You Don’t Need a Marketing Agency
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership, Marketing, Social Media
By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster Small business owners are in a bit of a conundrum when it comes to marketing. You can either do it yourself or bring in …
You’re in charge of marketing, right? No. You’re not.
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
There’s this paradox about being responsible for the marketing of an organization: You are “in charge” of the brand and at the same time, you are not in charge of …
What is your brand’s MLE (minimum level of excellence)?
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding
By Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster A brand is an organic, living thing. It is both a practice and a discipline. And yet there is also a baseline, or minimum, …
Synthesis Episode 10: Ron Price + Stacy Ennis on Growing Influence
Filed Under: Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our tenth episode …
Why Ego Kills Brands
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster To be a leader you need a healthy ego. Leading with your ego will kill your brand. Discuss. Not sure what to discuss? We …
Synthesis Episode 9: CEO Tanya Hall on Bringing Honor to Self-Publishing
Filed Under: Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our ninth episode …
Synthesis Episode 8: Claritee Co-Founders Triana Newton & Doug McRae taking on Smokestack Thinking
Filed Under: Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership, Synthesis
LISTEN HERE (audio + video) Synthesis is a Root + River hosted webcast featuring nonconformist leaders whose ideas make them — and us — see the world differently. Our eighth episode …
Who are Our Clients?
Filed Under: Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster Who are our clients? People often ask us. In a sentence, they are awake achievers. But there’s so much beneath, between, around and behind …
Market As You Would Like To Be Marketed To
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding
By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster In our world, the most egregious violators of the Golden Rule are marketers. By in large, they do not market unto others as they …
3 Corporate Habits that Will Crush Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Filed Under: 21st Century Branding, Beliefs-Based Branding, Intrinsic Branding, Leadership
We heart entrepreneurial people. We heart them wherever they may be, and whenever they might find us. In the last year, we’ve seen an increasing number of what we term …
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 …
