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Stop Talking About Yourself: What Happens When Your Marketing Puts Your Customer First

 Most business owners don’t set out to make their messaging self-centered.

But if you’ve ever looked back at a landing page, social post, or email pitch and realized most of the language starts with ...

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When Your Message Doesn't Connect: How to Correct Misalignment

A few weeks ago, I stood in a room full of people, caught completely off guard.

Someone I coach walked up and, without warning, launched into a passive-aggressive, public rebuke—while hugging me and ...

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"No" Isn’t the End—It’s an Open Door ethical integrity marketing messaging objections relationship serving vs selling

The world says, "always be selling." But that creates pressure and transactional relationships. A better approach? Always be offering value and building rapport.

Sure, a "no" can feel personal, espec...

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Marketing Sleight of Hand: Why Trust Matters More Than Tricks alignment authentic deceptive joyful communications marketing wordsmatter

The world today is full of distractions. In the midst of it all, marketing often promises one thing while subtly delivering something else.

Like a magician performing sleight of hand, brands and busi...

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Filling Your 2025 Canvas: 10 Purpose-Driven Marketing Tips

“Out with the old, in with the new.” That saying has been around for centuries.

But as we step into the new year, I prefer to think of it as a blank canvas, brimming with possibilities and potential....

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10 Ways the Christmas Story Can Transform Your Communications alignment authentic communications connection ideas joyful communications marketing strategy transformation

The Christmas story, as told in Matthew and Luke, is one of the most beautiful narratives ever recounted.

If you look beyond the profound spiritual aspects, you'll also find timeless strategies you c...

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Is Truthful Persuasion Just a Myth? alignment authentic communication content credibility deceptive ethical joyful communications marketing strategy tips

Doesn't marketing feel like a contest in today's fast-paced online world? 

 

It is almost like the businesses that scramble to outshine the competition, make the biggest promises, and use every tric...

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From Panic Purchases to Purposeful Connections: Marketing Beyond Fear and Scarcity authentic business owner communications entrepreneurs ethical joyful communications marketing strategy tips

Imagine scrolling through your social media feed, bombarded by messages like "Limited-time offer!" or "Only 5 left in stock!"

A familiar pit forms in your stomach. The new gadget or solution you’ve d...

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The Marketing Pressure Cooker: Maintaining Integrity in a Click-Crazy World alignment authentic business owner communications deceptive entrepreneurs ethical joyful communications marketing

Imagine this: John, owner of "Knead of Love Bakery," receives an email from a major grocery chain offering the opportunity for national distribution of his sourdough product. It seems like a dream com...

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Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Truth with Persuasion in Marketing

It is no secret that growing your business requires effective marketing. 

But as a purpose-driven leader, ethical entrepreneur, or Christian business owner, you also want to stay true to your values....

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The Two Faces of Marketing: When Persuasion Meets Truth authentic communications connection credibility deceptive ethical joyful communications kindness trust wordsmatter writing tips

Remember the time you were on the hunt for a specific solution and finally discovered two promising options? While you felt a sense of relief, you also faced a dilemma as you had to decide which solut...

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One-Size-Fits-None: Why Cookie-Cutter Marketing Communications Doesn’t Work copywriting focus framework joyful communications landing page writing tips

When you scroll through social media, does it sometimes feel like every fitness ad shouts a similar generic message? "Get fit!" "Download our app!"

Instead of pulling you in, you scroll on by. WHY? B...

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