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ABOUT CHANGE COVERSATIONS

The Change Conversations blog is where changemakers find inspiration and insights on the power of mission-driven communication to create the change you want to see.

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How to Create Change for Good with SMART Goals

You’re not Alice. You couldn’t be more different. You want to create mission-driven change, to change minds, motivate action, build a movement....

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Social Media Use by Tweens and Teens

While we often write about social media in this blog and how businesses and organizations can use it strategically as part of an integrated marketing...

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Is Sponsored Content Good for Values-Led Business?

Are you thinking like I’m thinking that it is getting murky out there? My fog meter is registering an increase in befuddling language about sponsored...

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Reluctant Marketer: Why the triple bottom line norm?

It’s a scene I’ve lived over and over again. Deep into a positioning work session while I’m probing for what you believe distinguishes your triple...

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Is There Gender Bias in Your Communication?

In my mind, words and language have always been important. (No surprise.) I delighted in the increased attention to inclusive language in...

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Social Marketing: Hope for the Future?

This may not be going where you think it is. That is, it’s not going there if you’re thinking I’m referring to social media marketing or so-called...

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Inbound marketing and more: Marketing-speak defined

Inbound marketing could be considered part of the new marketing-speak. We’ve written before about the importance of keeping your communications...

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Social Norms: Harnessing Positive Peer Pressure for Change

At Marketing Partners, we’ve worked on dozens of social awareness and behavior change campaigns. (Secretly, they are my favorite kind of campaign!)...

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How to Make the Most of Your Time on Social Media

Ever feel like there will never be enough time to use social media effectively?

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These Logos are Certifiable!

In this article, ninth in the series, Logo, Corporate Identity or Brand—What's the Difference? I want to look at certification logos and the...

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More Good Causes Hurt by Bad Ads

Sigh. You're probably not surprised any more by inappropriate ads created by major commercial brands (and their agencies) seeking to win awards and...

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Four Must-Have Social Media Tips for Nonprofits

In the real estate sales world, the mantra is “location, location, location.” In the social media world, it’s “relationships, relationships,...

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