We’re solidly in the dog days of summer. And, we all know that it’s almost time to start planning our 2024 business and marketing strategies. And to start that process, you need to know where you are today, what’s working, and what’s not. In other words, it’s time to conduct a health check for your business and your marketing. What is a health check? How does it apply to your marketing? What does it include? And how can you be sure that it makes a difference for your business? That’s what this episode of Thinks Out Loud is all about. Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you. How To Perform a Health Check for Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 388) Headlines and Show Notes Show Notes and Links * Day One: Today is a New Day (Thinks Out Loud Episode 387) * What Connects TikTok and the Hub and Spoke Model of Digital? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 299) * Stop Outsourcing Your Sales & Marketing to Gatekeepers Like Google (Thinks Out Loud Episode 257) * Is It Time for Your Website to Die? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 175) * You Don’t Need a Website * Digital Gatekeepers and the Death of Organic Traffic (Thinks Out Loud Episode 247) * Whose brand does Google want to build? – Biznology * How to Compete With Amazon (and Expedia and Google and…) (Thinks Out Loud Episode 221) * What Trees Will You Plant? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 380) You might also enjoy this webinar I recently participated in with Miles Partnership that looked at "The Power of Generative AI and ChatGPT: What It Means for Tourism & Hospitality" here: Free Downloads We have some free downloads for you to help you navigate the current situation, which you can find right here: * A Modern Content Marketing Checklist.