Is email dead? Here’s what the data says... Some people question the relevance of emails in 2026. They ask, “Can’t we just rely on social media to communicate with supporters?” To which my instinct is to rush...
6 minute readIs email dead? Here’s what the data says... Some people question the relevance of emails in 2026. They ask, “Can’t we just rely...
Find out moreThe education system taught many of us that long words and complex sentence structures are signs of sophistication. Un-learn this as fast as you can! Convoluted language won’t win you any friends in the real world...
10 minute readThe education system taught many of us that long words and complex sentence structures are signs of sophistication. Un-learn this as fast...
Keep readingLet’s be honest, this stuff is hard. Never in human history has there been a communication medium more competitive than the Internet. Never has our collective attention span been more fleeting. As much as...
5 minute readLet’s be honest, this stuff is hard. Never in human history has there been a communication medium more competitive than the Internet...
Find out moreIt’s not hard to preach to the choir. Or to mount an argument so agreeable that it won’t offend or challenge anyone. The business of wide-scale change-making affords us neither of these luxuries. Since you’re reading...
3 minute readIt’s not hard to preach to the choir. Or to mount an argument so agreeable that it won’t offend or challenge anyone...
Find out moreFor several years, I drove a strategy at Animals Australia to send ‘thank-you’ emails to action takers that were jam-packed with followup asks. This is not an uncommon approach. And on the surface, it’s easy to...
2 minute readFor several years, I drove a strategy at Animals Australia to send ‘thank-you’ emails to action takers that were jam-packed with followup...
Find out moreOf all the ‘rules’ out there for writing page headlines, this is the most transformative. If your headline sits on a petition or advocacy page, use it to communicate the ‘pain or consequence’ that follows from...
2 minute readOf all the ‘rules’ out there for writing page headlines, this is the most transformative. If your headline sits on a petition...
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