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I share my lifelong love of playing with words here. Anything I share has been proven to work consistently over time. Avoid tactics and learn the principles of persuasion and you’ll have a better business.
Why You Should Be Cheap
Have I lost the plot? Bear with me. I'm not saying sell cheap things. I am saying make your thing appear to be cheap. See people are very subjective when they look at your price. They can often view you as expensive because they don't see the value they're getting....
Branding Isn’t What Most People Think It Is
It's not a pretty logo. It's not a cool visual. It's not just a tagline. Branding is much more than that. The modern word Brand is derived from the word “Brandr”, a word from Ancient Norse meaning “to burn”. It gained popularity as the term to describe the indelible...
The Crisis In Marketing
Note I chose crisis deliberately. But this isn't a new problem. But it is the cause of most marketing failure. Do you know what it is? It's saying too much. It's tempting to want to communicate all the wonderful things you offer. But what happens when you do is this....
This Drives All Of Us
You can't ignore it. It's hardwired into your DNA. It's linked to your survival. What am I talking about? Status baby. How you compare to the rest of the herd. Whether we acknowledge it, or not, it drives most of what we do. Why we choose the house we do. Why we...
Your Biggest Competitive Advantage Is Between Your Ears
Hardly anyone wants to use their brain. It's easier to delegate to someone or something (AI) else. But your brain is designed to be used. It's immaculately designed to do amazing things, like keep you alive. It's the original supercomputer and can so things...
One Shot Only. What Do You Say?
Imagine a million people just offered to wear t-shirts promoting your brand. What goes on it? You've only got up to 6 words. It needs to memorable. It needs to say something compelling. It needs to get someone to say, tell me more. Can you do it? That's the biggest...
Doing This Guarantees Ad Failure
Most ads fail. There's the famous quote. I know half my ad dollars are wasted, I just don't know which half. I'm here to tell you it's WAY more than half. But why do ads fail? There are many reasons. But the main one is this. You don't have the right appeal in your...
Why Lawyers Chase Ambulances
It's time to end the obsession with ideal client profiles. Why? Because they're just words on paper. There's no such thing as group that matches it. There may be people a bit like it. But ultimately business is about solving problems at a profit. So it's problems you...
Would You Say That To A Friend?
Asking this question instantly improves your marketing. Something weird happens when we sit down to create our marketing. We get all stiff and formal. We feel the need to impress. We decide to be overly creative. But when a potential client sees what you've done, they...
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