by Christopher S Penn | Mar 19, 2014 | Creative, Photography, Red belt
Got writer’s block around a particular topic or blog post? There are dozens of different ways you can break writer’s block (some of which are unsurprisingly outlined in Marketing Red Belt), but one of the most reliable by far is to grab your digital camera...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 11, 2013 | Advertising, Marketing, Photography
As you read recently, Facebook and Google+ both changed their layouts to encourage more use of the visual medium. For many marketers, this is a challenge to our brains, especially our word brains that don’t necessarily think visually. So here’s an exercise...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 2, 2012 | Advertising, Marketing, Photography
I was out and about yesterday, studiously avoiding all media for April Fool’s Day, and went over to the local botanical gardens for a bit. (aside: you did remember to mark all as read in your inbox and blog reader to avoid sharing yesterday’s jokes as...
by Christopher S Penn | Jan 25, 2012 | Awakening, Photography
Two years ago I was wandering around St. Louis at 6 AM before one of the Social Fresh conferences. I had my digital camera with me, and was looking for interesting photos to take. Right around 6:15, I saw the sun start to come up. A look to the east revealed the reds...
by Christopher S Penn | Dec 6, 2011 | Awakening, Photography, Photoshop fun
Much has been made of various attempts at illustrating how distorted our sense of self-image is (especially for women’s self-image) by the trade media using programs like Photoshop. However, if you truly want to blow up someone’s preconceptions about how...
by Christopher S Penn | Nov 25, 2011 | Advertising, Marketing, Photography
The sun’s rising over the horizon. The sales are on. If you’re in sales, especially retail, did all your marketing preparation and campaigns pay off? Did you bust down the doors as a consumer? Did you sell out the shelves if you’re in retail? You...