“Hope is not a strategy.”

Vince Lombardi”

Having a marketing plan for your business that’s consistently implemented every month - is about as important as having oxygen tanks strapped to your back on a deep-sea dive.

A marketing plan is your game-plan.

It’s the only way to ensure that your organization’s marketing is on the offensive instead of seat-of-the-pants reactive. And it’s the battle-plan for getting your goals achieved.

But our Marketing Plan is so much more. It’s actually a …

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

When I was fourteen years old, the head of the math department (who also happened to be my Mother’s best friend and the deputy vice-principal of my school), took my Mom aside and told her that I was going to fail high school math.

Admittedly it was true that math was my least favorite subject. It was also true that my otherwise …

“You can’t just keep doing what works one time. Everything about you is changing. To succeed, stay out in front of the change.”

Sam Walton

I grew up in the same town in New Zealand as Peter Jackson - the now extremely famous Sir Peter Jackson who directed and produced The Lord Of The Rings blockbuster film series.

Before Peter was famous, as a young …

“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fu$king sharp knife to it.”

― Banksy, All & Pierce

One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen when consulting, particularly with Fortune 500 companies, is that most business leaders miss the big opportunity under their nose because they’re thinking too narrowly of their market.

Coke and Pepsi did this when …

As it’s been perhaps the craziest week ever, this week’s Monday Marketing Bullets are going to simple, swift and to the point. Thankfully something is…

The answers to these five questions can double or triple plus your revenue. They’re heavy hitters. So, time to put your strategy hat on, grab a pen and start brainstorming (or start delegating).

Not long ago I stumbled on a little farm stand which is extremely well known here in the south. It’s not exactly a farm stand - more like a farm “boutique store” full of locally sourced meat, produce and their very famous tomato pies. I had heard great things about this farm stand. People would drive for 50 or more miles just to buy their home-made pies. So when I finally made it through their front door, I had high expectations. Boy was I wrong. I could barely get through the front door due to all the “stuff” that was crammed inside the store. Between 7 ft high book shelves, piles of knick knacks and rows of freezers, the place reminded me much more of a garage sale meets appliance clearance store. It was overwhelming.