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How a frog can save a forest with storytelling

One of the great challenges in sustainable storytelling is that brands and causes don’t take the time to understand their audiences in a Godlike way. Their stories don’t resonate because…

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Will conscious capitalism become the go to business model?

Capitalism is on the ropes. It’s been pummeled by the highly publicized greed on Wall Street. The one-percenters have been fingered as the bad guys wielding unprecedented economic power, and…

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The 5 ingredients that help green marketing campaigns grow organically

Don’t just stand there. Plant something! That’s the idea seedling we plant, fertilize and grow with the Plant Something campaign to encourage homeowners to beautify their landscapes and neighborhoods. As…

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Can Creativity Really Increase Sales?

Do award-winning TV spots generate more sales than your typical, “50% off, buy now, this weekend only!” commercial? “Absolutely!” according to a 10-year global study of creativity and advertising that…

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Have clichés rendered your green marketing unsustainable?

Are you a green marketer who has considered using the call-to-action, “Got Green?” Are you a sustainable company that put the word “Green” in your name, and if so, do…

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Advertising innovation begins with being “Ingeniously disruptive”

“What does innovation in your industry mean to you?” was the question the video producer threw at me. Tough call. Being in the advertising business – the world of “creativity…

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A sustainable marketer is always a student

I’ve been quiet on my blog the past several days due to chaperoning 50 DECA students from Camelback High School around Manhattan. A giant shout out to Linda Shaub, Ryan…

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Does Banksy know that he just designed me a new logo?

My son, Caed, just sent me this image from phantom street artist, Banksy. It pretty much sums up what I’ve been writing about relative to green marketing and sustainability going…

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Within each letter are the shattered lives caused by a red light runner

As you race toward the intersection, the green light suddenly flips to yellow. How long do you have? Do you nudge the brakes? Or do you run it? We’ve all…

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