Marketing
4 Ways to Stock Your Content War Chest
Storing up owned content lets you control the conversation surrounding your brand.
By Dan Curran
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Thought Leaders
Practice What You Preach: How to Avoid Content’s Hypocrisy Trap
Don't let recent stories of company leaders and founders who failed to live up to their own values deter you in your own messaging.
Marketing
5 Reasons Why Nobody Cares About Your Big Idea
A great idea poorly sold is called failure.
Marketing
Think You’re a Good Speaker?
If your audience is checking their watches, you're not.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
Don’t Let Others’ Opinions Hold You Back
There's an important distinction between opinions and criticisms.
By Gerard Adams
Online Presence
I Used Social Media and Blogging to Become Famous for Nothing
How one man used social media to become a legend in his own mind -- and in Peru.
By Phil La Duke
Thought Leaders
3 Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders
Going all-in and becoming a life-long learner are common leadership traits you can adopt as your own.
Marketing
3 Ways to Create More Content (and Views) from Your Blogs
Create a low-maintenance, high-return content strategy by maximizing your content via social, diverse media types and engaging others
Building a Business
10 Steps to Build Your Stature as an Influencer
Online influence must be carefully cultivated with hard work and sound strategy.
By Deep Patel
Entrepreneurs
Boasting About Your Company Isn’t a Smart Thought-Leadership Tactic
People pretend to be interested when the braggart is buying the drinks but nobody will read it.
By Anna Redmond
Thought Leaders
How to Become an Authentic Leader in the Digital Era
Maintaining integrity depends on knowing, doing and being -- all in ways that enable us to evolve into our true self.
By Vivek Bapat
Building a Business
5 Ways to Reach Businesses Looking for Your Services But Haven’t Found You Yet
B2B marketing is fundamentally about getting introductions and building relationships.
Thought Leaders
25 Leadership Lessons From Millionaire Business Owners
Build your team with the employees who just want a leader that helps them excel.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
Why Salespeople Should be Advocates and Not Thought Leaders
Becoming an advocate for your buyers will gain you far more street cred than pushing a thought leadership.
By Jen Spencer
Thought Leaders
5 Lessons Learned From the World’s Greatest Uber Driver
We're all entrepreneurs even if we don't realize it. When a customer experience sends chills down our spine, we remember it.
By Tim Denning
Thought Leaders
10 Online Marketers to Follow for Inspiration and Growth
These marketing experts can be relied upon for dishing out great advice to business leaders.
Thought Leaders
Live Your Own Life, Not Someone Else’s
Don't fall into the trap of letting others' opinions dictate your actions.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
Unchain Your Mind and Begin to Think Like a Visionary
Conceptual thinking is simply exploring and pondering to find out where an idea leads.
Thought Leaders
The Real and Biggest Entrepreneurial Shift Is From Success to Significance
The journey of significance is filled with challenges to overcome.
By Gene Hammett
Thought Leaders
To Disrupt or Be Disrupted: What’s Your Choice?
Consider the big-wave surfers on Northern California's Pacific Coast. They're rarely unprepared for the biggest swells that come their way.
Online Presence
Another Effective Way Facebook Helps Grow Your Business
Groups enable you to extend your organic reach, workshop your material and establish yourself as a thought leader.
By Lesya Liu
Online Presence
10 Social Media Posts That Deserve a Place in Your Content Calendar
These easy-to-customize structures can help you drive up engagement and attract a community of avid brand users.
By Andrew Raso
Thought Leaders
How to Create Thought Leadership For Women CEOs and Executives
Top recommendations for women executives to become thought leaders in their fields.
Entrepreneurs
10 Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Know and Live By
Stand on the shoulders of the really big thinkers and enjoy the elevated view.
By Jeff Shore
Building a Business
3 Questions to Make Sure Your Content Starts the Conversation
Consider what is happening now, what it means to your business peers and why is it interesting to an editor.
By Shana Starr
Building a Business
Telling Your Signature Story
Customers need to know the essential story that brought you to the place you are now -- it helps them identify with you and want to do business with you.
Thought Leaders
5 Dos and Don’ts of Thought Leadership Marketing
Providing genuine value to your customers without even a hint of self-promotion. This novel concept could put you and your business on the map.
By Ben Simkin