What kind of marketing is the most effective?

sneezr.ca Have you ever asked yourself that question? I did. In fact, many years ago I spent countless hours trying to figure it out.
The answer turned out to be quite simple: word of mouth marketing. Or as I call it: the art of cultivating recommendations.

Surprised? Probably not. With recommendations, there is no sales pressure and no credibility issues. When your friends, family members or trusted co-workers recommend something or someone to you, they are genuinely trying to help you. That means a lot, which is why you usually remember it for a long time. But here is the catch: recommendations must be earned. How do you do that? Where do you start? How do you give people a reason to talk about your products/services? How do you nudge your story into every day conversations? I launched sneezr.ca to help you answer those questions.

Cutting edge = awesome at the basics.

Case in point: Zappos.com. It’s one of the coolest businesses these days.
So what’s the cutting edge stuff that makes them so cool? continue reading

Life at the edge of hope

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Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director, and producer.
He is the creator of the now world-famous TV show Mad Men, produced by AMC.

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Canada sorts its mail over a wastebasket

I’m not sure if the same is true where you live, but in Canada, most people sort their mail over a wastebasket. You have to make the cut fast or nothing continue reading

It’s easy to forget…

Facts can be almost irrelevant.
What matters is how they are presented. It’s easy to forget that.

Do you know the answer?

What single skill do all top copywriters have that most other copywriters lack?
That was the question an aspiring copywriter emailed to me a continue reading

Got a moment?

YOU. Yes, you. Got a moment? Good.

Do you know what the number one product people can’t stop buying is? A good experience.

It’s true, a good experience continue reading

Simplicity is…

BC Children’s Hospital needed to raise money to build a new Hospital.
The above spot brought their lack of space to life.

My 2¢: Simplicity is not about less effort. Simplicity is all about the right effort.

Simplicity is…

My 2¢: Simplicity is not about less effort. Simplicity is all about the right effort. Jul 11, 2013

It’s often hard to chase ugliness away

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Tiny big reminder: Details matter.

Details can in fact build business empires.
Wasn’t Walt Disney’s business empire, in large part, created by how much attention he paid to details?

Jul 6, 2013