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poseyblog is trying something new in 2020 - we’re keeping posts under 1300 characters. You can always get more depth and resources in poseycorp’s newsletter - subscribe href="https://poseycorp.activehosted.com/f/3" target="_blank" rel="noopener … [Read more...] about A Kabuki dance
poseyblog is trying something new in 2020 - we’re keeping posts under 1300 characters. You can always get more depth and resources in poseycorp’s newsletter - subscribe here! I media train a lot of sales people. They’re great talkers, ready with … [Read more...] about What you’re great at is getting in your way
poseyblog is trying something new in 2020 - we’re keeping posts under 1300 characters. You can always get more depth and resources in poseycorp’s newsletter - subscribe here! One of the first things Nancy Duarte tells us in her great … [Read more...] about People remember stories
One upside to long commutes from San Francisco down to Sunnyvale or Santa Clara is that I’ve always got lots of time for podcasts! A few weeks ago I listened to Ben Horowitz on The Tim Ferriss Show talking about his new book, What You Do is Who … [Read more...] about You’re always holding a megaphone
It’s not your fault that reporters are skeptical. For decades, exuberant founders and CEOs have exaggerated the prospects of their companies. This doesn’t only happen in tiny start-ups, it happens in huge multinational companies as well. That’s … [Read more...] about Never show up alone
If you want to do a terrible media interview, don’t have a plan. Don’t be clear about your business objective, don’t define a communications objective that will help you achieve your business objective, and definitely don’t have messages or proof … [Read more...] about Planning matters
Every one human brain has an amygdala, a part of our brain not much bigger than an almond. Your amygdala’s job is to keep you safe. It wants you to follow well-established patterns of behavior. When you break a pattern, your amygdala freaks out and … [Read more...] about Manage your brain!
Back a thousand years ago when I was overseeing PR for Java at Sun Microsystems, we urgently needed to finish the briefing doc for spokespersons at JavaOne. It was 1996, so Google Docs didn’t exist. It was after 7 p.m., and there I was at Moscone … [Read more...] about Leaks are good!
I’ve represented more than one company through a complex, high profile federal lawsuit. Nothing is more humiliating for a company than seeing their emails, text messages, and documents posted by opposing counsel on a huge screen in the courtroom for … [Read more...] about The Justice Dept is coming!
A ‘thought leadership campaign’ is about coming up with a great idea. It’s also about finding allies who will help you spread that idea. When you take the time to identify and individually cultivate people who have platforms that can really amplify … [Read more...] about Whose idea is it?
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