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This simple human desire is the key to transforming a business
This simple human desire is the key to transforming a business

What makes it so irresistible is that we're no longer restricted to that small sliver of our waking hours. It expands what we believe we can do. That can be truly transforming.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaMarch 7, 2018transforming
Be snarky without the malarkey
Be snarky without the malarkey

I propose a new standard. Let's embrace the wit and humor by agreeing that we can only be snarky if we accompany it with real ways that we're going to help make things better.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 28, 2018snarky
Why embrace a purpose when you can crank up the propaganda machine?
Why embrace a purpose when you can crank up the propaganda machine?

Shows us that you really took a hard look at who you are and the difference you are here to make. Then live it in a way that gets us excited about engaging with you. We want to believe in purpose. But you have to believe in it, too.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 21, 2018Purpose
Taking your brand from identifiable to valuable to irresistible
Taking your brand from identifiable to valuable to irresistible

A sense of purpose elevates a brand. It creates a level of desirability that transcends everything else. These are the brands that have prospects seeking them out. Because they stand for something meaningful. Something galvanizing. Something irresistible.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 14, 2018Brand
Everything I know about purpose I learned in kindergarten.*
Everything I know about purpose I learned in kindergarten.*

Purpose shares those same character-forming powers that we encountered in at the beginning of our learning adventure. Those were lessons that formed the successful people we are today. Imagine what it could help us and our organizations become in the days ahead.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaFebruary 7, 2018Purpose
6 trillion reasons purpose is no longer optional (what the BlackRock letter is telling us)
6 trillion reasons purpose is no longer optional (what the BlackRock letter is telling us)

There is a new expectation. An expectation that purpose becomes part of our operating model. It's not a suggestion. It's the world's largest investor, BlackRock, telling us it is becoming a requirement.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 31, 2018BlackRock, Purpose
You don’t have a marketing resources problem. You have a brand purpose problem.
You don’t have a marketing resources problem. You have a brand purpose problem.

When you have a brand purpose, you get rewarded in extraordinary ways. That's not something you can trigger with a bigger marketing spend. Those are privileges that only purpose can bring to your organization.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 24, 2018brand purpose
"Brand purpose is just a bunch of touchy-feely crap."
"Brand purpose is just a bunch of touchy-feely crap."

People would trade compensation for brand purpose. As consumers, we all will opt for the purpose-driven option when given the choice. All of which explains why purpose-driven organizations outperform their peers.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 18, 2018brand purpose
Customers vs. believers (why a brand purpose helps you outperform your peers)
Customers vs. believers (why a brand purpose helps you outperform your peers)

We can fight the brutal battle for more customers. Or we can choose to gather in our believers with a brand purpose. And reap the rewards.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 10, 2018brand purpose
The overlooked secret to getting our prospects to care about our purpose-driven brand
The overlooked secret to getting our prospects to care about our purpose-driven brand

Personas give our purpose-driven brand an empathy-inducing ability. To care more about what the prospects need rather than what we want to sell. And in the process, give them a reason to care about us.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJanuary 4, 2018Brand
5 must-read posts for those pursuing a purpose-driven brand
5 must-read posts for those pursuing a purpose-driven brand

There have been a number of excellent posts recently that help highlight the power of clarifying and embracing the purpose at the core of our brands. Here is a short list of the must-read ones.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 28, 2017Purpose
Inspire me! (The new rule every brand has to play by.)
Inspire me! (The new rule every brand has to play by.)

We’ll need to step back and clarify that thing about our brand that has the potential to inspire all those we hope to serve.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 20, 2017Brand
Peashooters vs. sledgehammers (sizing up the emotional wallop of your messaging)
Peashooters vs. sledgehammers (sizing up the emotional wallop of your messaging)

Do we let the times we live in turn our messaging into an inconsequential peashooter or, do we turn it into the emotional sledgehammer that it could be?

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 13, 2017Messaging
Why you should stop citing statistics and start telling stories.
Why you should stop citing statistics and start telling stories.

Data is incredibly important in today's world. But its full potential can't be realized unless we transform those numbers into stories.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 6, 2017Stories
Your content is stressing me out.
Your content is stressing me out.

We may not be able to stop the tsunami of content that we face. But we can create islands of sanity. Where those we hope to serve can escape.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 29, 2017content
A thankfulness epidemic?
A thankfulness epidemic?

Thankfulness is likely to spread. It's contagious. Thanking one person makes it more likely that they will thank another starting a thankfulness epidemic

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 22, 2017thankfulness
Your story needs the equivalent of a jack-booted sadist.
Your story needs the equivalent of a jack-booted sadist.

Our prospects' story has a villain. And they are looking for someone to help them vanquish this ne'er-do-well that stands between them and their dream.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 15, 2017Brand Story
Must. Press. This. Button. (3 secrets to an irresistible appeal.)
Must. Press. This. Button. (3 secrets to an irresistible appeal.)

You know that feeling you get when you just have to click that button? We’ve all been there. It can almost feel futile to resist the appeal.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 8, 2017Appeal, storytelling
Does your story have the makings of an epic tale?
Does your story have the makings of an epic tale?

With the elements of the hero's journey identified and expressed, we can build an awesome story. A story with real meaning for those we hope to serve.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 1, 2017story
The irresistible formula for creating your purpose-driven story
The irresistible formula for creating your purpose-driven story

With the elements of the hero's journey identified and expressed, we can build an awesome story. A story with real meaning for those we hope to serve.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaOctober 25, 2017story
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