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Learn In Public: How to be a Thought Leader

Great thought leaders learn in public. Give your audience an opportunity to learn alongside you and experience the creative process. It will make your content more interesting and compelling.

The Possibility of Personality

By Jeremy Miller

Break free of the confines of marketing, and add a human face to your brand. Humanizing your company is an immense competitive advantage. It immediately differentiates your firm from everyone else, because it provides a person who embodies your brand.

Platforms Don’t Grow Themselves

By Jeremy Miller

"If you build it, they will come." It's an appealing idea, but it’s not going to happen. Growing a platform starts with good ol' fashioned sales. Fancy marketing campaigns and promotions are not the starting point for building a platform. It starts with sales. If you sell it, they will come.

Social Media Is Boring

By Jeremy Miller

You don't need a social media expert to tell you to be on Facebook. Social media is a tool. Treat it as such. If it makes sense for your business to use a social media site like Facebook, use it. If it doesn't make business sense, don't use it. It's that simple.

Social Media is a Tactic, Not a Strategy

By Jeremy Miller

Asking a company about their social media strategy is like asking a carpenter whether he has a hammer strategy. We’re talking about tools not architectural drawings. Social media are tools to support a strategy.

Platform Authenticity: When Self-Promotion Is Annoying

By Jeremy Miller

Dump and run is not a marketing strategy. How you market your content is key to effectively growing your audience. Platforms are built on trust and audience engagement.

Market Your Marketing

By Jeremy Miller

Market your marketing. If no one is reading your content, then it isn't having an impact. The purpose of content is to engage your audience. Grow your audience every month.

Email Outperforms Social Media 3-to-1

By Jeremy Miller

Email outperforms social media advertising three-to-one. It may not be sexy, but it’s far more intimate than Facebook or Twitter. It’s a direct line of communication between you and your customers.