by Mark David Zahn | Apr 18, 2025 | Creativity
We’ve all heard the tired old stereotypes. Creative people wear quirky clothes, work in minimalist studios, and spend their days painting or writing poetry. The rest of us? We’re just… regular folks doing regular jobs. But what if I told you that...
by Mark David Zahn | Apr 18, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Creativity
As the only marketing person in my small retail business, I often feel like I’m performing a one-person orchestra. I’m simultaneously the content creator, social media manager, email marketer, analytics specialist, SEO expert, and campaign strategist....
by Mark David Zahn | Apr 16, 2025 | Creativity
There’s a peculiar paradox that many of us in creative professions face: we spend our days generating ideas, designing content, and building campaigns for clients or employers, yet somehow our personal creative wells often run dry. By the time we clock out, the...
by Mark David Zahn | Apr 15, 2025 | Creativity
Imagine staring at a screen for hours. The cursor blinks expectantly, but the mind remains blank. Not the productive kind of blank that sometimes precedes a breakthrough, but the hollow kind that signals something deeper is wrong. This is creative burnout—a state...
by Mark David Zahn | Apr 9, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Creativity
If your LinkedIn feed looks anything like mine, not a day goes by when you see posts of marketers and creatives with their hair on fire over two simple letters — AI. It used to be we feared we would all be replaced by robots. Now we think that ChatGPT is coming...
by Mark David Zahn | Apr 8, 2025 | Creativity
I’ve been scrolling through LinkedIn lately and noticed a trend that’s got me thinking. There’s been a wave of posts lamenting how companies are trying to hire one person to be an entire marketing department. “Social Media Manager” job...
