Results for the category: Making Promises

What’s wrong with naming your company Bland?

April 1, 2009

When Mark Twain said,

"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning"

he wasn't talking about naming a new power generating company.... READ MORE

Making promises

March 28, 2009

To get customers you have to get in the market, and being in the market means being in the marketing business. Where is your marketing now?

  1. Are you making promises?
  2. Are you making... READ MORE

Business Cards Aren’t Clever

March 27, 2009

At a conference yesterday I managed to snag nine business cards. Not actually a good thing as I didn't ask for any. I guess I stuck my had out when they were offered so I... READ MORE

Brand and Positioning

March 25, 2009

What's the difference between brand and positioning?

I've been wriggling around this one for years. Part of the problem is that everyone uses them to mean something that they are talking about, and not even... READ MORE