by Andrew Herkert | Jul 23, 2021 | Content Marketing, Content Trends, Creativity in Business, Sales, Visual Storytelling
Marketing content creators tend to focus on best practices, and zero in on what they can and should do to achieve maximal engagement with their target audiences and produce the best outcomes for their organizations. But even the best marketing efforts can be derailed...
by Andrew Herkert | Jun 7, 2021 | Content Trends, Creativity in Business, Sales, Visual Storytelling
If you’re in the consumer packaged goods (or CPG) space, you know better than most the unique advantages of challenges of the business. As Shopkick puts it, “Companies that produce or sell CPGs have the advantage of enduring demand, as...
by Andrew Herkert | Apr 30, 2021 | Content Trends, Creativity in Business, Visual Storytelling
Creativity has become sufficiently understood and celebrated that, looking back, it’s hard to imagine a time when it was considered unimportant. But pieces like Theodore Levitt’s 1963 article “Creativity is Not Enough,” provide a full-throated opposition to the...
by Andrew Herkert | Apr 18, 2021 | Content Trends, Training & Development, Visual Storytelling
We use visual storytelling for many different business needs, from enhancing marketing initiatives through the sales cycle and beyond. Telling stories through the power of imagery is a great way to strengthen a message and drive engagement in your...
by Andrew Herkert | Feb 10, 2021 | Content Trends, Products and Services, Scriptwriting, Whiteboard Video
In business and in everyday life, all of us occasionally struggle to communicate the ideas that mean the most to us. When a listener isn’t engaging with something we find exciting, important, or novel, it can be disheartening—especially when the topic is a major...
by Andrew Herkert | Jan 13, 2021 | Content Trends, Sales
Cold emailing, reaching out to prospects, that all-or-nothing first impression: these are the tough parts of any salesperson’s job. Once you have a rapport with someone, you can ascertain the direction of the conversation. Are you driving towards a conversion, or...