Content Marketing Podcast Episode 19: Why Content Marketing Works Pt 4: Liking

I’m sure Sally Field had no idea she was tapping into a huge marketing concept back in 1985 when she chirped, “You like me! Right now, you like me!” in her Oscar acceptance speech for Places in the Heart. But it’s true: when faced with a decision, we’re much more likely to decide in favor [...]

Content Marketing Podcast Episode 18: Why Content Marketing Works Part 3: Social Proof

  In today’s episode of the Content Marketing Podcast, we continue our “Why Content Marketing Works” series by talking about the principle of social proof, which I define as “the grown-up version of ‘all the kids are doing it.’” Give it a listen at Podcast Episode 018: Why Content Marketing Works Pt 3: Social Proof.

Tactics to Spark Creativity – WSJ.com

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I admire creative people – especially the ones who constantly come up with brilliant ideas with seemingly little effort. It turns out more of us possess the potential for creative thinking than we give ourselves credit for. Do your best ideas come to you in the middle of the night or first thing in the [...]

Limbic Revision: How Love Rewires the Brain

:: by Maria Popova On the capacity for transformation and its prerequisite of letting go. “Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love.” A General Theory of Love is one of 5 favorite books on the psychology of love and the kind of read you keep coming back to [...]

Like me! Like me! Doing business in the Facebook age

Summary: Social media is infiltrating business and changing the way we work. But the psychology of Twitter and Facebook boils down to a number of essential truths: power and relationships matter.   Curator Tom George: Are we flirting with disaster? This is an interesting article which really speaks volumes about the rise and use of [...]

How to Use Running to Inspire Creativity for Your Business

Looking for inspiration for that next big idea or blog post? Look no further than out your front door. Just a half hour of exercise can boost creativity for hours. So fire up your favorite Pandora station, lace up your running shoes, and go! Here’s why exercise, specifically running, inspires creativity:   After reading Newsweek’s [...]

21 Tools to Unlock Your Creative Genius

It’s hard to stay actively creative, especially when our daily lives are so mentally stimulating already. I know I’ve come home from work, done some laundry, drowned in reddit, and collapsed into sleep because I thought my mental capacity had been met for the evening. Maintaining creativity is often the biggest roadblock for those creating [...]

9 Simple Suggestions That Change People’s Perceptions — PsyBlog

Can we improve our own and other people’s lives with the simple power of suggestion?   How strong is the power of suggestion? Is it really possible to change how people think by making small changes to their expectations?   One of the most famous demonstrations is the placebo effect: the idea that fake drugs [...]

5 Ways To Spark Your Creativity

Inspiration may seem rare, but you might be able to increase the odds of having a genius moment. Research points to some surprisingly simple triggers of innovation: taking a shower, living in a far-off land or working in a blue room.   Mood matters when it comes to creativity. Anxiety focuses a person, but good [...]

10 Ways to Avoid Brainwashing | Illuminated Mind

If we don’t own our minds, we’re like pawns in a game where we’re not the player. We’re being played. Corporations, governments, advertisers and even religions (oops, I said it) have gone to great lengths to control your mind. Sometimes their tactics are obvious, but most of the time they are downright sneaky.   If [...]

What Would Your Blog Wear to a Party?

See on Scoop.it – Contentmarketing How you dress your website says a great deal about your personality and the type of person you want to attract. Like people, your website’s various colors, layout and functionality can have drastically different appeal. A study by Jamy Li and Mark Chignell of the University of Toronto reveals how [...]