Understanding Fandom the First Step in Cultivating Fans
To reach your goals, you need to have fans. But to get fans, you need to understand the nature and causes of fandom. The NHL season kicked off…
Show Strength or Be Strong? The Answer is Clear
True maturity in content creation and delivery only comes when you understand how to deliver upon the goals that actually matter and subjugate the…
The Dawning of the Age of Honesty
People got it wrong about this whole Mayan Calendar thing. It was never an apocalyptic vision of the future. Rather, the end of that calendar…
Kekkou Desu Mr. Roboto - The Perils Of Content Automation
One of the goals of any social media/communications strategy is to actively and rapidly engage with your customer base when they reach out to you. But…
Lessons From Waverley Retirees' Conquering of New Media
The "G"-Unit are at it again. No, not the Queens-based hip-hop crew, but rather the geriatric dancers in London's Waverley retirement residence who…
Only “You” Can Cut Through Advertising Clutter
When it comes to cutting through the clutter, the savvy business knows that only "you" matter. To start with, let me reiterate the fact that I really…
Off Target: Lessons in Knowing Your Market
Lessons one through 131: know your market. I'm sure you've been inundated with Target-related news and analysis. Everyone and their uncle is champing…
Investing in Excellence Puts London on Drupal Map
Top 15? We'll take it! Because, when it comes to Drupal, we're committed to being the best -- and seeing the Digital Echidna name amongst the globe's…
Is a Bird in the Hand Worth Burning the Bush? The Real Cost of Aggressive Communication
So... remember this experiment? Where I tilted at the virtual windmill that is The Quick-Fix, Snake-Oil-Salesman Approach to Creating Content? Well…
Putting the Focus on Your End User
We have a simple adage when it comes to understanding customer needs, desires, and challenges – if you want to know what they want, just ask. Yet too…