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.

How Apple Turns Art Into Profit

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get some marketing advice from Apple?
The spectacular success of Apple is nothing short of magical.

While no single continue reading

One good lead on creating good ads

Good ads tell stories.
They make ideas tangible and human scale.
Case in point: An ad for Hong Kong Animal Adoption Centre.

My 2¢:
Tell stories focused on what’s continue reading

How to be creative

Ask: What would people love?
Case in point: Lubenda privacy policy generator.

Most businesses need a privacy policy.
Lubenda is the easiest, most continue reading

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You are not alone out there

This is long so feel free to skip it.

A few hours ago, I received an interesting feedback/question from a person who recently purchased a copy of my ebook continue reading

Is chance your primary marketing strategy?

Chance is the primary marketing strategy used by many businesses.
It’s a sad reality, but many businesses simply wait for the people to come to them.

The more advanced version continue reading

Where does the money go?

Money follows ideas.
Money does not create anything at all, much less ideas. Money goes where ideas are.
— Paul Hawken

They say that nearly continue reading

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Little big things

World-class companies are not shallow; they touch our senses because they give pleasure to our senses.
Case in point: Google continue reading

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Why generic is bad

Gulfstream—The World Standard.
What do you think about the above tagline?
Gulfstream, continue reading

Why people sometimes don’t get it

If you don’t explain what you do through easy-to-picture little scenes, people likely won’t get it.
Netflix is a company that does this well.

My 2¢:
Bring continue reading

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Chill without the Spill

Unless your fridge has a built-in ice maker, chances are you have to deal with ice cube trays and all the ice/water spillage that comes with them. Thanks continue reading

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