I am a marketer. I am also an improviser. That means I am also a storyteller. Like improvisation, all great marketing is ultimately storytelling. Before I threw myself (slightly kicking and screaming) into improvisation, I did sketch comedy and stand-up. Few things will help you stretch your [...]
This post is part II of II. To read part I, click here. Truth and authenticity. Truth makes compelling comedy. Great comics talk about what they know - the good, bad, and ugly. Hacks try to sell what's popular rather than focus on generating authentic material that [...]
Comedy and marketing have much in common. Well, comedy is marketing, really. And some marketing is pretty comical, intentionally or not. Comedy is a priceless education. In addition to 20 years in marketing, my many years in sketch, stand-up and improvisation have provided a number of critical business [...]
If you read my blog or any article I’ve written, you know this is mission of mercy for me. As a marketer, storyteller and improviser, I have seen humor deliver results. Humor IS human and in a world of sameness, increasing noise and complexity (big data, anyone?!), humor [...]
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.” - Dale Carnegie Carnegie’s timeless wisdom is even more important today. The explosion in data and “content,” and the [...]
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.” - Dale Carnegie Carnegie’s timeless wisdom is even more important today. The explosion in data and “content,” and the [...]
KKG: Your success at IBM led to more of those videos and it became a serial effort. TW: Yes, 6 ‘Art of the Sale’ videos. We would improvise, and with my writing partner, Scott, we ended up doing a few longer ones. The best bet is to do [...]
An Interview with Tim Washer, Part I of II I had the pleasure of interviewing Tim Washer, Senior Marketing Manager Cisco, a little while ago on the topic of video, humor and storytelling. Prior to Cisco, he served as head of social media video production for IBM, where [...]
