Get Your DUCKs in a Row

Get Your DUCKs in a Row

I’m noticing what seems to be a proliferation of a phenomenon called use cases. These seem to constitute vignettes or scenarios in which sellers of products or services illustrate various applications of said products or services — having already elucidated the...
You’re Not Writing For Yourself

You’re Not Writing For Yourself

There’s an old expression in the graphic arts that says this: If you’re not creating an effective presentation of a message, it’s not design. It’s art. So it is with content: If you’re not creating an effectively persuasive message for an...
The Quest for Success: Success

The Quest for Success: Success

Identity becomes voice. Voice defines value. Value creates presence. Presence becomes marketshare. Marketshare ensures success. That’s why. The quest for success is the story of potential achieved. It’s the story of diligence, self-awareness, objective...
The Quest for Success: Marketshare

The Quest for Success: Marketshare

When a brand is known and trusted, it’s accepted. When it’s accepted, it’s bought, literally and figuratively. When it’s bought, it creates marketshare. Marketshare is the evolution of identity to success. Why? The answer is self-evident....
The Quest for Success: Presence

The Quest for Success: Presence

Allowing people to attribute value to a brand creates mindshare. It creates memorability and legitimacy. It engenders trust, comfort, faith. It facilitates the transition from identity to success. Why? The simple answer is: presence. Presence connotes the occupation...