Posts Tagged ‘ideas’

An 8 iron for creativity: what you can learn from one club golf

First of all, a definition of one club golf. No, it is not golf played by members of advertising’s famous One Club. Rather, it is a round played with a single club. That is correct—one, single solitary club and all the skill, creativity and talent you can bring to that particular round of golf. And yes, you must putt with this club as well.

So what does all this have to do with digital, strategy or creativity which is what I usually write about here? A lot.

Let me ask you this: How many of us are hindered by thinking we can only play with a “full bag of clubs?” Instead, I’d suggest seeing limitations for what they are: things you don’t need to worry about.

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Putting the Human Back in Humanity

There’s been talk about a shift in sentiment that has been evolving over what seems to be just the last few months. A backlash if you will against the thinking surrounding social media and the focus on implementation tactics. A level of frustration with the trepidation, nervousness and overarching reluctance to embrace social media for a fear of “doing it wrong.” I have a thought a lot about this. And it goes a bit beyond embracing a new channel. I think the core issue is deeply rooted—more than we want to admit. Because I see social media’s influence going way beyond a marketing or engagement tool. It’s actually working towards putting the human back into humanity.

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Being unGeeked

I’m sure you have heard of the unGeeked Elite event coming up in Milwaukee, WI May 13-15, 2010. You must check it out… why? Because it’s completely focused on providing hands-on guidance to businesses who want to manage their brand and are working to understand the real potential and opportunity to do that with digital and social media. Most importantly, because this event is about you, to its very core. The speakers, the format, the opportunities have all been assembled around what will provide the best value to you. Olivier Blanchard, Sally Hogshead, Scott Stratten, Jason Falls, Chris Brogan, Dan Schawbel, HubSpot, Visible Technologies along with 15 regional experts are at your service, putting the mic in your hand, answering your questions.

Did I mention you should check this out? You really should. #justsayin

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