Your organization's brand is its reputation, essence and core. It's not just a logo creation exercise or marketing's purview from an ad perspective. It's everything your company is, offers and stands for, inside and out. Clients are sometimes surprised that when we work on a brand strategy process together, the key component is not just a marketing workshop, but … [Read more...]
How You Can Look At Innovation
While all the talk of “pivoting” these days is turning into a drinking game for some entrepreneurs, it’s important to remember one important thing: As a business owner, creator, entrepreneur, it has always been your responsibility to innovate. This is not new. Show me a business that never adapts, and I’ll show you an extinct business. Show me a leader who … [Read more...]
5 Ways Empathy Benefits Your Business
Empathy is not just good for society, it is good for your organization’s performance. (Yes, if I have to speak to selfish motives to make the world more empathetic, I will!) Empathy has been shown to have a direct impact on everything from customer loyalty to innovation to profits. When embraced with genuine intent and not simply as a glossy PR veneer, empathy … [Read more...]
Are you giving too much away?
Recently, someone wrote to me and asked: “Maria, how can I differentiate my services without actually ‘giving it all away’ in the marketing and sales process? It's literally like pulling people out of The Matrix: unfortunately "no one can be told what the Matrix is - you have to see it for yourself." So I spend all this time ‘explaining the … [Read more...]
How to Become a Better Connector
It’s time to go beyond networking and start connecting. Being a good connector reaps endless benefits for your business and life. Knowing the right people gets you jobs faster, scores you more clients, boosts your visibility, increases your acumen and skills, and shapes your ideas. It is also great for your health and enjoyment in your career. But how do you become a good connector if you think … [Read more...]
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