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Do you carry movies in your pocket?

The less information people are given the more likely they are to remember it.

Case in point: Movies in your pocket headline by continue reading

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What’s the core idea behind your business?

People who gravitate toward a Nike running shoe, for instance, aren’t focused on the quality of the rubber used to make the sole or the strength continue reading

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If your business was a rock star, who would they be?

If you’re just like everyone else people will have trouble describing and/or referring you to their friends and business associates. Delivering a Younique story continue reading

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How to nudge your story into everyday conversations

It’s not your customer’s job to remember you.
It’s your obligation & responsibility to make sure they don’t have a chance to forget you.

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Ever heard of the Acceptance Time concept?

The concept is simple: People need time to accept ideas/things that are new or different.
Case in point: the all new 2012 BMW 3 series.

Via bmw.com

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Why good design matters

Good design creates visibility.
And visibility invites trial.
And trial invites advocacy. 
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Design Creates Visibility

Good design matters.
Why?
How much time do I have?
Not much? Ok, in short:
Because good design creates visibility.
And visibility invites trial.
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Can cardboard be cool?

I recently came across an innovation designed to make outdoor fun more sustainable. Aiming continue reading

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How Steve Jobs killed a wolf with his bare hands

Steve Jobs was an orphan.
What if that was the only story that Steve ever told?

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How to master the first seconds

1. Keep it simple but make us believe it.

2. Be direct. (Can you afford not to?)

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