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  • B2B Marketing, Marketing

Social Media Metrics: What Brands Should Be Measuring In 2025

Let me take you behind the scenes of social media success for a moment. Last month, I was speaking with a frustrated marketing director who’d been pouring resources into their company’s social channels. “We’re getting likes,” she told me, coffee...

  • Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Alternatives: 10 Of The Best LLMs & AI Chat Experiences

ChatGPT has undoubtedly made its mark as one of the most powerful AI tools in recent years. Its versatility has made it a go-to choice for everything from simple inquiries to complex professional tasks, leading to widespread adoption across industries....

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  • Marketing

The Celebrity Effect – Could Drake sell you Sprite?

If you’ve been following my blog you probably realize that I enjoy music, specifically hip hop. I enjoy other types of music as well but I grew up listening to the Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop and R&B. So understandably, I...

  • Entrepreneurship, Just Business, Leadership, Social Media

Why Blog When You Can Start an Online Magazine?

The first niche magazine was published in 1731 and was called The Gentleman’s Magazine. Since then there have been thousands and thousands of niche magazines published with many of them finding great success. For years, magazines have been successfully financed...

  • Uncategorized

My New Hat

This week I bought a new hat. Not just a baseball cap or a stocking cap; a flat cap. Wear a baseball cap and no one notices. Wear a stocking cap and no one notices (unless its the summer). But...

  • Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Leadership

A Few Business Lessons We Can Learn from Canadian Gold Medalists

The Olympics are a great time to show your stripes and be proud of your countries fine athletes. The 2010 Winter Olympics started off with a blunder. The Olympics wardrobe torch malfunction was seen by millions of people all over...

  • Social Media

How to Write Like Seth Godin

Seth Godin is the most popular blogger in the world (after this guy). The info he shares on his blog is considered by many to be some of the best work on the web. With a variety of different topics...

  • Just Business, Marketing

The Power of a Story – Tim Hortons Advertising

All around Canada people are wearing their red mitts and red hats glowing with National Pride. With the 2010 Winter Olympics underway, Canadians of all walks of life are showing their patriotic side. Tim Hortons, Canadas biggest Coffee and Bakery...

  • Inspiration, Just Business

A Marketing Lesson from the Church

I’m driving home after watching the Hockey game the other night. And I pull out my cell phone to text message my cousin to let him know I’d be able to pick him up in the morning for the gym....

  • Social Media

Moment of Silence – The Death of the Auto-DM

Why the Death of the Auto DM? Woke up one to many people I was rudely woken up last night. — 3:15AM to be exact… My phone vibrates underneath my cheek and its twitter letting me know about my most...