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Analytical + Creative = Social Media Success

doug_patchWhat are the characteristics that drive success in social media? As we continue to grow at work, we’re looking for talent and need the right mix.

My son is an honors math student… and a musician. My daughter is a singer… and a math wiz. I’m very analytical… but love being creative in my writing and design. Music is definitely a key to success for both my son and daughter. I’m not a musician, but the creative hobbies I work on have helped my success. I believe practicing creativity outside your job helps when analyzing and problem-solving in your job – an ultimately leads to your success.

I don’t think of myself as an expert in Social Media but I have had enough experience in it to help guide companies through the mine field and help them leverage the mediums involved. Almost every day I’m working on blog posts, presentations, speeches, email designs and web designs. Each of these are a creative outlet for me.

If I were to chart my time, it’s ~50% creative and ~50% strategic/analytical. I’m not sure that I could be as creative in the solutions I work on with clients and co-workers if I didn’t have some sort of outlet that required me to practice on a daily basis. I’m thankful that I’m constantly challenged to come up with creative solution – whether it’s a user interface design or the words to an entertaining blog post.

As I look to many of my friends in the business who are successful, they have similar outlets of creativity. Many of them do both development and graphical design. Some are musicians and others are photographers. Quite a few are athletes… but not simple athletes, they’re white water rafters, adventure racers or marathon runners. I can’t imagine the creativity it requires to enable your body to push through those challenges.

I’m always amazed to hear what my friends do outside their job. A lot of folks don’t distinguish between the creative side of my job and the analytical, but it’s definitely something I’ve been able to tap into. I know when I’m using solutions from each type of thinking to help solve the other and I have to do it very often. It takes constant practice and fine-tuning.

99% of the time, in my experience, the hard part about creativity isn’t coming up with something no one has ever thought of before. The hard part is actually executing the thing you’ve thought of. Seth Godin

I’d love for readers of this post to share their creative side and either blog or comment on how it successfully impacts the ability to execute their job responsibilities. Please share!

Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr is CMO of OpenINSIGHTS and the founder of the Martech Zone. Douglas has helped dozens of successful MarTech startups, has assisted in the due diligence of over $5 bil in Martech acquisitions and investments, and continues to assist companies in implementing and automating their sales and marketing strategies. Douglas is an internationally recognized digital transformation and MarTech expert and speaker. Douglas is also a published author of a Dummie's guide and a business leadership book.

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