Delivering on your Customer's Expectations? That's music to their ears
Focusing on delivering upon the expectations you have set for your customers is music to your customers' ears. But focusing on your own internal beliefs to the exclusion…Read more
A guide to style guides -- How to Keep your content in Fashion
Certain things never go out of style. But when it comes to content, it behooves you to keep an eye (and an ear) open for terminology and language that may be ready for…Read more
Critical Thinking: The value of Honesty
I believe firmly that diversity of experience helps to make you better at what you do. By day, I'm a content and requirements strategist at Echidna; but by night I write…Read more
Full Disclosure: Integrity in Writing
Content can be great. Context will always make it better.
I've been in this game a while and one of the biggest questions that businesses, politicians,…Read more
A Not-By-The-Book Guide to Copywriting and Editing
I firmly believe that if you want to improve your writing and editing skills, you have to take a not-by-the-book approach to skills development.
Earlier today, a…Read more
Hammering Away with the Wrong Communications Tool? That's as Effective as Banging Your Head Against the Wall.
Maslow's hammer states that when all you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail. It's a concept we often see in communications, but at some point -- if…Read more
To Successfully Create Content You Need to be a 'People' Person
It may be impossible to predict the future, but by understanding the fundamentals you can lay the ground work to succeed no matter what comes. Techonology changes,…Read more
Show Strength or Be Strong? The Answer is Clear
True maturity in content creation and delivery only comes when you understand how to deliver upon the goals that actually matter and subjugate the goals that get in the…Read more
A Super Bowl Game Plan For Content that Scores
As a football fan (both three-down and four-down versions), watching the Super Bowl is something I enjoy doing, with or without a rooting interest. And this year's game…Read more
Still Haven't Found What You're Looking For? Focus Less on Searchability and More on Findability
Anything is searchable.
The key to success is making it findable. And while X may no longer mark the spot, understanding what markers work -- and the routes people…Read more
Don't Believe the Hype
We often talk about tone when it comes to messaging, but rarely do we focus on volume. And when it comes to connecting with your audience, what and how you say something…Read more
The Path of Least Resistance? It's the One Your Customer Chooses so Keep Multiple Routes Open
The quickest route is always a straight line. But when it comes to delivering value to your consumers, that path might need to be a little more circuitous.
I live…Read more
Thoughts On All Things Digital
