Insights & Updates

Build a Better Brand, and Business, That Works for You.

Insights & Updates

Insights to Help You Build a Better Brand, and Business, That Works for You.

This is where I share what I’m thinking, seeing, and learning as I work with founders, solopreneurs, and small teams—across brand strategy, marketing, focus, and building a business that actually works. You’ll find long-form insights alongside timely notes and announcements, all designed to help you make clearer decisions, reduce unnecessary complexity, and move forward with confidence.

40+ Types of Marketing for Your Business

40+ Types of Marketing for Your Business

Marketing isn’t just one thing—it’s a diverse ecosystem of strategies that have evolved with technology, consumer behavior, and media platforms. This comprehensive guide explores over 40 distinct types of marketing, from traditional advertising and inbound content to emerging methods like voice, experiential, and neuromarketing. It emphasizes that there’s no single best approach—businesses should choose the right mix based on their audience, goals, and resources. Ultimately, understanding these categories helps brands become more strategic, creative, and effective in how they engage and convert their audiences.

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Scare Tactics In Branding and Marketing

Scare Tactics In Branding and Marketing

Human beings have base fears such as the need for protection, for reassurance, for status, for achievement, recognition, and so on. Addressing these fears is the basis for many brands’ positioning and their marketing. But how successful is fear as an emotive driver...

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To-Do, To-Don’t, To-Done!

To-Do, To-Don’t, To-Done!

Sometimes it feels like there’s a lot on my plate. I run my own business, sit on two boards, serve as leadership for my referral networking group, and I teach. Most importantly, I’m a husband and father. I have a lot of stuff that needs to get done every day. But I’m never overwhelmed enough to say, “my plate is overfull.”

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Goalsetting With A Vivid Vision Document

Goalsetting With A Vivid Vision Document

Most business owners have an idea of what they want their company to look like. However, their employees can’t necessarily see that same vision for what the future can be. If you are struggling with writing a clear mission statement and vision statement, then you should try to write a Vivid Vision first.

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Plan and run better meetings

Plan and run better meetings

Meetings are a necessary evil in our business. Between staff meetings, project planning and review meetings, vendor meetings, and of course client meetings, its any wonder we get real work done at all. But one thing I have learned in almost 25 years in the creative...

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6 Ways To Spot Cheap Logo Design

6 Ways To Spot Cheap Logo Design

There’s only one thing worse than a cheap logo, and that’s a cheap looking logo. Even if your average consumer can’t communicate why your logo makes them feel embarrassed, disgusted, or confused, they’re still going to have that reaction anyway.

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