B2B #tech marketing isn’t for the faint of heart. We marketers are held to the task of telling stories about complex technological solutions. Sure, we mean well and try our best to nurture our audience…

Wonder of Wonders by Alisa Solomon is a rare book that provokes thoughts about many historical experiences. If you have the slightest curiosity about the nature of the creative process and how to create unforgettable…

With a slew of statics and recent articles championing the business value of visual content, it’s hard to deny the importance of visual design to any content marketing program. But all visual content is not…

One way for a small company to get noticed is to pick a fight with a well-known firm using the principles of content marketing. What I think of as a giant killer. This blog will…

In July, Weird Al Yankovic released his latest album, Mandatory Fun. His approach was both successful and creative.

It’s not uncommon for several people to shuffle through the CMO role. Why? Are talented CMOs really so rare? Do companies have irrational expectations? Or are other forces at play?

As SAP CMO Jonathan Becher famously stated, “…big glass buildings don’t buy software, people do.” So why do so many marketers still act as though they’re selling to big glass buildings? It’s time to humanize…

Remember all those late-night conversations you had in college? What if you had a record of all the things you said, all the problems you solved, all the ideas that you couldn’t quite put back…

Everyone wants to know what makes a good story. But a novelist is in a very different business than an ad copywriter. Stories in the context of marketing and branding are too brief to use…

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