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  • December 19, 2016
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Are You an Awake Leader?

By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster We often get the question, “who do you work with?” Most times, the questioner expects us to list off an industry, a company size, …

Assignment
  • December 12, 2016
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How to Pass the Brand Test and Build Your Personal Brand: 3 Tips to Help You Earn an A+

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By Emily Soccorsy, co-founder You’re being tested. Every single day — potentially at every hour. Your words, your behavior, your veracity. Who you say you are, what you say you …

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  • November 10, 2016
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A Strong Brand Solves a Thousand Business Problems

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By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster “I can’t work on my brand right now, I have business problems to deal with.” “The goals for the business aren’t important or relevant …

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  • November 01, 2016
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The One Surefire Way Your Content Will Be Consumed

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By Jennifer Lawhead – Chief of Content Many organizations, especially in the last several years, have jumped on the content marketing bandwagon. Using content as a way to engage, educate …

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  • October 13, 2016
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Stop Waiting for the World to Tell You What Your Brand Is

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By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster Stop waiting for the world to tell you what your brand is. It’s never going to happen. Not really. We are so reactionary and …

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  • September 22, 2016
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‘I’m Different And That’s Bad:’ The Lie That Stops You From Being a Brand

3 Practices to Get Weird By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster Being different is no bueno. Of course, you don’t consciously think that! But that’s what your mind is often …

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  • September 07, 2016
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Why I No Longer Use FUD

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Originally posted on LinkedIn by Justin Foster  Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. FUD. Tapping into this part of the human psyche is as old as the human race. It is the foundation …

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  • August 16, 2016
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5 Ways Your Ego Might Be Making You a Terrible Marketer

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By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster Your ego has served you well in building your business. (We define ego as the mind part of you, the one that is constantly …

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  • July 15, 2016
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Don’t Let the Magic Die: Sexy Talk Marketing

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By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster We’ve recently been working with a Fortune 50 company to help them communicate a critical business strategy that required some sensitivity and intentional language …

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  • June 26, 2016
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How Being a Soulful Leader Boosts Your Brand

By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster There are a lot of business people who balk at the use of the term “soul.” They think it has no place in the …

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  • June 09, 2016
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You Don’t Want to Be Different

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By Emily Soccorsy + Justin Foster You say you want to be different. You say you want to stand out from the crowd. You say you want to be bold. …

Mid-life Crisis of business
  • May 19, 2016
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5 Signs Your Business is Having a Midlife Crisis

Originally posted on AllBusiness. Art credit: Drew Dernavich By Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster Midlife crises are fairly easy to recognize in others, but they’re often not so easy to recognize in …