Archive of posts from November 2024

Daily Post #2548 • November 30 2024 • Craft

Plenty is a mindset

Some people work hard because they want more, and want to use their work as a means of getting it.

Daily Post #2547 • November 29 2024 • Experience

The one at the top

Ever feel like you’ve got too much to do?

Daily Post #2546 • November 28 2024 • Experience

One of the hardest lessons

When you’re building a project with a team?

Daily Post #2545 • November 27 2024 • Experience

Edutainment is not

Edutainment is not:

Daily Post #2544 • November 26 2024 • Craft

Not all hard work is created equal

Not all “hard work” is created equal.

Daily Post #2543 • November 25 2024 • Experience

Edutainment in cold outbound

Can ‘edutainment’ improve your cold outbound?

Daily Post #2542 • November 24 2024 • Craft

The 0.3% rule

If you use Gmail and get marked as spam by 0.3% of email receipients, you’re done.

Daily Post #2541 • November 23 2024 • Narrative

Permission granted

That thing you want to make?

Daily Post #2540 • November 22 2024 • Experience

Black Friday is a trick

Black Friday is a trick

Daily Post #2539 • November 21 2024 • Experience

Daring to try

Daring to try something new is only increasing in importance.

Daily Post #2538 • November 20 2024 • Experience

Good sales and good content

Good sales is helping people move forward.

Daily Post #2537 • November 19 2024 • Craft

Better than comparing

Hey. Don’t compare.

Daily Post #2536 • November 18 2024 • Experience

OK marketing vs Great marketing

Which is easier: OK marketing or Great marketing?

Daily Post #2535 • November 17 2024 • Craft

Poka-yoke

I love the word “Poka-yoke” (ポカヨケ).

Daily Post #2534 • November 16 2024 • Narrative

Great! Nobody cares

At first glance, people think these things are bad, but they’re actually great:

Daily Post #2533 • November 15 2024 • Experience

Social templates?

Q: What do social templates and brand templates have in common?

Daily Post #2532 • November 14 2024 • Craft

Make 'em sweat

This is what your competitors think is a great ad.

Daily Post #2531 • November 13 2024 • Momentum

Good marketers vs Great marketers

Good marketers VS Great marketers

Daily Post #2530 • November 12 2024 • Resilience

Your unit of measurement

“No work is beneath me.”

Daily Post #2529 • November 11 2024 • Craft

Getting out of the way

Micro-managers say: “This might not work, so I need to get involved and ensure it won’t.”

Daily Post #2528 • November 10 2024 • Experience

Smart and dumb

Smart people often look dumb at first glance.

Daily Post #2527 • November 09 2024 • Resilience

Hard is the new easy

I like it when things are ‘hard’.

Daily Post #2526 • November 08 2024 • Experience

Why it's easy

The reason

Daily Post #2525 • November 07 2024 • Experience

You don't own audiences

Marketers like to talk about “owned audiences”.

Daily Post #2524 • November 06 2024 • Momentum

Asking for more

Savvy buyers hate upsells.

Daily Post #2523 • November 05 2024 • Experience

Put the two together

We ASSUME great marketing spreads everywhere.

Daily Post #2522 • November 04 2024 • Experience

Social post categories

Most social posts call into 1 of 5 categories.

Daily Post #2521 • November 03 2024 • Experience

Gardening & Bizdev

What do gardening & bizdev have in common?

Daily Post #2520 • November 02 2024 • Experience

Good marketing, 4 things

A good marketing message knows 4 things:

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