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Mark my Words.
Trendspotting and optimism for leaders, marketers and storytellers by Mark Jones


Listening is everything, for a fee
Spotify’s first global campaign for 2020 is a lesson in knowing your customers’ universe Are you a Spotify or Apple Music person? I’ve...
Mark Jones
4 min read


What's your big idea in one word?
Surprisingly few take time to find out who they truly are. And when they do, do they go the extra step and refine it down to just one word?
Mark Jones
4 min read


Oh, what a feeling! Toyota turbo charges chatter with handmade car
Automation and global collaboration improves quality and efficiency, but there is one unintended consequence: it levels the playing field.
Mark Jones
5 min read


T2 brews a tasty lesson for leaders
Purpose and profit go hand in hand for T2 Tea: 30% boost in online sales, according to the AFR, while talking about diversity and humanity.
Mark Jones
4 min read


When silly ideas are serious business
The world is full of worthwhile, serious endeavours. Compassion fatigue is a thing; but I'm not sure people tire of laughing, do they?
Mark Jones
4 min read


It's official: I'm a Certified Virtual Presenter ✅ 🎥
It's official, I'm a Certified Virtual Presenter! eSpeakers.com is a US based agency that does rigorous testing to award the globally...
Mark Jones
1 min read


How Tourism Tasmania sells the smell of fresh air
There’s a cruel irony about Tourism Tasmania’s Come Down for Air campaign, which kicked off last year. You'd be forgiven for thinking...
Mark Jones
4 min read


MasterClass: Every no is a step closer to yes
I rejected the online business MasterClass at least twice before clicking to buy and picking up my neglected guitar. Here's a lesson in...
Mark Jones
4 min read


Four storytelling seeds in Apple’s new creative feast
Are you a Mac or a PC? No doubt you’ll remember Apple’s Get a Mac campaign which ran from 2006 to 2009 featuring two guys set against a...
Mark Jones
5 min read


The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell
No storytelling model captures my imagination quite like The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell (1904–1987). Thanks to my book...
Mark Jones
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