by Ellen Galvin | Jan 18, 2018
Connectors connect to give, and not to get—it’s what differentiates connecting from networking. But if you are to be of service, you need to be clear on the values and skills that you bring to the table. Sounds simple, right? There’s just one problem. Too often we...
by Ellen Galvin | Jan 30, 2017
For companies accustomed to the old ideas of winning a customer’s brand loyalty and then forgetting about it, the last several years have been disruptive to say the least. All around us, societal shifts are dramatically altering the way we live and work. At the heart...
by Ellen Galvin | Nov 22, 2016
Politics are never pretty, but the 2016 presidential election was particularly nasty. The nastiness was magnified by social media, with people across the political spectrum adding their own two cents—often at the expense of their personal brand and professional...
by Ellen Galvin | Oct 31, 2016
Playing it safe is not good enough when it comes to trade association branding (or rebranding, as the case may be). Chances are you know a professional trade association—or are a member of one—that emerged from a rebranding project with little more than an updated...
by Ellen Galvin | Oct 7, 2016
Let’s be honest: Content marketing can feel like a chore. Generating deep and meaningful branded content on an ongoing basis is hard work. Sometimes you can’t think of a single idea worth sharing. I feel the same way about school lunches. It’s exhausting to come up...
