I Don’t Follow My Own Advice!

01.13.10 Posted in Bright Ideas, Wednesday Wisdom, communications, website by jasonc

It’s not that I didn’t have ideas for posts. It’s not really even that I got too busy. No, the real reason is that I didn’t execute the part of my plan that involved creating a quiver. A quiver, for a writer, is a set of posts that are pre-created and require little-to-no additional work to post.


The Flipside of Social Media

12.16.09 Posted in Social Media, Sponsorship, Wednesday Wisdom, communications by jasonc

My process and strategy for posting on the blog and/or Twitter is fairly simple – I call it the Mom Test.


Your Iron Curtain

11.18.09 Posted in Bright Ideas, Social Media, Sponsorship, Wednesday Wisdom by jasonc

If the only reason you don’t do something is because you never did, that’s not a good reason. If the environment has changed dramatically and you are feeling pain because of it, this is a great reason to question yourself, to ask why. -Seth Godin
Unless you’re Alberto Contador, you’re probably feeling the effects of the [...]


Adjusting Expectations

11.11.09 Posted in Sponsorship, Wednesday Wisdom by jasonc

Lately it seems that the talk has been about sponsorships that look past the “move the needle” metrics to larger branding and consumer engagement metrics. I’d be willing to wager that, given the current state of the economy, more sponsors are concerned with the effect on next quarter’s sales than are prepared to admit it.


Kimi Belongs at Red Bull Racing!

10.21.09 Posted in Motor Racing, Sponsorship, Wednesday Wisdom by jasonc

So it would seem ideal for Kimi to become a Red Bull athlete. It’s that last word that is key to making this whole thing work, “athlete.” All of this works better if Kimi’s contract arrangement is unusual by F1 standards. Rather than be all for F1, cultivate the image that Kimi is a cool customer, unusually talented, that he can pop in to a rally or supermoto race on a F1 off-weekend.


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