Christina Garnett

Burned Out

Sunlight beat the window. A half-drawn curtain refusing to defend the sleeping woman from the morning. It was another day. Get up. Work. Go to bed. Nothing changes. The rinse and repeat of it all was exhausting… numbing. Laura was the quintessential…

Burned Out

Christina Garnett 2 hours ago·3 min read Chapter 1. Morning Sunlight beat the window. A half-drawn curtain refusing to defend the sleeping woman from the morning. It was another day. Get up. Work. Go to bed. Nothing changes. The rinse and repeat of…

Communities at Scale

Community is a hot topic right now, so there are questions about how you build a community, but then, as most business and marketing conversations tend to turn, it becomes a question of how to do it at scale. You first need to understand the why for…

Communities At Scale

Community is a hot topic right now, so there are questions about how you build a community, but then, as most business and marketing conversations tend to turn, it becomes a question of how to do it at scale. You first need to understand the why for…

Psychology and Community Building

After the events of 2020, it’s hard to argue the impact that community can have for brands and individuals. With a global population stuck at home, our ability to connect and communicate has shifted more than it ever has before. Groups of like-minded…

Psychology and Community Building

After the events of 2020, it’s hard to argue the impact that community can have for brands and individuals. With a global population stuck at home, our ability to connect and communicate has shifted more than it ever has before. Groups of like-minded…

Community Building 101

So you want to build an army — a fan army. You want your fans to grow and your share of voice online to increase. Where do you even begin? Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is any community. Community building is an investment. It’s geniunely a…

Community Building 101

So you want to build an army — a fan army. You want your fans to grow and your share of voice online to increase. Where do you even begin? Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is any community. Community building is an investment. It’s geniunely a…

Are You a Bot?

How to create a human connection in marketing like McDonald's. There are endless tools that make marketers’ jobs easier. If we want to learn more about our audience, create, test, and schedule content — we are covered. Technology continues to offer a…

Are You a Bot?

How to create a human connection in marketing like McDonald's. There are endless tools that make marketers’ jobs easier. If we want to learn more about our audience, create, test, and schedule content — we are covered. Technology continues to offer a…

If They Wanted To, They Would

Congress tries to paint tech CEOs as the bad guys instead of taking responsibility for a struggling country. If this week has shown us anything, it’s that Congress can get things done when they really want to. Sadly, the needs of Americans seem never…

If They Wanted To, They Would

Congress tries to paint tech CEOs as the bad guys instead of taking responsibility for a struggling country. If this week has shown us anything, it’s that Congress can get things done when they really want to. Sadly, the needs of Americans seem never…

For the Love of Disruption

Why I am leaning in. This year is breaking us. It’s turning us into something new. 2020 is disrupting how we work, how we communicate, cope, and fight for tomorrow. With each headline, the stakes feel bigger. It feels like there is more to lose…

For the Love of Disruption

This year is breaking us. It’s turning us into something new. 2020 is disrupting how we work, how we communicate, cope, and fight for tomorrow. With each headline, the stakes feel bigger. It feels like there is more to lose because, for many, there…

Why Taking a Break Can No Longer Be Optional.

Escaping What You Love For Your Own Sanity There’s beauty in the places where the signal is weak. Where the notifications can’t find you. Sometimes the only way to unplug is to escape to a place that prevents you from staying connected. So I escaped.…

Why Taking a Break Can No Longer Be Optional.

There’s beauty in the places where the signal is weak. Where the notifications can’t find you. Sometimes the only way to unplug is to escape to a place that prevents you from staying connected. So I escaped. I was blessed enough to walk away and…

Marketer’s Toolkit

Marketing is a craft and you need to be armed with the best possible tools to accomplish your goals Whether you are a marketing team of one or a part of a larger team, you have multiple demands on your shoulders. You have to not only keep up, but…

Marketer’s Toolkit

Whether you are a marketing team of one or a part of a larger team, you have multiple demands on your shoulders. You have to not only keep up, but stay up-to-date with platform changes, new features, and more. Here is my list of what myself and…

2020: a poem

I doggy paddled until my fingers could no longer grip the water. Burned out, I drifted below the surface. Then I realized I had to save myself.

What Can Dating Teach Us About Social Media Marketing?

We have all had that first date. Sitting across from each other, hearing them talk endlessly about themselves. There are no questions, no back and forth banter; it’s just an ego show. You get through the night and are left wondering why you were even…