by Brook McCarthy | May 8, 2020 | Communication, Digital marketing
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has a big remit: to help get scientific research on land and livestock management into the hands of farmers, landowners and land managers. The Department’s audience are often older, technologically-unsavvy,...
by Brook McCarthy | Nov 26, 2019 | Communication
Daikin is a Japanese multinational air conditioning company with a 50-year history in Australia. Sold exclusively through its dealer network, Daikin runs a cooperative advertising model which funds up to fifty per cent of dealers’ advertising as long as they comply...
by Brook McCarthy | Oct 5, 2019 | Communication, Creativity
When I read Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist, I realised I was robbing people already. I write for a living. And while I offer only a limited copy writing services nowadays, I do a lot of writing for my own business, including blogs, emails, sales pages, and free...
by Brook McCarthy | Sep 1, 2019 | Branding, Communication, Entrepreneurism
Nothing is a sure bet in life – except that anything that could go wrong, will go wrong. This is particularly true if you’re busy and especially cannot afford anything to go wrong. This cheery little message isn’t intended to contribute to the concerted worldwide...
by Brook McCarthy | Sep 29, 2016 | Communication, Creativity, Entrepreneurism
Australians love plumbing the depths of self-deprecation. Concurrently, we have a macho culture of “getting on with it”, being proudly independent and hiding any weakness. It’s an uneasy marriage, and when applied to self-employment, it often results in depression,...
by Brook McCarthy | Jul 19, 2016 | Communication, Entrepreneurism
Whether you’re launching an online course or a live event, there’s so much to do and to remember, that it’s hard to keep your head above water. Ahead of my upcoming Hustle & Heart online program launch, I’m sharing my tried-and-tested essential launch guide that I...