Where to Find Your Brand Story
Learn How to Captivate Your Customers With a Bewitching Brand Story In March 2019, I sniffed into an old claustrophobic bookstore in Queenscliff, Australia, like a mouse searching for cheese.…
I used to think blogging was a popularity contest
(The following is a Q&A that HowToMakeMyBlog.com put me through a couple weeks back. It posted today.) Some blog topics are very popular and seem to be able to attract a wider…
Can TED-Ed catalyze curiosity in catatonic classrooms?
How do you make subjects like the enormity of our universe(s), string theory, and the shyness of aliens approachable and digestible? But more importantly, can a presentation like this catalyze…
Janet has sustained a happy and healthy life for 105 years. Here’s how…
It was 112 degrees in Phoenix the July afternoon we began capturing Janet Brook’s story. The heat didn’t bother her. She had been swimming in it every morning for the…
What my Russian barber can teach green marketers and chief sustainability officers
Nodari was finishing my haircut the other day at V’s, when he said we was going to leave the back a little longer. “What? A little longer?” I asked. “You know,…
The 3 branding downfalls of start-ups
Start-ups often focus on getting operations off the ground and quick hits in sales and marketing to provide immediate lift. What they don’t pay attention to – much to the detriment…
New Burning Man film celebrates the places you can go
Creativity either touches a person or pushes them away. Rarely is there a middle ground. Our son Parker, with his friends Will Walsh and Teddy Saunders, just posted their documentary…
New TV spots for Goodwill of Central AZ explore your donation options
The heros in our new 30 second TV spots for Goodwill of Central Arizona are people donating their clothing and household items. We follow their journeys navigating the many tempting…
Are you practicing creative destruction as a green marketer?
If you’re following the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) hearings, you’ll find that this digital land grab by the government follows “The Cycle,” the same rise, capture and fall of every…
This is why we share our stories about sustainability
I have a gift for you. Give me just five minutes of your day – right now – and I’ll take you on one of the most restive, yet inspirational,…
How not to make your green marketing a joke
I’ve been getting in trouble lately from the green marketing community. They think my “Got Green? and 10 Other Brand Curdling Cliches of Green Marketing” presentation is making fun of…
