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Simon Sinek’s missing W

CLIENT WORK CONTENT MARKETING MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS MESSAGING TIPS AND HOW TOS

I’ve a bone to pick with Simon Sinek.  I’m not the first but the bone is significant; a hefty femur not a minor metatarsal, so I feel my vent is justified.
Simon’s chart-busting Ted Talk ‘Start with why’ has inspired thousands of business leaders to embrace their purpose – and that is all to the good.  It also frames strategy as How and What, which I’ve always found useful.

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Whanganui workshop this week – free – Write persuasive messages

GOODSENSE NEWS MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS MESSAGING

Kath Dewar speaking at Fit for the Future conference, 2013

Friday 24 February, 1:00pm – 3:00pm at Ladies Rest, 75 Hill Street, Whanganui Join me, Kath Dewar, at this free, interactive public workshop in Whanganui on Friday. Learn how to put your passion into compelling words that will attract support, customers or funders. This motivating and practical workshop is being delivered for the first time outside …

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Go Live – Phone, camera, action!

DIGITAL MARKETING MARKETING SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY MARKETING TRENDS TIPS AND HOW TOS

Over winter, I experimented with the live video feed functions in Facebook and Twitter. Both social media platforms now offer the ability to record video live on your phone and have it shared in real-time on your social pages. And it’s free. The videos stay available for later playback and you can set up to download to your device afterwards.

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Renewables in Ōtepoti – marketing climate action

CLIENT WORK GOODSENSE NEWS GREENWASH SUSTAINABILITY

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Every business needs to be taking climate action and talking about it without greenwash. Marketing MD Kath Dewar discusses a recent Dunedin visit.

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The SBN’s 2016 conference #authenticbusiness

ETHICAL MARKETING GREEN MARKETING MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

A collection of our favourite quotes from presenters and participants at the Sustainable Business Network’s 2016 Conference, #authenticbusiness. “Human nature is wired to help us succeed in sustainability” Niki Harre “I post raw emotions when I’m climbing cos no one’s going to tell me to harden up!” Dave of @Sea2Summit7 talking about mental health, values …

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New World turn over new leaf in collectibles

CONSUMER TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY GREEN MARKETING MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS MESSAGING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

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Update: We have conducted a hands on review of New World’s Little Garden collectibles range – watch our short video to see why we rated their new range 3.5 stars out of a possible 5. Last August we were in the Dominion Post/Stuff critiquing the Little Shop sales promotion campaigns run by New World supermarkets. …

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Scaling the summit of content marketing

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Ruby and the Blue Sky author Katherine Dewar

It’s now easier than ever to climb the content marketing peak of book self-publishing. Newly self-published author and GoodSense MD Kath Dewar shares her insights into the key stages and decisions here >

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International leadership on marketing sustainability

GOODSENSE NEWS SUSTAINABILITY

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GoodSense was recently invited to contribute content for the UK-based Chartered Institute of Marketing’s sustainability series. Both myself and Jo Patterson are Fellows of the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing and this provides an avenue to extend and promote our thought leadership in marketing, into an international forum. Here’s an at-a-glance summary with links to the full articles.

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Are you using Other People’s Networks?

MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS

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While it’s important – if demanding – for businesses to create their own online content, these stories can often just end up reaching the same people. The internet’s unquenchable thirst for new content creates exciting opportunities to access Other People’s Networks. Businesses with exciting stories or experience to share can often find online platforms that want to carry their stories. However the platforms rarely have budget to pay for content but if you can write it – or get help from someone who can (like us, hint hint!) then they can help you spread the word very effectively across their networks.

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Five marketing must-haves before asking the crowd to invest

EQUITY CROWD-FUNDING MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS MARKETING SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY MESSAGING

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Make the most of your equity by getting your marketing sorted BEFORE you ask the crowd to invest – five must-have tips for 2016 from GoodSense

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