Which would you rather live without: your toothbrush or . . . your smartphone? If you had to think it over for a second, I get it! I often have to remind myself that I once survived without an iPhone! Clearly, we are so plugged in these days, constantly checking our email, reading articles and scrolling through our Facebook feeds. And as business owners, this provides us with a huge opportunity: to develop a relationship with potential customers through content.
Content Development
Engagement and Experience
In the age of selfies and FOMO, one thing is clear: we crave experiences. We’ll shell out good money for airline and concert tickets, we’ll wait for over an hour to eat at the best new restaurant in town, and we’ll sleep in a freezing room on an ice bed for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. (Okay, so maybe that last one isn’t so common—but ice hotels ARE a thing!)
The Power of Books
While today I run a high end consulting business and frequently speak at high profile events, there was a time when no one was knocking on my door. I had to work really hard to close potential consulting clients and I often didn’t get the rate I wanted for the value I could deliver. Plus, when I was tapped for a speaking engagement, I’d show up to a room of 30 people or fewer—if I was lucky. I plastered a smile on my face and gave those people my all. But the whole time, I was thinking, “I’ve got to […]
The Power of Micro-Commitments
As amazing as our eyes are, we all have a scotoma—or blind spot— where there are no photoreceptors in one small section of the retina. Because there are no cells to detect light on the optic disc in this area, the corresponding part of the field of vision is invisible. The good news, however, is that our brains know how to compensate for this gap in our field of vision by “filling in” the missing information. When it comes to marketing, however, we tend to have a blind spot, too—one that our brains are not so good at compensating for. […]