All Posts By Daniel Midson-Short

    The Harsh Reality of Marketing

    The Harsh Reality of Marketing

    In this article, I want to share a few of the ‘realities’ of marketing that I have learned. Knowing these truths upfront can help you succeed over the long-term.

    How is Ephemeral Content Changing Marketing?

    How is Ephemeral Content Changing Marketing?

    With so much content online today, having temporary access to it may actually make us more interested in seeing it.

    Making Time for Marketing

    Making Time for Marketing

    A lot of clients ask us how we have time to do so much content marketing for ourselves. The reality is that we don’t ‘have’ time. We make time.

    A Simple Definition of Content Marketing

    A Simple Definition of Content Marketing

    Here is the simplest definition of content marketing I can come up with: content marketing is when you give something away that makes a person want more of what you have.

    How to Define Your Personal Brand

    How to Define Your Personal Brand

    If you have any interest in marketing, you have likely heard the term ‘personal brand’. Since Tom Peters brought the concept into the world 20 years ago, it has slowly crept into the lives of each of us in some way, If you are an avid user of social media, you are likely exposed to…

    The Rise of Cursing in Marketing

    The Rise of Cursing in Marketing

    If you use curse words to get your point across it might cut through the noise of the more generic stuff you see out there. However, it also causes you to be pigeon-holed.

    The Quest

    The Quest

    A quest, in marketing terms, is a goal, a mission, a focus beyond just trying to sell more. It is something that drives the business to make a difference in some way. It is big, audacious, almost impossible to dare to dream.

    The Three Types of Value

    The Three Types of Value

    When you think of value, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Money? You’re not alone. Most of the world will think that money is the best way to measure the value of a product or service. After all, the monetary cost is what people pay to get what you sell. But the actual…

    Focus on the Action, Not the Attitude.

    Focus on the Action, Not the Attitude.

    One of the biggest mistakes most businesses will have in gaining new customers is that they think they have to change the attitude of their prospects. Usually, when a person buys a product or service, they go from being ignorant about it, to apathetic, and then move to either disinterested or interested. It’s the same…

    Marketing that Matters.

    Marketing that Matters.

    When we think of marketing, it’s easy to think of it as ads. Or sales promotions to try to get money out of people. But I see it as much bigger than that. Marketing is a bridge builder. It starts small with ideas and insights. It grows to become a familiar part of your life….