In episode #37 of Marketing Online Live, Paul and I discussed motivating large companies to embrace time shifted media delivery using the carrot vs. the stick.
I am a stick person. Why? Because people are more motivated when you take something away from them versus offering something they may not have.
Carrot and stick is basically equivalent to pain and pleasure.
The “take away,” as it′s often called in sales, is extremely important. If someone has always been poor and dies without money it′s not as painful as if someone who has been rich and then goes broke. [Read more…]
First 5 Commandments of Podcasting
You may be aware that Paul Colligan and I are about to launch a new course titled Podcast Secrets.
This course stemmed from the book that Paul and I wrote together called The Business Podcasting Bible.
In the book we discuss the 10 commandments of business podcasting. Today I′ll share 5:
1. Thou Shalt Ask My Audience: Go directly to the market first and ask them what they want. Create the message from their feedback. [Read more…]