ allied troops,...
Perspective: It’s Everything

Perspective: It’s Everything

Ahh…the content space – there’s so much of it everywhere, online and offline. How do you cut through the clutter and stand out to your target audience? To borrow from the Steve Jobs playbook, you need to think different. Of course, that leads to another dilemma:...
Are You Telling ALL The Right Stories?

Are You Telling ALL The Right Stories?

As messaging professionals, we tell stories all the time. We spend most of our time thinking about the stories we’re going to tell externally, to our customers/fans. We tend to spend less time thinking about all the stories we tell internally, to our coworkers,...