Many of the practices shown by research to increase happiness are simple, and most of them are not hard to do. But life is so busy and full of distractions that we often fail to fit the building blocks into…
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Scary Screen Reads
With Halloween around the corner, it’s time for horror stories. When it comes to movie adaptations based on books, there are a few available. What’s New From the King of Horror, Stephen King, there are lots of movie adaptations to…
Posted in Books
The Power of a Pause for Positive Shift
Positive shift happens when we practice the building blocks of positive psychology. The first letters of the practices that have been shown by research to increase happiness and well-being, happen to spell BE MEASURING. (although it is not usually important…
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Sharing is Caring
Sharing is the way to create and develop relationships with others and to make a contribution. It is one of the building blocks of positive shift that happen to spell BE MEASURING. • Share simple gifts. Have ideas prepared and…
Know Your Target Audience
A brand is all about communicating in a very targeted way, regardless of whether for a business or on a more personal level. A brand is about getting very clear on purpose, promise, and personality to deliver a consistent position.…
Posted in Ideas That Work, information management
Always Be Communicating Value
The goal of branding is to always be communicating value. It is also an important part of defining a clear promise in a mission statement. The most effective marketing concentrates on how a product, service, or individual meets needs. That…
Seven Beats of Brand Storytelling
Effective brand storytelling aims at the heart. Seven stories that brands can tell for heart BEATS are: Beginnings & Behind the scenes Explain & Excitement of the mission A Cause Tell Customer stories Seasonal BEGINNINGS This story about how LEGO…
Emotional Brand Storytelling
The most effective brands commuciate with stories that are emotional. They aim at the heart. Five ways to aim at the heart are: Humor Engage Animals Reveal Tearjerker HUMOR Cube Pillow uses humor to simultaneously entertain and inform in this…
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The Power of Telling Stories
“He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” Did you recognize the last line of Harper Lee’s classic story, “To Kill a Mockingbird?” To speak about story telling, what better…
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Design and Deliver a Delightful User Journey
It is a journey that we have all been on as we attempt to solve a problem. We seek answers, consider options, and make decisions about the best solution. When we succeed and discover a product or service that meets…
Tagged with: business, customer experience, user journey
Posted in Ideas That Work, information management
Posted in Ideas That Work, information management
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