“To me marketing is about values. This is a very complicated world, it’s a noisy world. And we’re not going to get a chance to get people to remember much about us…and so we have to be very clear about what we want them to know about us.” – Steve Jobs
“We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.” – Walt Disney This Disney quote was John Gruber’s muse for his self-described dueling rant with Merlin Mann at SXSW earlier this month. Another more powerful image you’ll not quickly forget from musician Jonathan Coulton. But somewhere along the way the [...]
The less is more idea can seem an excuse, but in our over-featured, over-powered, over-sold world, simplicity pays. Apple embodies this notion. Their product line, design, and communication are all simple and powerful. Try it at your company. Take the time to say less. Simplify your product. The cost to say more is nearly zero, [...]
Does how you say something even matter? After you watch this short film by Alonso Alvarez Barreda, you’ll know. via Creative Acronyn
“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.” – Abigail Van Buren When I saw this in the AMA e-newsletter today, it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes regarding experience. “Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.” - Mulla Nasrudin Let’s just say [...]
An NPR piece, Do you Speak American, reviews language and the various American dialects. It turns out that Michiganians are the most “linguistically secure” in all 50 states. Even more importantly, the Northern Midwest dialect is considered by most Americans to be the most “American” of all dialects. Just one more reason to put our [...]
“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb If you don’t think this is a great time to start or grow your business, you haven’t been paying attention. Seth Godin and Paul Graham, have written some good pieces on the growth opportunity hard [...]
“Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe.” – Peter Drucker Though your organization has far [...]
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. [...]
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill Although I’ve heard many Churchill quotes, somehow, I’d never heard this one. It’s advice too good to not pass along.
