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Too Much Humble Is Halfway Proud: Understanding The LinkedIn False Humility Sickness
The popularity of my most read blog post ever, How To Humblebrag On LinkedIn Like A Pro, has always perplexed...
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Vitamin Or Pain Killer? How You Market Yourself Could Mean Sales Maybe In The Future VS Sale Today
Marketing is a bit like playing a game of darts. You can aim broadly and hope to hit the board somewhere,...
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Marketing Insights from Port Adelaide Football Club’s AFLW Success
Recently, I had the pleasure of soaking up some top-tier marketing wisdom at the Australian Marketing...
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Persona Power: Navigating Business Success Through Swashbuckling Pirates and Aussie Bush Wisdom
In a world where the US presidential race is sending shockwaves of weirdness through our media and social...
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I Really Can't Engage, Baby There's Spam Outside
After doing my quick check of the spam folder today, I saw more and more spam messages that are indignant...
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Blogging While You Sleep: The Double-Edged Sword of AI-Generated Content
[After a reader request from James Leyden, I have now added a second version of this piece after using...
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Social Media Is Not Broken, It Is Just Having A Quarter Life Crisis
If you’re old enough to have gone through a “quarter life crisis”, then you’ll...
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Are You a Post-a-Day Social Media User? Time for Ethical Marketers to Cut Down on This Toxic Habit
As a marketing consultant deeply entrenched in the digital world, I find myself at a crossroads, questioning...
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SEO in the AI Era: Amplifying Expertise with Thoughtful Use of AI and Long-Tail Keywords
For the past 20 years, I’ve watched the landscape of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) evolve but...
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Conferences Are As Boring As Documentaries But They Don't Have To Be
Ever sat through a conference where the speaker’s intro drags from childhood to present, packed...
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Is Your AI Really Checking The Sources It Cites: Citation Decoration Re Professor Longsword
I’ve been a fan of PerplexityAI as an “answer engine”, impressed by its custom summaries...
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A Lesson in Email Marketing: Harris Scarfe’s Less-Than-Personal Anniversary Message
I feel so bonded to Harris Scarfe now. Our three year anniversary has been noted by them sending me...
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Customer Service Lessons From The Road
This past week, while delivering a series of workshops titled Designing Better Customer Service in Tourism...
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The Emperor's New AI Tool And Other Fables
While finetuning my new AI best friend, Perplexity AI, I was prompted to fill in ever deepening reflections...
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Google Has Become A Lying Pile Of Horse Manure: Unpacking The True Cost Of "Added Value"
In an era where digital tools are extensions of our professional and personal identities, the recent...
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