I want to share with you six lessons I got on how you can fill up your workshops from a colleague of mine Callan Rush. Poor Callan (pictured right). She had me in her audience. This might seem like a good thing, but let me explain. So, the other night I attended a workshop called, […]
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It was the best of marketing. It was the worst of marketing. I just got a new painting today. A gift. The painting (pictured on the right) is simple, bright and beautiful. I really like it. And I think my friends will too. Some backstory: Back in July, I posted a blog about a thought
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People have had rotten experiences with other businesses in your industry. You can’t just say, “We do it different.” So, here’s the question: What are the policies, the procedures, processes and the standards that your business holds that ensure your are different? Just one quick example on this, which I just thought of now and
I’ve been talking a lot about ‘becoming a hub lately’. But, while that’s a nice idea and theory – what can you actually do about it. I can think of at least ten things – can you think of anything to add? You don’t need to be almost naked on a unicycle to be the
I just met with a therapist today for lunch. We were doing a consultation and it really reminded me of something . . . If you’re a therapist it can kind of seems like you’re screwed in the marketing department. After all, ethically, you can’t even ask people for a testimonials sometimes. You can’t really
Here’s a great example from a company we all know . . . “Throw a Polaroid camera into any social network and you’re guaranteed to get conversations started. The people at Polaroid understand that. When Polaroid decided to renew interest in instant photography among younger people, the company took its cameras on a road tour.
Ignore the drunk young fellow photobombing this picture. Notice what I’m wearing. It’s a kilt made by www.Utilikilts.com It’s a plain black, canvass kilt. It gets lots of comments. In a way the kilt is the pass on material. It generates the conversation and their website is easy enough to remember and every time someone
I’ve never tried this one but I bet it would work great. Have you ever been at someone’s house and seen a painting or piece of art that really floored you? My friend Jordanna Rachinsky’s paintings blow me away. You probably have your own favourite local artist. Or a piece of art you saw that
There are really two goals of WOM marketing. One is to get prospects and their friends talking about you. The second is to get current clients referring business to you. In the long term, both are probably important. The following tactics offer a mix of both – some geared more towards raising the buzz –
People love to spread the word about things they love (and hate). It’s like a gift of ‘information’ they get to give people. They get to be a ‘hook up’ of good things. They get help someone. It’s important to create excuses for people to talk about what YOU do and mechanisms that facilitate that
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