Oct 7, 2019A new era for sales and marketing — Chris Marr joins forces with Marcus Sheridan at IMPACTTo say it’s been a crazy few weeks is a vast understatement. Less than two weeks ago Cara and I were relaxing in the spa, celebrating my 38th birthday, when she told me the tough news that we were not going to be able to save CMA. …Inbound Marketing5 min readInbound Marketing5 min read
May 14, 2019Dear Spencer & Luna, 25 lessons for living a good lifeI’ve been meaning to do something like this for a while, and a combination of things had me writing and publishing this in the middle of the night. Over the past 18 months, I’ve been learning a lot about my own mortality — death and dying. Trying to build a…Life Lessons12 min readLife Lessons12 min read
Jan 27, 2019What happened with Fyre Festival is not a problem with marketingAfter seeing all the hype amongst marketers we decided to watch the Fyre documentary on Netflix. It’s was moderately entertaining, but why are we all so shocked and surprised about what happened and how it happened? A psychopath named Billy McFarland tried to rip a bunch or people off. The…Marketing2 min readMarketing2 min read
Jan 25, 2019Who’s corner are you in?For those that have been creating content for a while…can you remember how it felt to create and publish content in your early days? When you worked hard through all the physical and mental barriers to get that first blog, video or podcast out. It was tough, right? …Marketing2 min readMarketing2 min read
Jan 12, 2019Who will be remembered in 100 years?Next week it will be Colin’s 35th Birthday, many of you know that Colin, my younger brother, passed away more than 11 years ago now, and each year that goes by I come to terms with it in a different way. I wouldn’t say that it gets easier. I think…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Nov 24, 2018Everything is a question – How to turn every lesson into a question (an example)Let’s say I want a group of people to know and understand the difference between interruption marketing and content marketing. And I want to use The Columbus Principle and The Law of Three from the start. Naturally, we could simply tell or show the audience the difference, or we could…Communication3 min readCommunication3 min read
Oct 19, 2018Preparing for the second half of my life…I was initially interested in this book because I’m getting close to 40, and the book is pitched as ‘Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life’. I hope to live a lot longer than 74, however we never know which half of our life we’re in. I don’t think…Aging3 min readAging3 min read
Oct 14, 2018Handing your presentation over to your audienceBefore I go on stage I say to myself “Get them to teach you what you are trying to teach them”. I repeat it a few times just to get me into the right frame of mind for what’s about to happen next. In the past 6 or 7 years…Public Speaking3 min readPublic Speaking3 min read
Oct 1, 2018This is the exact moment I’ve been training forI feel nervous before I speak on stage. I want to do a good job and be the best I can be. If you are continually pushing yourself, there will probably always be some nerves. …Communication2 min readCommunication2 min read
Oct 1, 2018Letter II — What people don’t tell you about reading books and travelling[Context: I’ve read Seneca’s letters, and in order to get the most from them I wanted to find a way to document my own thoughts and actions in a way that wasn’t repeating what was already said or simply sharing quotes or passages. I want to think for myself. So…Stoic4 min readStoic4 min read