Green is dead: How to stop selling sustainability like it’s a pair of sneakers
If you have the word green in your name, do whatever it takes to remove it. Unless you’re Greenpeace, of course. They’ve got the cajones to back it up. Listen…
What CMOs and CSOs can learn from my failed hack of the healthcare system
The podiatrist was astonished when I showed him the x-rays of my foot. Incredulous, actually. “A what? A vet took these films?” he asked. I corrected him. “An equine veterinarian.…
Have clichés rendered your green marketing unsustainable?
Are you a green marketer who has considered using the call-to-action, “Got Green?” Are you a sustainable company that put the word “Green” in your name, and if so, do…
How physicians can use storytelling to ignite growth and create more sustainable practices
I had the honor to be included in a series of marketing interviews hosted by Matthew Scott with Feed The Agency, a marketing firm in Solano Beach, CA, that specializes…
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…
Social media training is more effective through visual storytelling
The Power of Story Part II: “Social Media and the Storyteller” from ParkHowell.com on Vimeo. Do you feel cornered by social media? “Like” this. Tweet that. Friend me. Poke you.…
How to Create and Tell Great Stories that Sell
Network marketers grow their downliness product sales through compelling business and personal storytelling. I stepped onto the stage, throat dry, underarms moist. My adrenalin level rivaled that of a hyperactive…
A sustainable marketer is always a student
I’ve been quiet on my blog the past several days due to chaperoning 50 DECA students from Camelback High School around Manhattan. A giant shout out to Linda Shaub, Ryan…
Is social media deadening our storytelling skills?
More of my Q&A on the power of storytelling from Dr. Kathy Hansen’s A Storied Career blog. Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is…
How to Rewrite Your Story and Make it an Epic
We all lead storybook lives. It’s just that some of the stories are real page-turning-barn-burners, while others are as ashen as the dust that blankets their covers. In every life,…
