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How a 6-Year-Old Reminds Us to Swing for the Fences, Even in Today’s Economy

I was on the treadmill this morning a little bummed about the economy, the environment, all the attention Michael Jackson is getting, it’s not football season, yet, etc. Then I thought of this 30-second video I shot of our youngest son swinging in the batting cages when he was just a tyke.

He never gave up on trying to hit that ball. Neither should we on trying to make this planet a little more livable, and our lives a lot more sane.

So the next time you’re feeling down, think of our boy Caed swinging for the fences. It’s guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

BTW, you can ignore the shameless plug for our agency at the end. This video was my entry into our staff YouTube film festival we did last Fall. I just thought it was a fun escape for this afternoon.

Finally, Something Actually Worth The Carbon Footprint It Creates

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Click on the photo to see the newsletter.

Welcome to the first edition of my green marketing newsletter. You’ll find so many wonderful environmental marketing tips and techniques inside, that I’ll be surprised if the EPA doesn’t LEED-certify the dang thing by this time next week.  Features include:

  • You Don’t Have to be a Green Marketer to Green Your Marketing
  • Ralph Nader and I Discuss How to Articulate the Green Movement
  • How Social Media Can Tip Environmental Causes
  • 11 Ways to Happily Opt out Of Wasteful Stuff and Green Your Life
  • The Importance of Triggers to Make Your Marketing More Sustainable
  • The Best Environmental Headline From the Onion

Click here to view the green marketing newsletter. Feel free to subscribe and share.  AND, I would love to know what you think.

Thanks!

You Can Now Link to My Green Webinar: “How to Reduce Your Carbon & Hype Footprints”

Whether your company is a green marketing machine, or you simply want to green your marketing, my presentation from iLinc’s inaugural iGreen virtual conference is for you.

green-footYou’ll learn the four ways you can reduce the carbon footprint of your marketing efforts while becoming an ambassador for green:

  1. Digital vs. Digits: Reducing ink and paper consumption with a digital strategy.
  2. Buying Carbon Offsets: Offset the carbon your advertising efforts are creating with simple carbon offset purchases.
  3. Greening Your Website: FREE and easy ways to carbon-optimize the operation of your website while becoming a proponent of online carbon offset organizations.
  4. Tap Social Media for Marketing & Distribution: Strategies on how to use YouTube, Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, Facebook, etc. for free video marketing distribution.

green-stoolPart II of the presentation covers how to reduce your hype footprint and avoid the pitfalls of greenwashing, even if it’s inadvertent. I’ll show you the three-legged stool test we use for the greening of our clients and their messaging.

We look at several greenwashing case studies, including the Canadian Fur Council, Nestle Waters, and the “Clean Coal” industry. Plus we highlight folks who are doing it right, including Mini Cooper, Kohler Toilets, and MTV.

Again, here’s the link: “How to Reduce Your Carbon and Hype Footrpints” from the iGreen Virtual Conference.

Please let me know if you have any questions from the webinar, and of course, feel free to share it with your world.