Developing a Narrative and Growing a Community
My previous post about what I see as broken with the Occupy Wall Street movement was the result of several conversations, both on twitter, and in-person. As a result of that post, I’ve been able to discuss the movement with a diverse group of opinions, not only in the comments , but also on Facebook and Twitter, [...]
I think that Occupy Wall Street has been losing steam over the past few weeks. I’m starting to see fewer articles and less media attention directed towards the various activist communities who call themselves the 99%, many of whom are part of Generation Y. While I have very strong reservations about being associated with the movement, [...]
Part of my morning and evening routines is a bit of prayer and meditation. I don’t always remember to say thank you in those quiet moments. Just like anyone else, I can forget to be grateful for who I have become and the blessings in my life. But when I take a moment, especially on a [...]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know…” OR, “It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you…” OR, to add a bit of edge, “It’s not what you know, or who you know, it’s actually what you have on who you know.” The last one is [...]
Asking the right questions before writing your newsletter means that you will have a conversation with your newsletter, not just use it like a soapbox. Don’t be the guy shouting on the internet. Be the guy who knows how to listen as well.
When I saw David Walker, Austin Entrepreneur and founder of Conjunctured, and 302 Designs wrote a post titled, “Call Me a Hypocrite, But Steve Jobs was a Jerk,” I wanted to respond with my own perspective on the man whose work has touched all our lives. If you’re reading this, Steve Jobs has directly influenced [...]
This post is a response to the excellent analysis of Dr. Pepper’s new Ad Campaign that Shennandoah Diaz wrote at BrassKnucklesMedia.com, “Lessons Learned from Dr. Pepper’s Facebook Fiasco.” Her analysis is on point about what can happen when a brand doesn’t take their entire audience into account. I’ve added my analysis of the issue to [...]
