Remember Clara Peller? Jim Varney? Or perhaps you’ve heard of OJ Simpson and Jared Fogle. Each of these were the “face” of a brand and succeeded (or failed) because of these key traits.
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If you’ve been to many motivational business seminars, chances are you’ve seen this seen from Apollo 13. Gene Kranz’s instructions to his crew that “failure is not an option” were entirely appropriate given the life and death consequences they were dealing with. But is that true in business? More importantly, can it and should it be true for business?
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Now, small brands can get their products and services in front of millions of customers through their own organic (spelled FREE) content marketing efforts. For just the cost of some creativity and the technical knowledge to hit the “post” button, mom and pop businesses can now go toe to toe with guys in the fancy suits.