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A new story of marketing

What would marketing look like if it nourished our humanity?

a conversation · 23 pieces · 22 essays · 1 manifesto · began nov 2020

Adventures In Marketing EmergenceA story about how creative work spreads, and how a little bit of systems thinking can help us stand out in a noisy world.essay · nov 13, 2020
My unconventional business principlesWhy I’m ignoring the norms of online marketing, and maybe you should too.essay · may 7, 2021
Default to generosityOn creating a renaissance of trust on the internet, and leaning into the Gift Economy.essay · may 12, 2021
Don’t be a commodityWhy it’s so important, and so difficult, to differentiate yourself in a noisy world.essay · may 18, 2021
Three anecdotes about influencer marketingAn inquiry into the nature of trust, shared values, and harnessing influence.essay · oct 11, 2021
My definition of marketingThe old definition doesn’t vibe with me anymore.essay · nov 26, 2021
My marketing strategy for 2022It’s very sophisticated.essay · feb 14, 2022
Inside-out businessThe answers you seek won’t be found in the external world.essay · feb 15, 2022
Marketing emergence in real timeA very cool thing that’s happening with my business and marketing (like, right now)essay · feb 18, 2022
Bridging the trust gapOn building a friendlier internet by defaulting to generosityessay · feb 22, 2022
The two questionsAnd the wildly different paths you can take for answering them.essay · mar 21, 2022
Bottom-up businessOn the desire for certainty, the need to feel in control, and the power of letting go.essay · apr 12, 2022
Non-Coercive Marketing: An Origin StoryHow learning to trust myself turned my marketing worldview upside down.essay · apr 15, 2022
Digital local businessBringing the ethos of small, local business back into the infinite digital worldessay · sep 12, 2022
The non-coercive marketing manifestoWhat would marketing look like if it nourished our humanity?manifesto no. 5 · sep 18, 2022
The daily invitationMy first big experiment in non-coercive marketingessay · feb 7, 2023
Measuring what mattersAn experiment in rethinking “data-driven marketing” from first principlesessay · feb 8, 2023
From niches to networksI am hereby retiring the word “niche” from my marketing lexiconessay · feb 14, 2023
Pricing alchemyThe unexpected magic of “choose your own price” coaching callsessay · feb 16, 2023
Earning the clickA philosophy for people who hate clickbaitessay · feb 21, 2023
The pointThis marketing stuff is just a trojan horse for something deeperessay · feb 23, 2023
The mechanics of “choose your own price”Inquiring minds wanted to know how I run my coaching calls, so here’s a deeper dive!essay · feb 27, 2023
Trust-based marketingIs the antidote to control-based marketingessay · nov 11, 2024
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