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.

Have you noticed?

No idea has much meaning until it’s written or spoken.

Why is higher education vulnerable?

“The availability of online learning. It will take root in its simplest applications, then just get better and better. You know, Harvard Business continue reading

How much is a good hook worth?

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The higher your penetration, the lower your competition.
Consider Rolex—a continue reading

What you can’t talk about

Taste. You don’t hear that word much now. And yet we still need the underlying concept, whatever we call it.

Feb 15, 2013

How to be creative

Ask: What would my friends love?
Case in point: continue reading

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What makes a hotel more than just a room?

What’s you favorite brand of hotels?
I don’t have one. Why do I feel zero loyalty to any hotel brand?

Why is that when I travel, I seek out continue reading

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Who wants what you’ve got?

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 My 2¢: In life and in business, the answer to the above question is rarely everyone.

Remember your first time?

Do you remember the first time you experienced an iPhone or iPad?
 The pleasure centers of your brain likely light up. Quite a bit. That’s what continue reading

Wrong turns don’t have to lead to dead-end roads

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching this quirky yet delightful little film titled  continue reading

This just in: Women Want Viking Sperm

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I’m a big fan of The New Yorker magazine—the insightful essays, continue reading