• January 29, 2021
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Wrecking The Most Common and Detrimental Mistake in Branding

Originally shared on Emily’s LinkedIn As tribal beings we will always be inclined to belong. It’s a natural and hard-wired tendency that our forebears relied upon for survival. It came …

  • January 08, 2021
  • ROOT + RIVER

Why You Sound Like Everyone Else

As the people in charge of our brands, we want to stand out. We want our voices to rise above the lesser operators, the people who give our industry a …

  • November 30, 2020
  • ROOT + RIVER

Slow Down to Speed Up

As a director of marketing, you’ve become friends with timelines and time management, buddies with bandwidth. Even if the leadership team loves your ideas and encourages you to execute, they …

  • November 09, 2020
  • ROOT + RIVER

The Unstoppable Power of an Aligned CEO and CMO

In our work with mission-based leaders, there is one factor above all others that leads to successful brand differentiation. That factor doesn’t involve SEO or PPC. It’s not the best …

  • September 30, 2020
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Planning for 2021 is foolish: Question instead

A plan is a method for achieving an end, so says Merriam-Webster. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that relying too heavily on the solidity of your plans is …

Misty Megia
  • August 04, 2020
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Bored of Marketing? Have More Fun! An Interview with Misty Megia

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Q: Who are you and what do you do? I am Misty Megia, I am a CEO/Creative Producer and Business Strategist. Q: Do you have any nicknames you care to …

  • July 08, 2020
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Branding is Still a Performance

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Authenticity. Vulnerability. Transparency. Being more human. These are the standards of a modern brand.  Branding is still a performance, and a powerful one. But it’s not a performance built on …

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  • February 24, 2020
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Why We Always ‘Love Them Where They’re At’

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  “I haven’t made any progress since we last met,” a former client said to us when she came to a recent Root + River event. Her shoulders lowered slightly …

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  • February 10, 2020
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Mission Statements Suck

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They don’t suck because they are a bad idea or because they don’t carry within them sound notions around why you are doing what you do.  They suck because they …

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  • January 24, 2020
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An Intrinsic Brander’s Guide to Honing Yearly Intentions

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By Jennifer Lawhead When we set goals, we don’t create them in a boardroom. Or in a formal meeting. Or a Zoom call. Or in a fancy document with KPIs …

  • December 13, 2019
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How Do I Do Big Marketing With A Small Team?

As the director of marketing, you are one person. You are one person who acts as the chief mouthpiece, the brilliant broadcaster and the tenacious town crier for your big …

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  • September 24, 2019
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The Future of Your Brand Starts Now

By Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster One of the downsides of being an engaged leader in a company is that you really want the company to succeed.  You want the …