Show Your Mistakes

Show Your Mistakes

I’m a terrific cook. If you follow my Instagram or Facebook post, you’ll see some remarkable meals that are beautiful photographed like a photo spread in Food & Wine Magazine. I’m no Fanny Slater, but I do okay. I’m imaginative in the kitchen and understand...
Do You Own a Word?

Do You Own a Word?

Attracting the attention of your audience is only getting more difficult. With the hyper expansion of content, it isn’t easy getting noticed. Once a message is noticed and breaks through the clutter, do you own a word in the mind of your targets? What will the people...
Busting Marketing Myths about Your Brand

Busting Marketing Myths about Your Brand

Remember the old Rolling Stone campaign about perception versus reality? They busted several myths about their magazine with one image. The ad ran in AdAge, and other trade publications in 1970 were when Rolling Stone was getting started. The magazine wanted to...
Patience versus Money – Advice for Startups

Patience versus Money – Advice for Startups

Startups take time to get off the ground. Patience and money can be at odds with each other. You can work for years without any sales as you finalize products or service offerings, create your communications, and open your doors. But the hard part is waiting and being...