What’s my favorite headline? There it was. Sitting on the kitchen table. Cosmopolitan magazine. “Secrets Even a Good Boyfriend Keeps from You” It got me thinking. Hmmm. THAT is an irresistible headline. It stokes your fear. “Is my husband cheating on me?” It stokes your curiosity. “What do I not know Read More
Archives for November 2015
15 Best Marketing Books of 2015
Black Friday week is here! Great deals are happening all week on Amazon. Want to reward yourself for an awesome year? Plan to spend some holiday downtime to learn how to take your game to the next level? Or maybe you are looking for something inspiring for your team or a co-worker to help get a jump on 2016? Now Read More
How to Write a Brilliant Creative Brief in 15 Minutes
We are all super busy marketers. We’ve got to go, go, go. Execute now. We need to save time whenever possible. Skipping the creative brief is one of the most common shortcuts that marketers take. Oops! We think we are saving time up front by diving right into execution. But we are likely paying for it later Read More
277 Action Words to Supercharge Your Writing
Words are sacred ... If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little. - Tom Stoppard, Famed Author, Playwright, and Screenwriter You want to nudge the world, right? You’re in marketing to do just that. In fact, you probably want to do more than just nudge the world. You want to Read More