Is it normal that a search engine is buying up all of the robotics and drone companies? If you’re in
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TED And The Art of Loyalty
People don’t like to admit just how addicted they are to their smartphones. I won’t be the first to blog
Continue readingAre Brands Ready For The Instagram Economy?
When you hear the name Instagram, what do you think of? For most brands, when they think of Instagram, three
Continue readingIt's A Small (And Strange) World After All, Brands
How much control does a company really have over their brand? Never has this question in business been asked more
Continue readingEven If You're Not Doing Social Media, You Should Still Be Doing This…
In an effort to better involve themselves in social media, many brands still attempt to decide which channel to hop
Continue readingThe Secret Life Of Social Media
Shhhh, don’t tell anybody anything (even though I just posted this secret online for anyone to see). It has been
Continue readingCrazy, Sexy, Cool: Attributes Of The Most Clickable Ads
How entertaining is your brand? On the surface, this may seen like a simple question to answer. If you produce
Continue readingThe Marketing Moral Compass
Are marketer’s the most loathed human beings on earth? It is a question worthy of an answer. As a marketing
Continue readingSome Cheez-its, A Mountain Dew, A Snickers Bar… And A Kindle
It sounds like the set-up to a bad joke, but this is no laughing matter. As Amazon continues to grow,
Continue readingThe Next Great Marketing Disruption
Last week was a weird week. I was in New York speaking at the National Retail Federation‘s Big Show in
Continue readingWhat's Bigger Than Big Data?
How’s your big data business strategy coming along? I jokingly tell colleagues in the marketing world, that you can’t throw
Continue readingChange Your Marketing. Change Your Brain.
Don’t stop advertising. Don’t stop marketing. Let’s agree to stop the madness. Do a quick search online for the "death
Continue readingReboot: Marketing With Inc. Magazine
WARNING: Self-promotional blog post ahead… I am excited to announce that starting tomorrow, I will be a regular contributor to
Continue readingWhen Important Websites Crash
The political punditry around the healthcare website crashing is laughable. People not getting access to their healthcare is serious business.
Continue readingWhy Popular Science Killed Their Comments And The Huffington Post Should Too
If the comments following this post or any others were gone, how much of a difference would that make? Last
Continue readingHow Much Screen Time Should Kids Have?
What was your childhood like? Screens (beyond the television) played a pervasive part in my upbringing. We were one of
Continue readingHacking Skype For Better Audio
I use Skype to record most of my audio podcasts. This may not be a big deal to you, but
Continue readingIs Smart Marketing An Oxymoron?
We need to forget about the idea of mobile marketing and start focusing on smart marketing. In my second business
Continue readingSay Cheese! Instagram Allows Entrepreneurs To Start A Business In A Snap (Literally)
There are a few converging global forces at play that are creating a new marketing and business opportunity, unlike anything
Continue readingRandom Acts Of Business Kindness
What have we become? Whether we’re looking at last month’s cover of Fast Company magazine (where Baratunde Thurston is pleading
Continue readingPlease Track Us
Every brand you like online (Amazon, Facebook, Google and more) are monitoring your every move. Are you creeped out? They’re
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