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Last week I wrote about how important headlines are and how to write a headline that turns more heads.
This week, to further inspire you, I’m going to share five of my favorite headlines and talk about why they are so good. Read more…
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Using “Goosebumps” to Goose Your Marketing
Do you know what business you are in? Really?
Someone once asked Alfred Hitchcock, What business are you in? He didn’t say I’m in the business of making movies. He said, “I’m in the goosebumps business.” Read more…
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Remember Aesop’s Fables? These simple stories have some common sense wisdom that has stood the test of more than two thousands years.
One of my favorites is the fable in which the Sun and the North Wind are watching a man in a coat who is walking down a road on a winter’s day. The North Wind says to the sun, “I’ll bet you I can blow that coat off the man,” and the Sun takes the bet. So the North Wind blows and blows and blows, and the harder he blows, the more tightly the man holds on to his coat. Finally, the North Wind gives up and the Sun says, “My turn.” The Sun simply begins to shine down on the man, and the farther the man walks, the warmer he gets, until he finally takes off the coat himself. So the Sun wins the bet.
I believe this story suggests two different ways to think about sales and marketing. Read more…
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