In life and in marketing, silence is one of the most poignant signals there is.

Every year on November 11, I stop what I’m doing at 11:00 am.

That two minutes of silence is powerful not because of what it says … but exactly … the opposite.

In Canada, we take two minutes for Remembrance Day.

Americans pause for the same duration on Veteran’s Day at 2:11 pm eastern time.

It always brings thoughts and feelings I wouldn’t otherwise have.

In product and brand communication, the same principle applies.

Pauses make people lean in.

A brief quiet in an ad before the voice returns.

A breath between beats in a launch video.

Even whitespace on a package: space that lets meaning breathe.

Editing tools today urge us to remove silence, compress air, fill the gaps.

But that’s often where attention lives.

In radio, an intentional pause makes the audience listen closely.

In marketing, it gives the message gravity.

Silence can’t shout. It’s a void.

And yet it can speak VERY meaningfully.

Have a peaceful day!

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