Know Thyself: A 21st Century Branding Principle
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
One of the most surprising moments of a Root Session is when our beloved client has the realization their brand was already inside of them. We did not tell them …
A Very Different Kind of New Year’s Resolution…
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding
New Year’s resolutions are lame. For the most part, anyway. They are generally some in-the-moment super important idea abandoned as quickly as a battery-less toy on Christmas morning. But setting …
How much money should I spend on marketing?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Case Studies
As little as possible, mate. Surprised? You’ve been taught to believe that marketing is a cost center. You’ve been trained to think that when you invest in marketing you are …
Synthesis Episode 3: Cort Dial: An Unconventional Take on the Crisis in Leadership
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 3: Cort Dial, author, speaker, leader whisperer LISTEN HERE (video + audio) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and …
What does culture have to do with brand?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
We are five years into the Human Age. In the 21st century, leaders must go beyond taking care of their people to embodying a new level of caring for people. …
Synthesis Episode 2: Being an Agent for Change, A Conversation with Rose Fass
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
EPISODE 2: Rose Fass, CEO of Fassforward, Agent for Transformation Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see …
How do I monetize my talents?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
Hi Hurray! You’ve realized we’re not just nutty spiritualists waiting for the clouds to part and money to fall like a tender rain. We are unabashed capitalists. Free marketeers. Supporters …
Compassion makes branding better
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Social Media
You might not think compassion has much to do with branding. We don’t like to disagree. Actually, that’s not true. We do like to disagree. (See what we did there?) …
I’m ready to tell my story. Where do I start?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Leadership
First, congratulations to you. You’ve discovered the work that’s behind you is not the work that’s in front of you. It’s not your life’s work. It’s not what lies at …
How do we create a market position?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding
Editor’s Note: As we move into the last two seasons of the year, we are answering questions people have repeatedly asked us about branding and marketing. Like “authenticity,” “story” and …
We do retreats. Do you?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Workshops
We never used to retreat this much. Ever. (In fact, Justin thought retreats were kind of lame.) But in building a virtual team and working from far-flung corners of the …
Who the heck is my target audience?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding
Editor’s Note: As we move into the last two seasons of the year, we are answering questions people have repeatedly asked us about branding and marketing. Let’s start with this …
