Articles by John Hargrave
10 Email Hacks to Improve Communication
I recently received an email from a client with the subject line: Subject: DANGER! Naturally, my heart leapt into my throat. Surely the email was announcing a forest fire, or an imminent Russian invasion of America. I opened the email to find it was an introduction to one of their partners, whose name was Bob... Read More...
Why We’re Not Afraid To Tell You Our Competitors (Hint: It’s Brafton)
True story: We recently had a prospective customer call into our sales line. This was a bright guy, a well-educated VP of Marketing for a large company. He was looking for someone to run his company’s content marketing efforts, he told us, and he had read an article online where Media Shower was rated #1.... Read More...
Why I Am Writing This in a Woman’s Bathrobe
As I write this, I look ridiculous. If you could see me right now, you would laugh out loud. It is 6:00 am, and I am wearing my wife’s blue terrycloth bathrobe (it’s cold in here, and it was the closest thing available). My hair is a mess, and I haven’t shaved. And here I... Read More...
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How to Avoid Organization Constipation
At Google, they have a saying: “Be the river, not the rock.” It sounds like something Bruce Lee would tell you, just before he’d give you a roundhouse kick to the inner knee. But there’s great wisdom in this saying, which is why we’ve adopted it at Media Shower. The rock is stationary, unmoving. The... Read More...
The New Media Shower Content Engine is Awesomely Awesome
According to our customers, the old Media Shower Content Engine was awesome. But the new Media Shower Content Engine, which launches today, is more than that. It’s awesomely awesome. The new Media Shower Content Engine is the easiest way in the world of powering your blog with great SEO content and links — which results... Read More...
New “Publish to WordPress” Technology is Based on Fairy Magic
Imagine a service that fills your WordPress blog with amazing content, without you ever having to lift a finger. Imagine amazing content that just appears in your blog, the way that water appears when you turn on the faucet. Imagine waking up every morning and finding a great new blog post for your customers and... Read More...
What We’re Reading: The Power of Habit
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” - Shaquille O’Neal, or Aristotle (origin unclear) The Power of Habit is a life-changing book. This is because our habits determine the quality of our lives. Over time, it is not the big events, but the thousands of... Read More...