It’s funny to see the panic and rejection in people’s mimic when asked to break with a habit and try something new. Though it’s hard to tell if it’s the reluctance of breaking a habit or of trying the new. Either way they will have a hard time with me.
Beautifully recounted creation of the Twin Peaks theme.
One tiny pulsing heart changed my world.
They don’t make them like this anymore.
Maybe it’s just the lack of passion. Maybe it’s just the constant look over your shoulder. Maybe it’s just the “let’s copy that” instead of the “let’s try this”. Maybe it’s the just.
Life is too short to store our grudges.
Life is too long to make no plans.
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The Digital Campfire talk by Frank Chimero is a bit dated but very inspiring.
This chart stuck most because it does not only apply to people but businesses as well.
A business without a story can never be understood, does not create emotions and thus can never become a (strong) brand. To me this is the very core to branding. A story, coherently told through out all of what makes the business. As simple as that.
Check out Frank’s talk at Webstock 11 below.
And instead of a room full of writers, journalists, and analysts, it was just me, Schiller, and two others from Apple — Brian Croll from product marketing and Bill Evans from PR.
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This is an awful lot of effort and attention in order to brief what I’m guessing is a list of a dozen or two writers and journalists. It’s Phil Schiller, spending an entire week on the East Coast, repeating this presentation over and over to a series of audiences of one. There was no less effort put into the preparation of this presentation than there would have been if it had been the WWDC keynote address.
In moments like John Gruber describes it is crystal clear how very different Apple is compared to other tech companies. And how much more intelligent.
A strong team of people, living their products is the key driver for (Apple’s) incredible success. Against all odds and naysayers they established an ever-growing base of longterm customers with deep-rooting confidence in their favorite company. Apple still is a phenomenon and will be for a very long time.
One can not copy the DNA of a company – something I experience every day.
