#03In Defense of CopyA Copywriter’s Plea for a Bit More HumanityThe State of the Humanities in Our “Humanist” EraNot long ago, a friend and former colleague of mine bemoaned yet …
July
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July
11
Reflecting on 11 Years of Common Giant
1Glancing Back While Marching ForwardLessons from 11 Years of Labor and LoveRecently, Common Giant turned 11 years old. I have ruminated on what this anniversary means to me in an …
August
11
A Study in Cultural Shift #2: Change of Pace
1 Cultural shiftChange of Pace How would you change a reactive and chaotic work environment to one of focus and initiative? Here, I’m defining “reactive” as a short-term, unexpected action …
July
12
Culture Is the Fulcrum
1 Cultural shiftUnderstanding Culture As the Fulcrum of Your BusinessOne can more readily dictate load and effort, but shifting the fulcrum creates the most dramatic impact. Shift your culture to …
May
04
Ritual and Creating Magic Part 1: Discipline and Creative Process
#01Does Discipline Kill Creativity? In a word, no.Welcome to the first entry in our series “Ritual and Creating Magic” wherein we discuss how to craft a disciplined creative process to …
March
22
Brand Sips Episode 6: What’s Your Niche?
6 Brand SipsWhat’s Your Niche?Maura: And there’s a lot of pressure for an ad agency, for a branding company like ours to find a niche in terms of industry, and …
February
22
Brand Sips Episode 5: Our Collaborative Process
5 Brand SipsOur Collaborative ProcessMaura: Particularly in the past few months, we’ve been working at a heightened level of collaboration, and I actually just wanted to know your thoughts on …
January
22
Brand Sips Episode 4: Business and Boxing
4 Brand SipsBusiness and BoxingCody: So I’m sitting here today with Maura Marziano, who happens to be the CEO of Common giant, she is a boxer, she practices boxing, so …
December
22
Brand Sips Episode 3: The Life-long Student
3 Brand SipsThe Importance of Being a Life-long StudentCody: So this idea of the life-long student, that seems to be something that you encourage… I know for the rest of …
October
05
3 Tips to Building a Masterplan for Transformational Change
This blog is part of a continuing five-part series, titled “The Pull of Change” that shares some of my experiences implementing transformational change in my personal life as well as …
September
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How to Create a Framework for Action
This blog is part of a continuing five-part series, titled “The Pull of Change” that shares some of my experiences implementing transformational change in my personal life as well as …
August
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How to Avoid Derailment with Long Term Goals
This blog is part of a continuing five-part series, titled “The Pull of Change” that shares some of my experiences implementing transformational change in my personal life as well as …
April
12
“What’s the ROI on this?” The Power of Brand Awareness
Marketing or Matchmaking? A friend recently shared with me that her occupation selling sponsorships for an athletic team has become more and more demanding. The usual scope includes sponsor recognition …
March
11
Crowd Wisdom and Your Brand: What You Need to Know
If everyone else jumped… Leveraging crowd wisdom can be incredibly valuable for leaders in business. It offers a wide array of perspectives, can lead to more accurate measurements and predictions, …
February
11
How to set goals you can actually achieve
“How to set goals you can actually achieve” is part of a continuing five-part series, titled “The Pull of Change” that shares some of my experiences implementing transformational change in …