Relevance: Today’s Critical Marketing Buzzword

Relevance: Today’s Critical Marketing Buzzword

For the past several years, those in my profession have focused heavily on “trust marketing” as the linchpin of customer engagement and retention. In other words, trust in a particular brand’s authenticity and integrity is the primary driver of that brand’s ultimate...
Integrity Is the Name of the Game

Integrity Is the Name of the Game

What do customers want more than anything else from the people and the companies they choose to do business with?  I believe they want to be associated with and to buy things from people of high integrity. So, what does that really mean?  Integrity means more than...
When Is Competition Good?

When Is Competition Good?

In our business, we spend a lot of time helping companies determine what their competitive differentiators are.  What are their competitive advantages?   How do they position themselves as being different and better than other businesses in their space?  And how do...