Archive of posts from December 2024

Daily Post #2579 • December 31 2024 • Experience

The job of sales and marketing

Marketing’s job is to create buyer consideration. Not to make noise or “generate leadz”.

Daily Post #2578 • December 30 2024 • Craft

Dying brands

Brands are dying and don’t even know it.

Daily Post #2577 • December 29 2024 • Experience

More opportunity for you

Original marketing is in decline.

Daily Post #2576 • December 28 2024 • Craft

Paper and digital are friends

Remember paper?

Daily Post #2575 • December 27 2024 • Experience

The power of a little Slack

Slack is powerful.

Daily Post #2574 • December 26 2024 • Craft

Long live ugly

There’s something strangely alluring about ugly tools.

Daily Post #2573 • December 25 2024 • Experience

Find your jam

My family knows me well.

Daily Post #2572 • December 24 2024 • Craft

Best vs best for you

The smartphone with the best reviews isn’t automatically the best one for you and your specific needs.

Daily Post #2571 • December 23 2024 • Momentum

Latest and greatest?

“Latest and greatest”

Daily Post #2570 • December 22 2024 • Experience

Pricing changes

“You’re not charging enough!”

Daily Post #2569 • December 21 2024 • Craft

Craftsmen

The market may be obsessed with AI…

Daily Post #2568 • December 20 2024 • Craft

Be the show

Be the show. Not the commercial break.

Daily Post #2567 • December 19 2024 • Craft

Better than us?

“Are my competitors better than us?”
“Are they giving better service than us?”
“Are they smarter than us?”

Daily Post #2566 • December 18 2024 • Experience

Better social goals

Likes/comments are not your social goal.

Daily Post #2565 • December 17 2024 • Experience

Behind a Fast500 brand

I’ve been writing some ‘customer success’ stories lately for my Otherworldly studio. I thought you might enjoy reading some of them:

Daily Post #2564 • December 16 2024 • Experience

Doubling conversions in insurance

I’ve been writing some ‘customer success’ stories lately for my Otherworldly studio. I thought you might enjoy reading some of them:

Daily Post #2563 • December 15 2024 • Experience

Web framework personality

I’ve been writing some ‘customer success’ stories lately for my Otherworldly studio. I thought you might enjoy reading some of them:

Daily Post #2562 • December 14 2024 • Experience

Mindfulness campaign raises 6 figures in 6 hours

I’ve been writing some ‘customer success’ stories lately for my Otherworldly studio. I thought you might enjoy reading some of them:

Daily Post #2561 • December 13 2024 • Experience

Newsletter evolution

The newsletter is evolving!

Daily Post #2560 • December 12 2024 • Craft

Coulds and Shoulds

Newbies mix up ‘Could’ and ‘Should’.

Daily Post #2559 • December 11 2024 • Experience

The cancelled meditation app

I used to subscribe to a meditation app. Did for many years. But when I cancelled it, I got 50% off discounts in my email practically practically every month.

Daily Post #2558 • December 10 2024 • Narrative

Ketchup without fries

No data point is the holy grail.

Daily Post #2557 • December 09 2024 • Momentum

Slow down time

Some days remind you of how fast time flies.

Daily Post #2556 • December 08 2024 • Momentum

Dazzle vs illumination

The world tells us we need to make more noise.

Daily Post #2555 • December 07 2024 • Craft

You decide

Nothing we make ever goes exactly to plan.

Daily Post #2554 • December 06 2024 • Craft

Choose the voices

Just because it’s popular on social media, it doesn’t make it good nor right for you.

Daily Post #2553 • December 05 2024 • Experience

Replaceable hype-men

Don’t want to be a replaceable hype-man?

Daily Post #2552 • December 04 2024 • Experience

Offers vs Modifiers

If your offer sounds like this

Daily Post #2551 • December 03 2024 • Craft

They all work

It’s a lie, perpetuated by online gurus:

Daily Post #2550 • December 02 2024 • Experience

Innovative vs Invisible

Here’s how I define “innovation”

Daily Post #2549 • December 01 2024 • Momentum

Better than reflections and resolutions

We’re in December. A month often used to reflect on the passing year.

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