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Melanie Draheim

Challenger-brand marketer helping human-first ideas stand out and actually matter.

mindset

Go Somewhere You Wrote Off

Mar 29, 2026

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1 min read

Go Somewhere You Wrote Off

Get close and notice what's actually there

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

mindset

Leaf 03: Death Valley Is Very Much Alive (And So Are the Fundamentals of Marketing)

Mar 28, 2026

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12 min read

Leaf 03: Death Valley Is Very Much Alive (And So Are the Fundamentals of Marketing)

Why we should declare "is dead" dead to thrive in today's extreme marketing environment.

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

empathy

Building By Hand

Feb 22, 2026

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1 min read

Building By Hand

Embrace your inner child

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

empathy

Leaf 02: The Logic of a Three-Year-Old: Why Empathy Still Wins in Marketing

Feb 22, 2026

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9 min read

Leaf 02: The Logic of a Three-Year-Old: Why Empathy Still Wins in Marketing

How empathy tells logic where to aim so you can focus on what matters.

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

marketing mindset

Reflect on Your Marketing Mindset

Jan 25, 2026

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1 min read

Reflect on Your Marketing Mindset

A pen and paper exercise

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

The MEL Method framework

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Leaf 01: How an Artist Accidentally Created a Formula for Meaningful Marketing

Jan 25, 2026

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9 min read

Leaf 01: How an Artist Accidentally Created a Formula for Meaningful Marketing

A simple sequence for producing marketing with meaning. This article explains why mindset and empathy must come before logic for meaningful results.

Melanie Draheim
Melanie Draheim

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