Category: leadership
By tsufit on Dec 23, 2012 in Authenticity, Authors, book review, Book Reviews, Books, Branding, Business, Celebrity, Creativity, Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurship, experts, Icons, Influence, Innovation, Inspiration, leadership, Motivation, music, Networking, P.R., Persona, Personal Branding, Promotion, Publicity, Sales, Show Business, Storytelling, Success, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
In 1978, at the end of my first year in University, I saw an article (see below) about John Davidson’s Singer Summer Camp. As a young singer, I so so so wanted to audition to attend; I don’t remember why I didn’t apply (probably couldn’t figure out the money as a kid) but I did [...]
By tsufit on Dec 21, 2012 in Advertising, Authenticiy, Business, Commercials, Communication, Communication Skills, Entrepreneurship, Fans, Humor, Humour, Influence, Innovation, internet marketing, leadership, Marketing, music, P.R., Personal Branding, Positioning, Promotion, Publicity, Publicity Stunts, Show Business, Social Media, story, Storytelling, Traffic Creation, Uncategorized, viral marketing, Visibility, Word of Mouth Marketing | Leave a comment
IKEA is great at attracting attention ’cause other people are happy to carry the message. Even a spoof like this has had 88,000 views (5 times longer than a TV commercial). How can YOU inspire your audience to carry the flame? Tsufit P.S. I went to see if the domain name IkeaMonkey.com had been snapped [...]
By tsufit on Dec 18, 2012 in Branding, Celebrity, Coaching, Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Corporate Life, Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurship, experts, Fans, Fees, Gurus, Influence, leadership, Marketing, Media, Motivation, Movements, Networking, P.R., Personal Branding, Persuasion, Positioning, Presentation Skills, Price, Price Elasticity, Pricing, Promotion, Public Speaking, Publicity, Sales, Show Business, Social Media, Speaking, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Storytelling, Success, Uncategorized, Visibility, Write a Book | Leave a comment
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By tsufit on Nov 10, 2012 in 30 Second Networking Infomercial, 30 Seconds in the Spotlight!, Advertising, Branding, Celebrity, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Icons, Influence, leadership, Luxury, Luxury Pricing, Marketing, Media, P.R., Persona, Personal Branding, Persuasion, Positioning, Price Elasticity, Pricing, Publicity, TV, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | Leave a comment
It reminds me of a Saturday Night Live spoof but what do I know? Apparently Chanel paid Brad Pitt about 7 million bucks to lend his cache to this product (no snoozer itself). Should give every entrepreneur hope. It really is possible to sell anything if you understand what it is that you’re really selling. [...]
By tsufit on Oct 28, 2012 in Gurus, Innovation, leadership, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
What happens when a guru/speaker/trainer/coach gets married to another guru/speaker/trainer/coach? This. Like I said, ALL business is show business! Stars Eben Pagen, Annie Lalla and assorted cast of characters. Even a cameo appearance by fellow guru Dean Jackson.
By tsufit on Oct 20, 2012 in Influence, Inspiration, leadership, Marketing, Movements, Persuasion, Success, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | 2 Comments
I rarely watch stuff about “leadership” ’cause it’s usually a snoozefest. But this short talk reveals why some stuff succeeds and other stuff doesn’t. It’s not about the what or even the how. It’s about the WHY. Check it out. Thanks for the head’s up Fred!
By tsufit on Jul 16, 2012 in Celebrity, Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Icons, Influence, leadership, Marketing, Personal Branding, Politics, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Speaking, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, story, Storytelling, Success, Uncategorized, Visibility | 2 Comments
Don’t bore us with your features and benefits. Tell me a story! People’s eyes always light up when I share my “litigation lawyer leaves law for limelight” story. That’s what people are really buying, not your thingamajig, but your story, the story you attach to your thingamajig and to yourself. But for some reason, business [...]