Welcome to a creative mind: I’m Justice Mitchell, a Creative Director and marketing specialist passionate about sharing insights into education, marketing, and design to inspire and empower. Through these articles, I aim to educate, inform, and spark ideas that help others grow their skills and understanding. This blog also serves as my portfolio, showcasing my work and approach. I invite you to connect with me here or through my social media channels. I look forward to actively listening to you and continuing our conversations!

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Marketing Tchotchkes, Swag, and the Power of the "Challenge Coin"

You hear the term "swag," and your mind goes to trade shows filled with free pens, stress balls modeled to look like a bastardized version of a product, and crap Wayfairer knockoffs of sunglass with the company's logo washed over the lenses.

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Out of Curiosity, How Long Do You Give Your Teams To Respond On Chat?

You’re trying to keep things flowing in your remote workplace. You’ve got Slack, or if you hate humanity, you might have Microsoft teams or perhaps an enterprise solution that negated everyone’s bonus last year. All that said, let’s get to work

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Content Marketing, Thought Leadership & The Core Of Personal Branding

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Creative. Professional. Goals.

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The Care & Feeding of Creative Professionals – Part 2

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The Care & Feeding of Creative Professionals – Part 1

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You Must Be Heard — VOTE

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Modern Storytelling: Anthony Bourdain

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How to Tune Your Podcast For Different Audiences

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There's Always Time To Break The Mold

It's been a while that a video clip moved me to post it to my website. I thought this clip (and its narration from Alan Watts, noted thinker and lecturer) a noble reminder to parents that our true motivation should be that of raising our children to be happy, not what society deems as successful.

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The Ghost in the Machine: Technology Begets Insanity – Part II

I figured I'd post this right away because 'oh guess what?' I don't like to wait for anything either! -- This is the second post of a two-part series about how the rapid acceleration of information distribution contributes to an epidemic of anxiety.

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The Ghost in the Machine: Technology Begets Insanity - Part One

This is an interesting subject for me to approach, for it has to do with me personally as well as countless people I feel extremely close to. We are increasingly a society that reaches for pharmaceutical assistance in order to maintain “normality.” About a decade ago, midway through my career, I reached a point where I thought something was wrong with me mentally. Years later I learned this was the result of long-term stress, anxiety and cumulative decision-making that is so prevalent within the world I call my career.

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Mission Control for Your Personal Brand

When people first construct a “personal brand,” the last thing they're concerned about is juggling the content, data, monitoring and associated analytics that come along for the ride. Personal branding sounds like a great idea on the surface. It allows you to control ownership of your voice, create thought leadership and add credibility to your professional outreach.

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How Can A 4-Year-Old Teach You The Meaning Of Life?

My 4-year-old daughter “Sydney” is a great many things to me. First and foremost, I hope she becomes a valuable member of society. Secondly, I hope that she can teach you a few things that she has already taught me:

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What the Bar Scene Can Teach Us About Social Media

A couple years ago I tried to explain why a client needed to understand that each social channel has its own communication style. All the client wanted to do was shoot out a message that said, "Go back to our website and buy shit!" Because, of course, social media would then become a river of gold.

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Around the World in 7 Minutes - Headhunting With Your Social Graph

So many people ask me, "Why does it seem like you know everyone?" Well, my friends, that's very much by design. It’s true that I love people and I love being social. But the new-world rolodex (my social graph) is becoming increasingly valuable to your employer and your clients. Case in point: The other day I was speaking with a friend in a rapidly growing social media tool (look for an interview with him in an upcoming post). He asked, as many do, "Hey, do you know someone who does …" – in this case it was WordPress plug-in development.