Monthly Archives: March 2013

Why New Paradigm Marketing Has Nothing To Do With Selling

Posted on 29 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

Lynn Serafinn talks about our dysfunctional relationship with marketing, and how a change in our definition of marketing can restore its vital social function. This week, many people in the western world are on spring break. As I write this, … Continue reading →

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Your Audience – Your Most Important Business Collaborators

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

Old school marketing was a persuasive, one-way communication. But new paradigm marketing is all about dialogue. Lynn Serafinn discusses how a collaborative relationship with our audience can foster innovation and restore the long-lost connection between businesses and the communities they … Continue reading →

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Revolution, Evolution or Spiralution? From Vision to Social Change

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

Do we want to change the world? Or does the world want US to change? Lynn Serafinn tells the story of the 7 Graces Project, and discusses how social change moves in a spiral motion propelled by something far greater … Continue reading →

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Why Collaboration is Integral to the New Business Paradigm

Posted on 12 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

What are the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to Collaboration? Why is it vital in today’s business world? Author and marketer Lynn Serafinn explains. In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the 4 essential qualities of Collaboration. In … Continue reading →

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Competition – Are We Still Thinking Like Social Darwinists?

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

Competition is so ingrained in our culture, we can often miss the economic, social and environmental damage it does. Author and marketer Lynn Serafinn explains. Last week, in Part 1 of this article series on Collaboration, we looked at some … Continue reading →

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The Pied Piper of Marketing – Getting Hooked Without Knowing It

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Lynn Serafinn

Author and marketer Lynn Serafinn examines how Deception and Distraction played a part in a recent advertising campaign for a major UK mobile network provider. (The image on the left shows a stamp printed in Germany that depicts the medieval … Continue reading →

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