\n- how we paved our path to delivering the \u201ccoolest workspaces in the digital marketing world\u201d;<\/li>\n
- which marketers accepted the challenge, and disclosed their office spaces\/coworking spaces;<\/li>\n
- who they are;<\/li>\n
- their pics and must-have gadgets, and eventually;<\/li>\n
- what to learn from this experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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These are the professionals who spiced up our \u201cCool Marketing Workstations\u201d list:<\/p>\n
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\n- A Down-to-Earth Guy’s Workspace by Jack Meredith<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Minimalist’s Office\u00a0by\u00a0<\/strong>Eduardo Yi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Bold One’s Work Desk\u00a0by\u00a0Wilson Hung<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Winner-of-\u2019Em-All’s Workspace\u00a0by\u00a0Sean Bestor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Restless Traveler’s Office\u00a0by\u00a0Tomas Laurinavicius<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Practical Guy’s Office Desk\u00a0by\u00a0<\/strong>Benjamin Beck<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Rebel’s Office\u00a0by\u00a0<\/strong>Sol Orwell<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Artist\u00a0and Marketer’s Workspace\u00a0by\u00a0Ty Magnin<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Marketing Guru’s Office Desk\u00a0by Derric Haynie<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Champion’s Workspace\u00a0by\u00a0Sujan Patel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- The Magician’s Office\u00a0by\u00a0Benji Hyam<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- Superman’s Office Desk\u00a0by\u00a0Aaron Orendorff<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- How Public Perception Shapes Your Employer Brand<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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The Roll-out<\/h2>\n
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From the very beginning, the article generated a fun-mode-on atmosphere at cognitiveSEO. Although we were the ones writing the blog post, guess we ourselves were the most eager ones to hear from the digital marketers we outreached to.<\/p>\n
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There are not tens, nor hundreds, but thousands of people who delight in creating inspiration boards on Pinterest regarding their home, office space, garden and so on. Probably, you are one of them too. Compiling this set of inspiring workspaces from digital marketers around the world was like a Pinterest activity.<\/span> Which is kinda awesome!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
But the cherry-on-top was the sneak peak we were about to be introduced to.<\/p>\n
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\nFellow marketers across the globe, people we admire and look up to, either from wide-known organizations or fresh start-ups, have disclosed the aces up their sleeves when it comes to devices, gadgets and things they couldn\u2019t live without on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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It all started from a Slack post, one of the most interesting and easy to use communication app for teams:<\/p>\n
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A few days later, we already had answers from notable marketers such as Sean Bestor, Benjamin Beck, and Sol Orwell<\/strong>. Great! Just a few more to enlist in our challenge and we could call this article a success.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Browsing them you\u2019ll see how different professionals are from one another. Needless to say, their digital workspaces too. Apart from details such as shape, size, or location, you\u2019re soon to notice how diverse these marketers are from one another. Hipsters, neat freaks, minimalists, clutter fans, you name it, they\u2019re all there.<\/p>\n
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All digital marketers who accepted the challenge had to answer to a couple of questions:<\/p>\n
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\n- Take a photo of your cool desk setup, upload it to your favorite file sharing service and share it with us.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- What’s on your desk? Make a list of items and share your reasons why you can’t live without them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Without further ado, let\u2019s see the coolest digital marketers workstations in our industry.<\/p>\n
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1. A Down-to-Earth Guy’s Workspace by Jack Meredith<\/h2>\n
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\n\n\n| Roost stand: Getting a Roost stand changes your life. Never be hunched over again.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n![\"Jack](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/jack-Meredith.png\") <\/td>\n | Jack Meredith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| Senior Growth Marketer at Kettle & Fire<\/a>\u00a0\/ @jvmeredith<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Jack Meredith<\/a><\/strong> is a Senior Growth Marketer at Kettle & Fire<\/a><\/strong>, and co-founder at Open Eye Signal, a web design, and marketing consulting company for SMB\u2019s and start-ups. He is a growth marketing junkie and full stack marketer, with a taste for early stage companies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These are the items you\u2019d normally see on his desk at work:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n- Asus VS239H-P 23-Inch Full HD 1920×1080 IPS HDMI DVI VGA Back-lit LED Monitor. <\/strong>Not the greatest monitor but it gets the job done for a marketer;<\/li>\n
- Roost stand: <\/strong>Getting a Roost stand changes your life. Never be hunched over again;<\/li>\n
- Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard: <\/strong>Reliable, found via wire cutters;<\/li>\n
- Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M705: <\/strong>Reliable, found via wire cutters;<\/li>\n
- AKG K 240 Semi-Open Studio Headphones: <\/strong>Cost-effective headphones that give Bose and Beats headphones a run for their money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n ![\"Jack](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/jack-meredith-workspace-min.jpg\") <\/p>\n
<\/div>\n 2. The Minimalist’s Office by Eduardo Yi<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n| My desk setup is very minimal\u2014and that’s intentional.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n![\"Eduardo](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eduardo-yi-twitter.jpg\") <\/td>\n | eduardo yi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Lead Content Marketer at Teachable<\/a>\u00a0\/ @eduardoyi<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Eduardo Yi<\/a><\/strong> is the Lead Content Marketer at Teachable<\/a><\/strong>, a job he loves having, as he states in his LinkedIn bio. As a digital marketer, I\u2019m just happy to have found a career path in which work means nerding out<\/em>, he says. That\u2019s creative thinking, for sure!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a similar tranquil vibe and with youthful transparency, he told us what he uses at work on a daily basis:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n- My desk setup is very minimal\u2014<\/strong>and that’s intentional. I have very little stuff lying around to avoid distractions.<\/li>\n
- A second screen, keyboard, and mouse<\/strong> are all I really have in there.<\/li>\n
- The standing desk <\/strong>also helps me stop procrastinating, just because I get tired of standing and feel like I should just get stuff done so I can go sit.<\/li>\n
- I also have a plant, <\/strong>which is not mine…but I water it sometimes anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n ![\"Eduardo](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Eduardo-Yi-workspace-min.jpg\") <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n We already like the guy. There\u2019s much to learn from him. In wisdom, we can all learn how true and topical the saying \u201cless is more\u201d is.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our mind can make associations in an instant and thus lose its focus, yet if we try to keep ourselves concentrated, we should take the example of Eduardo and try to get rid of every distractor that is standing in our way of having the job done.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n 3. The Bold One’s Work Desk by Wilson Hung<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n| Airpods: Totally worth it. I can walk around the office or stretch while I’m on calls.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n![\"Wilson](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Wilson-Hung-min.jpg\") <\/td>\n | wilson Hung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Growth Marketing at Kettle & Fire<\/a>\u00a0\/ @wilsonghung<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Wilson Hung<\/a><\/strong> is in charge with Growth Marketing at Kettle & Fire<\/a><\/strong>, and previously with Growth at SumoMe. In addition, he created wilsonhung.com<\/a><\/strong>, a growth support company.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wilson wrote detailed essays on growth featured in Forbes, ConversionXL, SumoMe, and shared by Andrew Chen, Guy Kawasaki, and 500Startups. Were he to talk about his life experience, he would start telling you how he quit his job as a chemical engineer to apply a data-driven and scientific approach to acquiring customers. His life roadmap is quite inspiring; if curious, check here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When asked about what\u2019s usually on his desk, here\u2019s what he said:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n- Dual Monitor Setup: <\/strong>this is critical as it allows for increased productivity. Left monitor will normally be Slack, or a data set (spreadsheet), where as the Main monitor will be the “productivity\/working” monitor;<\/li>\n
- Far Right Task Management with Sticky Notes: <\/strong>Segmented based on “Completed This Week, High Priority, Medium\/Low”. I can never keep my Trello board updated, but something about seeing it all the time on my desk helps prioritize my workload. Every Monday starts with prioritizing my week\/sticky notes;<\/li>\n
- Bluetooth Mouse + Keyboard: <\/strong>Again, spend extra money on tools you use every day. Don’t settle for using your laptop’s trackpad. Instead, improve your ergonomics and also productivity (mouse set up super high sensitivity will allow you to click\/move around that much faster);<\/li>\n
- Airpods: <\/strong>Totally worth it. I can walk around the office or stretch while I’m on calls;<\/li>\n
- Notepad + Notebook:<\/strong> I use notepad for one-off things like sketching funnels, pricing, random thoughts. I use the notebook for meetings + keeping organized so I can refer back to meeting notes + action items;<\/li>\n
- Aeropress + Coffee: <\/strong>Coffee at my office sucks, so I make my own =) Plus it’s a good routine in the morning + after lunch and helps me take breaks;<\/li>\n
- 1L Water Bottle: <\/strong>Gotta stay hydrated, and the bigger the bottle, means less times you have to get up and refill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n ![\"Wilson](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wilson-hung-desk-min.jpg\") <\/p>\n
<\/div>\n 4. The Winner-of-\u2019Em-All’s Workspace by Sean Bestor<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n| Air Traffic Control Headphones: No joke, I use these all the time. I write best in absolute silence. $20.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sean-bestor-min.jpg\") <\/td>\n | Sean bestor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Former Content Marketer at Sumo<\/a>\u00a0\/ @sbestor15<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Sean Bestor<\/a><\/strong> from Sumo<\/strong> <\/a>was among the first ones to send a picture of his digital workspace and must-have gadgets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sean has an extensive experience as a creative digital strategist and marketer. Plus, he has a track history of being a multiple award-winning copywriter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By the time we collected answers from fellow marketers, he was still working at Sumo, writing the coolest stuff on the web<\/em>, quoting him from LinkedIn. At the present, he is a Digital Strategist at Whole Foods Market<\/strong><\/a>, a company that has been on Fortune\u2019s Best Places to Work List<\/a><\/strong> every year for 20 years straight. You should also check his website<\/a><\/strong>, it\u2019s pretty cool and info-packed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And because humor never hurt anybody, he chose to embrace it and make us giggle. See for yourself in the lines below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n- My computer –<\/strong> A definite upgrade from the “Speak and Spell” I had in 1st grade;<\/li>\n
- Notebooks – <\/strong>I sketch landing pages, product pages, funnels and ad ideas in here all the time. Can’t have enough of these;<\/li>\n
- Tiny Alcoholic Drinks: <\/strong>As a warm-up to my bigger alcoholic drinks;<\/li>\n
- Beats Headphones: <\/strong>For when it’s time to get creative with maximum base;<\/li>\n
- Air Traffic Control Headphones: <\/strong>No joke, I use these all the time. I write best in absolute silence. $20;<\/li>\n
- Camelbak Eddy: <\/strong>A gift because apparently walking to the faucet and putting your face under the spout 20 times a day is frowned upon;<\/li>\n
- Signed Champagne Bottle: <\/strong>From my initiation at Sumo, everyone signed it;<\/li>\n
- Cubs Hat:<\/strong> I don’t actually like the Cubs. But on a retreat, we got to watch them play (the year they won the World Series). That was pretty fun;<\/li>\n
- Autonomous Stand Up Desk:<\/strong> Just a game-changer. Though honestly, I sit on the couch most of the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n ![\"Sean](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sean-Bestors-work-desk.jpg\") <\/p>\n
<\/div>\n 5. The Restless Traveler’s Office by Tomas Laurinavicius<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n \n\n\n| To organize my daily to-do list I use Todoist and physical notebook from Collins.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n![\"Tomas](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/x1RsGCyH_400x400-min.jpg\") <\/td>\n | Tomas Laurinavicius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| Lifestyle Entrepreneur at tomaslau.com<\/a>\u00a0\/ @tomaslau<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Tomas Laurinavicius<\/a><\/strong> is a digital marketing, media contributor, and writer, but could easily be taken as a wanderer. He is 25 but has checked more things than others could do at this age. He describes himself<\/a><\/strong> as having an ENTJ personality, hence his thrive, charisma, and confidence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tomas is a lifestyle entrepreneur and blogger from Lithuania, writing about habits, lifestyle design, and entrepreneurship on his blog and weekly lifestyle newsletter – tomaslau.com<\/a><\/strong>. Simultaneously, he is a contributor to many renowned media, business, and marketing outlets in the world, such as Forbes<\/a><\/strong>, Observer<\/a><\/strong>, Huffington Post<\/a><\/strong>, Influencive<\/a><\/strong>, Creative Cloud<\/a><\/strong> and The Next Web<\/a><\/strong>. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and coming with effective solutions that inspire others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His latest ambition and desire is to travel the world and empower 1 million people to change their way of living life from that day on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But getting back to cool digital marketers workspaces, let\u2019s see his:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n- MacBook Pro 13″ <\/strong>is the most important machine I use daily to run my business, write, learn and plan my travels.<\/li>\n
- To improve my posture I recently invested in STANDapart, <\/strong>a featherweight laptop stand, Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse to keep things clean and wireless.<\/li>\n
- To organize my daily to-do list I use Todoist and physical notebook from Collins.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Most of the other time I use iPhone 6s Plus, for reading Kindle, Scribd and iBooks. <\/strong>Alternatively, I use my iPhone to take quick digital notes, get directions for coffee shops I want to try next and take photos.<\/li>\n
- For the last 2 years, I kept my workspace extremely minimal and portable while traveling to over 30 countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n ![\"Tomas](\"https:\/\/cognitiveseo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/17587114_298894733863735_4388383173990416384_n-min.jpg\") <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Lessons to learn, you ask? Needless to say we need more courage to do what we dream of. There\u2019s not much you need to know about Tomas to see his thrive towards making his dream a reality. He put effort in achieving this, but more important, he put ambition. And we guess this works as a marketing tip too.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n 6. The Practical Guy’s Office Desk by Benjamin Beck<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n | | | | |
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