TOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEGiving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters…You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.
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Giving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.
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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.
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What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow.
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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.… If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.
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Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life – like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.
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Be tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn’t scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I’d love to take you to lunch.
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Vogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I’m doing. Because Vogue made it look like I knew exactly what I’m doing, stores from all over started calling.
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When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
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Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
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The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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