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Creativity can obscure your message

In an age of digital this and that, when many of us live large parts of our lives online, creativity often obfuscates our message. Obfuscate means to “render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible,” as my dictionary defines it. It’s not that … Continue reading

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Why social media loves dogmatism

Not a day goes by where we don’t see tweets and post headlines telling us “you must” or “you need” and similar dogmatic injunctions. Is it because we like being told what to do? Is it because the authors are … Continue reading

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Appearances to the contrary

It would appear this blog is in abeyance but au contraire … I’ve actually written quite a few posts. Unfortunately, well-intended as they may have been, they kind of sucked. So they remain offline in the half-baked stage. I had … Continue reading

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Social media basics for a small business

Many businesses, especially small businesses, are wary of social media and for a variety of reasons. The reasons are legitimate given that owners are wrapped up in the business of actually running their business, so they are often in uncharted … Continue reading

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Content is not content

In business and especially marketing, we continually see references to content. Does anyone know what that is? I don’t think so. It’s spoken of as if it’s a tangible quantity, something measureable, a thing you can stock the shelves with. … Continue reading

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