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  • Artificial Intelligence, Marketing

My Latest Project: Distribution.ai – Putting Content Distribution On Autopilot

For a fraction of the cost to hire a social media team focused on content amplification and repurposing. Last week, a company (maybe yours) pressed publish on one of the most important resources of the year. It was a study...

  • Inspiration, Leadership

What 2025 Taught Me About Fear, Ambition, and Showing Up Anyway

It’s the final sprint of 2025… and I’ve been thinking a lot about what this year has brought me and how much change has happened throughout it… After all the turkey is cooked and football has been watched… Millions of...

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  • Content Marketing, Marketing

How to Build a Stronger Connection with Your Blogging Audience

I was working with a client a few days ago and they expressed a challenge that businesses have been encountering since the industrial revolution. That is, the challenge of building long lasting and meaningful relationships with customers. Once upon a...

  • Entrepreneurship, Inspiration

Just Write Something: How To Get Over The “Newbie” Jitters

Stop second guessing yourself. Stop making excuses. Stop being afraid. Sure, it’s easy for me to say, I wrote more than 500,000 words last year. But do you really think I was never in your shoes? I’m still fairly new...

  • Content Marketing, Marketing

Why Content Really Isn’t King and What Actually Is…

Ever come across a great blog post or slideshare and be surprised that it only has a handful of retweets or shares? Maybe you’ve created great content before and found similar results. Don’t be discouraged. It’s not because the content...

  • Marketing, Startups

5 Must-Read Articles to Ramp Up Your Startup Marketing Campaigns

First and foremost, I should start this by saying every startup is going to require a different toolkit for their marketing efforts. For some startups, they will be able to leverage press to drive meaningful sign ups while others will...

  • Marketing, Startups

Four Deadly Mistakes That Most Startups Make When They Launch

Have you ever wondered why some startup launches are things of beauty while some are a complete disaster? Could it be the fault of the founder for not planning well enough in advance? Or is it the media’s fault for...

  • Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Technology

Five Creative Ways Brands Can Use Meerkat For Marketing

Meerkat blew up faster than Rebecca Black’s hit song, “Friday”. The premise of the application is simple, it allows users to easily stream live video from a mobile device with real-time interaction. Live streaming isn’t a new marketing tactic or...

  • Just Business, Leadership

What Frank Underwood Can Teach You About Negotiation

Did you know that 87% of people are apprehensive to negotiation? Most people hate it. They despise it. Some people even compare negotiation to the act of going to a dentist. Negotiation shouldn’t be a dirty word. It’s a fact...

  • Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing

Five Twitter Strategies To Develop an Awesome Following

Do you want to develop an awesome following on Twitter? Without awesome followers you can start to feel as if you’re using twitter to simply chat to yourself. Without a solid group of followers who are engaged, passionate and care...

  • Inspiration

What A Little Snow Can Teach You About Adversity

As I write this my city is in a virtual gridlock due to weather. We get days like this a few times every year where the snow syncs up with rush hour in such a way that the regular commute...