Our firm loves all things digital. We’re almost a 100% paperless office. Virtually everything we do lives in the cloud. I’m writing this blog post on Evernote right now and will probably edit it on my iPhone in the produce aisle of our neighborhood grocery. About the only thing I use paper for is taking notes in client meetings – and that’s only because I can’t draw diagrams fast enough on my laptop. The big … [Continue reading]
Five things that happen when marketers tell the truth
Too many companies assume they’re expected to say “yes” to every question … to be the best at everything … and to be constantly reminding you how superior they are. Yet, those very same companies wonder why more people aren’t buying their message. Maybe it’s because the goal of great marketing is not to become a better liar. It’s to tell the truth about your company and tell it well. And the truth is that … [Continue reading]
Draw to a close (Part 1): Winning business on the whiteboard
One of our clients’ clients (the CIO of a Fortune 1000) recently came up to me after a meeting at a business association we’re both involved in. He had just met with his vendor (our client) over lunch and was impressed with the new way they were telling their story. What stood out to him the most? The simple little diagram they drew for him in the restaurant. It summarized their network infrastructure challenges with … [Continue reading]