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Don’t be a hero, be the guide

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You know those moments where you finally actually listen to something that you’ve heard a thousand times, and thought you already knew? It happened to me twice this last week. First of all, my girlfriend was right and we should’ve started watching Ozark sooner. Second …

line of sight

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When I think about marketing (whether it’s Unreal, upside, or myself) I think a lot about awareness. The idea I wrote about a couple weeks ago — do you even exist to the person you want to the attention of? When we become aware of …

do you even exist?

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Over the last couple of months, my messaging and inbox traffic has exploded. It’s still manageable; I’m an inbox zero person and have curated my “Primary” tab in Gmail to be very effective in filtering out the stuff I actually need to see/action. And some …

simplicity is not simple

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As I study more about marketing, persuasion, and communication, it’s becoming clearer and clearer to me that simplicity wins out. The more simple you can make something, the easier it is to understand, talk about, remember, refer, and generally attract others. Great — so make …