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Two Things You Should Be Doing in 2018
Two Things You Should Be Doing in 2018

One might be more important than the other, but it seems it can't be emphasized enough. No matter what, one thing is certain, you have to be willing to invest in the necessary tools to give yourself a chance to stay ahead. Those tools might look comp...

Posted: Jan 01, 2018

Should Your Business and Marketing Strategy be the Same?
Should Your Business and Marketing Strategy be the Same?

If it's not, then there's a good chance you could hate yourself at some point. You could take it all the way to crazy town, like Ryan suggests, and say the whole business is marketing. But if you really stop and think about it, is it really that craz...

Posted: Dec 29, 2017

Are You Giving Up Too Soon?
Are You Giving Up Too Soon?

There's a pretty good chance that you are because you don't realize how long it takes. Believe it or not, your ability to show up and do the things you're supposed to is a very powerful differentiator. It's that simple difference that separates avera...

Posted: Dec 28, 2017

Find Your New Face Faster
Find Your New Face Faster

Because the longer you wait the more opportunity you pass up that goes to someone else. It might sound a little crazy and potentially hyperbolic, but your ability to move faster than everyone else matters. It matters because they don't have the same...

Posted: Dec 26, 2017

Waiting isn't an Option
Waiting isn't an Option

The only thing that's going to protect your agency's relevance is figuring out a way to handle all the business others can't. The industry isn't going to check with you before something big happens, and depending on who you talk to it could be a lot...

Posted: Dec 22, 2017

Waiting isn't an Option
Waiting isn't an Option

Posted: Dec 22, 2017

Do You Need Dedicated Marketing Help?
Do You Need Dedicated Marketing Help?

I don't know, maybe. Someone's got to do it though. If there was every a more appropriate chicken and egg occurrence it's this. Do you need to have the business to justify the marketing person or do you need the marketing person to justify the busine...

Posted: Dec 21, 2017

How Brutal Is What You Don't Know?
How Brutal Is What You Don't Know?

If you wait to find out, you'll probably never know. Because you'll never be ready to go after that sale or client you don't think you can handle. It's only when you act in uncertainty that you truly offer yourself a chance to grow. The worst that wi...

Posted: Dec 19, 2017

How Brutal Is What You Don't Know?
How Brutal Is What You Don't Know?

Posted: Dec 19, 2017

Video Hosting Showdown: YouTube Vs. Vimeo Vs. Facebook Vs. Wistia
Video Hosting Showdown: YouTube Vs. Vimeo Vs. Facebook Vs. Wistia

This is definitely one of the most unnecessary steps you should not be over thinking. It really comes down to discovery vs. delivery and which object is primary for your video. If you want the easy answer, there are very few times when YouTube isn't...

Posted: Dec 18, 2017