image credit:  victor nuno I have a theory.  I believe that the ability to make art, whether music, drawing, painting, sculpting - it doesn't matter what kind - is an inherently human trait. Anyone who makes the statement "I am not creative" is...

Lately I’ve been having conversations with several people about what is clean, effective and beautiful web design. Seems like I inspired a few of my professional and casual acquaintances to start their own blog from my post on the importance of...

While the business digital divide – at least in the marketing and media industries – feels to be closing, there’s another rift less discussed:  a divide between those with digital influence/share of voice and those without.  And it’s a rift that...

You should probably try it.  There’s a reason you’re unsure.  Perhaps you’re unsure because it involves taking a chance or you don’t think it’s perfect.  Yet the ideas – especially the creative variety – that you’re unsure about are probably the...

Something strange has happened.  It’s more than just your marketing being dated, although that happened too.  There is a deeper shift that has occurred and few have caught up with it. It’s that marketing itself was disrupted.  We need something...

Everyone is buzzing about social media marketing.  You can’t turn your head without hearing about it at a conference.  Marketing and PR professionals are either engaged today or thinking about how to engage tomorrow.  Everyone is suddenly claiming...

A few weeks ago, I shared 50 blogging lessons to help out those who are new.  It sparked quite a few discussions external of this blog – and one particularly interesting thread by book review blogger Jackie Bailey. The original lesson on leading was...