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.

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Sometimes a remarkable product/service arrives with no story.
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How people look at information

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What do you think: when presented with new information, do most people first read it word by word?
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Design by committee doesn’t work

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Why we sometimes fail

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Question: Can you talk about what you do without sounding confusing or bland?

What can Tom Cruize’s hand teach us about life?

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A few years ago, the world renowned director J.J. Abrams delivered an engaging continue reading

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What can Tony Bennet teach us about life and business

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I recently had the pleasure of watching The Zen Of Bennett — an intimate continue reading

What can Chelsea’s Eden Hazard teach us about life?

You’ve probably heard about the recent inexcusable conduct of Chelsea’s winger Eden Hazard. In short, Hazard kicked a ball boy during a soccer continue reading

What’s the opposite of luck in business?

 About a month or so ago, I read Charles Duhigg’s new book titled continue reading

How to be creative

Ask: What would my friends love?
Case in point—Uuni—a small, fast & affordable wood-fired pizza oven.

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