BrainZooming

APRIL 6, 2016

I am in New York today delivering a Brainzooming branding strategy workshop on Engaging Your Internal Brand Team. The event is the Brand Strategy Conference. Our content addresses collaborative ways to strategically engage employees in creating and delivering the best brand experience. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JULY 23, 2018

Today, Monday, July 23, we’re launching the new Brainzooming book, Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders. This companion e-book shares creative leadership strategies that build on the principles of Idea Magnets and offers fun approaches for recharging your own creative energy.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2016

I’ll be presenting a Brainzooming workshop on internal branding strategy at the Brand Strategy Conference in New York, April 6-8. The workshop, while drawing on material from my Fortune 500 work, springs from multiple conversations at the 2015 Brand Strategy Conference.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

I’ll be honest: my expectations were high for this innovation-focused conference , and I was doing my best to manage them. Far and away the finest conference I’ve ever attended, it was epic for several reasons. It all felt incredibly thoughtful, which is a surprising way to describe a conference. What’s Next?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 30, 2016

Instead, how about a list of 14 event marketing strategy questions you can use the next time you or your organization plan an event? It’s one way of passing along our conference production experience and lessons to all of you. 14 Event Marketing Strategy Questions You NEED to Ask Early. – Mike Brown.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. For insights on building robust business strategies in this disruptive environment, explore our guide on building business strategies for a disruptive world.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change. To avoid the pitfalls of a static strategy and ensure your business is future-proof, it’s essential to foster a culture of agility and strategic foresight.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

As you think about your career strategy , how do you see yourself? I had not really considered this career strategy question until the end-of-season speculation about which NFL coaches would be fired immediately after the regular football season’s final weekend. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Despite Seth Godin’s career strategy warning to not wait around for people to select you , there are plenty of situations where someone else has had to select you as THE RIGHT PERSON. People paid money to see you lead a workshop at a conference. People paid money to see you lead a workshop at a conference.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Fun Strategic Planning Activities – Do you like doing an ice breaker exercise? A Strategy for Bringing Customers Into Every Meeting. Musical Chairs – A Seating Strategy. 7 Tips to Improve Conference Call Presentations. 1 Simple Strategy for Improving Time Management. 1 Simple Strategy for Improving Time Management.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 20, 2015

At the Chicago Traffic Club conference last week , I presented on social media strategy and content marketing. In an hour-long presentation, we spent considerable time discussing why it is a smart social media strategy for business-to-business salespeople to take an active role on social media platforms. And get this.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I attended a presentation on cultivating a creative culture delivered by Michael Perman, formerly of Gap, at The Marketing Conference last week in San Francisco. ndspark, the sessions brought together thirty team members from The Gap in three-day “mini-TED conferences” to capitalize on creative diversity.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The blog started on the Blogger platform in November 2007 after seeing Jessica Myers (who was at Garmin Industries at the time) speak at a conference about being able to start a blog for free in just ten minutes. Email us at info@brainzooming.com or call us at 816-509-5320 to learn how we can deliver these benefits for you.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 21, 2015

25 Lessons Learned (or Reconfirmed) in Year Six Away from Corporate Life. For at least one more time though, here are my twenty-five lessons learned (or re-confirmed) in the year six away from corporate life: You can afford to take your eyes off of some balls, but needing to take your eye off the business development ball is killer.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

I had the opportunity to see Dayton Moore, General Manager of the Kansas City Royals , discuss his perspective on organizational harmony as he opened the Jump Start 2017 conference in Atlanta. SMC 3 sponsors the annual conference. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

That proved to be true; since that time, we have collaborated on two American Marketing Association national market research conferences several years ago and a creative workshop a few months ago. So take advantage of every opportunity daily to grow the people around you and to learn from them in turn. Ask yourself several questions.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 25, 2016

At a Brainzooming internal branding strategy workshop I was presenting , one attendee remarked about wanting more vision statement examples. From what she described, her company’s leadership had rushed to develop big strategy statements (such as a core purpose, vision statement, or mission statement), but was now rethinking its direction.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 31, 2015

The whole week’s professional growth plan could be dedicated to: Participating in days full of multiple webinars as a way to create a personal virtual conference program. Learning (via videos and articles) and implementing (via prioritizing and DOING THEM) all the things we need to implement for the website. How about you?

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2017

The conference theme is building resilience and joy in uncertain times. It’s all about getting kids outside to experience nature, interact, and learn. That took me to the idea of abundance thinking, one of the fundamental strategies of idea magnets. What’s Your Implementation Strategy for Uncertain Times?

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

And then it’s back to the salt mines for me, but now the work I’m doing when I’m not at my day job includes several long-term projects, and we’re presenting workshops and keynotes at conferences in San Francisco and on an island off the coast of Georgia. Now it’s the fall of 2017. Because this kind of work isn’t work: it’s a calling.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2016

We spent time together seeing “Mess Wright’s Dallas” and attending the Social Media Strategies Summit. She dropped a strategy and business model on me that both makes so much sense AND runs wildly against the balance I’ve tried to create between The Brainzooming Group brand and how visible I am in the mix.

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Adam Hartung

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

There was no strategic thinking happening at WalMart, as executives believed there would never be a need to change the strategy. There was no strategic thinking happening at WalMart, as executives believed there would never be a need to change the strategy.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2016

Last Friday’s Gas Can Creative Conference sponsored by AAF-KC (American Advertising Federation – Kansas City) was a half-empty gas can, at best. While there were a few presentations and ideas to stimulate our creative thinking skills, there were far too few for an all-day event. 3 Creative Thinking Skills Ideas from Gas Can 2016.

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