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Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle has an ageless recipe for great content that rocks. One that is proven to work time and time again, across the centuries.
Do you want to know what it is?
Stumped by an insurmountable problem at work? Keen to generate ideas that are “out of the screen”? Wish to find a way to make “gaming” come to life?
With Gamestorming by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo, you now can.
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Have you thought about the amount of time you should spend creating original content? What about filtering and sharing what others publish?
Triggered by a post from David Meerman Scott, I thought about my own experience as a content and social media marketer.
Do social media gurus exist? (courtesy of Brian Copeland)
I’m caught in a digital dilemma.
On the one hand, I know that I should find ways to raise my social media score (courtesy of Klout.com). There are lots that I can do to “game the system”.
Marketing can be a friendly activity (Courtesy of {eclaire})
Sometimes, I wonder why the world of marketing has to be so competitive.
Many marketing strategies reek of a “command and conquer” mentality. We’re constantly told to “benchmark” against our competitors, “target” or “ambush” our customers, offer “value” pricing, and “position” ourselves such that we have an “advantage” over other similar businesses.
Jesus certainly knows the power of good stories! (courtesy of Life with Da Man CD)
Since time immemorial, storytelling has influenced billions around the globe.
We’ve all heard of cave men and women sitting around a fireplace, listening intently as a wizened elder regaled the tribe with heroic chronicles of his younger days.
A picture often paints a thousand words. A great comic or cartoon, on the other hand, paints tens of thousands.
“Marketoonist” Tom Fishburne recently created a wonderful graphical depiction of 5 different types of social media strategies as depicted below:
Courtesy of Tom Fishburne
A screaming staff beckons deeper investigation (courtesy of Bay Integrated Marketing)
Have you wondered why your colleague is so irritating? Pissed off by a boss who seem to disagree with everything you propose?
Or frustrated by a “stubborn” subordinate who only wants to do things his way?
OK, the exams are over. We parents can all relax now, right?
Wrong!
If anything, long holidays can be more terrifying for parents. I mean, you can’t possibly let your kid be playing computer games all day long, right? Wouldn’t his or her brain turn to mush?
Jay Baer (courtesy of about.me)
In a cluttered world littered with a gazillion advertising messages, there is only one way to truly stand out from the crowd.
And that, according to renowned social media marketing consultant Jay Baer, is to focus on helping your customers rather than selling to them.