How Martin Luther King, Jr. Used His Gift for Communication to Advance the Civil Rights Movement
Overview: From “I Have a Dream” to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. was able to employ his gift for communication to achieve his goals. But not everyone with top-notch communication skills can entice change. So What? When communication is harnessed to the extent that leads an individual, like Martin Luther King Jr.,… Read More…
Why Bob Dylan Was a Master Communicator (With Videos)
Overview: Bob Dylan was much more than just a musician. He was a master communicator who used references to literature, philosophy, and politics to get his message across. During his career, Dylan dove deep and strove to put meaning and substance over popular appeal. He evolved constantly over his almost 60-year career yet remained humble… Read More…
How Nike Engages Customers Through Meaningful Stories (And You Can, Too)
Overview: While Nike’s success is often attributed to its innovative products and strong branding, Nike’s products aren’t its centerpiece. Rather, it’s how it engages its audience through incorporating meaningful stories into its brand communication. So What? While Nike (and many other brands) have every reason to talk big about their latest technologies and products, that’s… Read More…
How Mint.com Uses Educational Content to Engage Customers & Boost Results
Overview: Mint.com is an online banking service helping college students and graduates reach their goals through tailored insights, custom budgets, spend tracking, and more. While personal finance can seem boring, Mint begs to differ. So What? While many marketers tend to focus on showcasing a solid product, Mint’s case portrays how a strong content marketing… Read More…
Oprah Winfrey: Overcoming Adversity to Become a Master Communicator
Overview: Oprah Winfrey started out poor and abused, but grew into one of the most influential Americans in history with a media empire and a net worth in the billions. She is a world-class communicator because she shows her real emotions on camera, pays attention to her audience’s intellect, stays positive, and focuses on others.… Read More…
What Made Walter Cronkite The Most Trusted Communicator in America?
Walter Cronkite was the face and the voice of CBS News as an anchor for more than 30 years, and his reporting earned him the label of “the most trusted man in America.”
How Zappos Used Customer Engagement to Build a $2B Brand
Overview: Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, believed that ensuring customer engagement was the best way to increase sales and make a business successful. And he had it exactly right. Find out how Hsieh created the ultimate customer service experience and how you can implement his tactics to make your own business amazing. So… Read More…
How Chris Anderson Revolutionized the Way We Spread Messages Through TED Talks
Overview: Chris Anderson expanded TED’s reach by holding conferences in different locations and making them available for free on YouTube. He developed a coaching process to help writers deliver their best possible talk. He also developed a process to scale each conference so that they would remain uniform but not formulaic. Anderson emphasizes that talks… Read More…
Content Tokens: How They Work
TLDR: Blockchain-based content tokens reward users for posting good stuff online, and will help us usher in a new Golden Age of Internet. These tokens are funded by sponsors, paid directly to a user’s digital wallet, and the site earns a small commission. At the dawn of the Internet, our company Media Shower started a… Read More…
Media Shower + Google Docs = Better Content Together
The Media Shower content platform now supports Google Docs. This is a big deal, because now it allows you to collaborate with your entire team to create better content. Here’s what it looks like in the Media Shower platform: Or you can just edit, comment, or share directly from the Google Doc: To explain why… Read More…