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Why We Need to Kick the Negative Campaign Habit

Speed kills. Alcohol gives you Alzheimer’s. Our climate is hurtling towards catastrophe. Your parenting is ruining your children. For many behavior change agents – who are often deeply concerned about the risks they are working to prevent – it can be tempting to lean into negativity to try to get…

Speed kills. Alcohol gives you Alzheimer’s. Our climate is hurtling towards…
Sara Isaac
2 MIN READ
What Missouri’s Election Results Can Teach Us About Changemaking at the Local Level

The Internet is teeming with post-election think pieces. Analyses of why…
Meisha Thigpen
3 MIN READ
How to Fight Misinformation Without Making It Worse

I’ve weathered hurricanes in Orlando for 20 years, and Milton was…
Sara Isaac
6 MIN READ
The Surgeon General Just Sounded the Alarm – Parents Are Not Okay. Our Public Health Marketing Needs to Change Accordingly.

Parents in our society are not okay. I’m a parent. I’m…
Karen Ong Barone
5 MIN READ
You’ve Jumped off the Knowledge Train. How Do You Sell It up the Chain?

We often talk to you about awareness campaigns like we’d talk…
Meisha Thigpen
5 MIN READ
You Really Don’t Know

Next time you catch yourself saying, “I know you [think /…
Sara Isaac
5 MIN READ
How the Pandemic Changed Public Health Marketing

We live in an era where you can say “remember the…
Karen Ong Barone
4 MIN READ
Why You Need Me on Your Team

I am an older adult. It shouldn’t be hard to write…
Sara Isaac
2 MIN READ
How to Design a Better How

Most social good campaigns involve asking someone to change something. Eat…
Meisha Thigpen
3 MIN READ
Love Us, Hate Them

As humans, we are driven to be part of an in-group.…
Sara Isaac
4 MIN READ
How to Use Social Norms in Your Next Behavior Change Campaign

The rebel in us may not want to believe it, but…
Karen Ong Barone
4 MIN READ
5 Key Behavioral Insights for 988 Mental Health Outreach

For the past several years, Marketing for Change has been working…
Sara Isaac
6 MIN READ
Looking to Spark Change? Make an Offer. And Make It a Good One.

If you or your organization are in the field of sparking…
Meisha Thigpen
5 MIN READ
Use the “Friday Night” Question to Make Better Content

A large part of my job is looking at content before…
Meisha Thigpen
6 MIN READ
Climate Fatalism Is a Problem. Here’s What You Can Do to Help.

At the Change 2023 social marketing conference last month in Brisbane,…
Sara Isaac
5 MIN READ
Boo! Fear Campaigns – When Do They Work?

If you do drugs you will become an addict and die. …
Karen Ong Barone
3 MIN READ
Why We Really Do Need to Reinvent the Wheel

Maybe you’ve been there: On the brink of a brainstorming session,…
Peter Mitchell
3 MIN READ
Boost Your Behavior Change Savvy With Our Best Blogs From 2023

Want to be a smarter change agent? Marketing for Change has been in the behavior change business for nearly 20 years and we love to share what we’ve learned.  So here’s to doing good better in 2024 — along with some tips for getting started from our most popular blogs…

Want to be a smarter change agent? Marketing for Change has…
Sara Isaac
1 MIN READ

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You Are Naive and It’s a Problem

No matter how sophisticated you think you are, you are still…
Sara Isaac
3 MIN READ
How Narrow Should My Audience Be?

I’ve talked a lot recently about narrowing your audience. And rightfully…
Karen Ong Barone
6 MIN READ
Is Your Research Lying?

Consumer research is dangerous.  We all know the upside — how…
Peter Mitchell
3 MIN READ
Do You Want Dialogue — Or Just to Be Proven Right?

I have yet to meet a human being who loves to…
Sara Isaac
2 MIN READ
Top 3 Mistakes Nonprofits Make When Investing in Creative (and How to Avoid Them)

Twenty years ago I started my career as a graphic designer…
Karen Ong Barone
4 MIN READ
Why Willpower is Bad for Behavior Change

Would you have passed the marshmallow test? What does that say…
Sara Isaac
3 MIN READ
Listening for the Cowboy: Finding What Moves People

In 1955, the legendary Chicago ad man Leo Burnett wrote to…
Peter Mitchell
3 MIN READ
Can’t Get What You Want From Your Creative Team?

It happens. You get the creative from your agency (or freelancer…
Karen Ong Barone
2 MIN READ
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