“If you want to be a leader, you have to be a real human being.” - Master Nan Huai Chin, author, scholar, one of the most renowned lay Buddhist masters in Asia. A Pause Releases Opportunity The pandemic has caused everyone to pause, particularly companies aggressively selling or marketing their products and [...]
"It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results." -Warren Buffet Make Your Brand Fully Present: Seen, Felt, Discussed I have always been a fan of using out-of-home media to build brands, because it provides the opportunity for immediate visibility and a way to generate excitement and conversation. [...]
“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” -Reid Hoffman, CEO Netflix Darwin Overturned Years ago, I was fortunate to be introduced to a new theory of evolution put forth by Dr. Martin Nowak, head of the Program for [...]
"Soft power is not merely the same as influence. It is also the ability to attract. A country may obtain the outcomes it wants in world politics because other countries admire its values, emulate its example, aspire to its level of prosperity and openness. This soft power—getting others to want the outcomes that you want—co-opts [...]
"I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker – yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday." -Dr. Jane Goodall Changing World Challenges Brand Power Brands are intellectual [...]
Awakening Brand Energy Activating the 7 Brand Chakras What is a Brand Chakra? I've used different frameworks over the years to understand and strengthen the brand power. I developed a Brand Chakra framework after studying chakras as a way to manage human energy to achieve better outcomes. Chakras are a set of portals between the inner and outer worlds of [...]
SuperBowl LI will always be remembered for the remarkable comeback and sudden death victory of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. I will also remember it for another historic event. During SuperBowl LI, several trusted brands took a stand on different social issues in front of 111 million people - epic (tweet this). This has never been [...]