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Social Media Is Making You a Smarter Leader

Harvard Business Review

I recently conducted a workshop for a client seeking to build relationships with elected officials. Others had dipped their toes in the water, using the service as a PR message board, blasting out links to press releases and favorable news coverage. Any tool is only as good as the person operating it.

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business Review

In a fragmented media and social landscape, marketers can no longer reach their goals for awareness and reputation just through paid media and PR. Today, creative marketers need to operate more like entrepreneurs, continuously adjusting to sustain “ product/market fit.” Turn everyone into an advocate.