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Learning How To Jam
Let the tape roll and see what happens. One of the most important lessons that I learned from my days
Continue readingAre Consumers Smart Enough For Smart TV?
Smart TV growth is about to explode. That’s the news out of MediaPost yesterday according to the article: Smart TV
Continue readingThe Content Crash
At what point do consumers push back, unfriend, unfollow, unplus and whatever else? This does not spell the end for
Continue readingThe Thing About Facebook And Brands
What should a brand do on Facebook? That question above… the one about brands on Facebook… yesterday, I got that
Continue readingOvercoming Stage Fright
Whether it’s a boardroom or a convention center, it’s common (and normal) to have stage fright. Volumes of books have
Continue readingThree New(ish) Trends In Digital Media
Life after Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube? Can’t imagine it, can you? There are a handful of new social media
Continue readingMaybe Nobody Knows Nothing
Consumers are fundamentally ahead of brands when it comes to technology and social media. You may have heard this line
Continue readingThe Elusive Digital Promise
Traditional media is getting it all wrong (again). On December 31st, 2012, MediaPost ran a news item titled, For Traditional
Continue readingHow To Become An Idea Machine
Where do ideas come from? If there were a magic formula or a way to both track and ensure that
Continue readingDoes "Quality" Mean "Paper"?
When people talk about quality journalism, they tend to also mean that it must appear on a dead tree. That’s
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The Impermanent Internet
The Internet is like an elephant: it never forgets. Whether it’s a deep cache, a like on Facebook, a retweet,
Continue readingFinger-Pointing, Self-Righteousness And Middle Fingers
A moment of silence, please… While we held that moment of silence, what was happening around you? Did people respect
Continue readingBusiness Should Motivate You
I was thinking about this (a lot) the other day… I had to review some edits for my new book,
Continue readingA Ticket To Discovery
At 5:15 am… My car drove alongside the train track down towards the highway heading to the airport for my
Continue readingThe Value Of Links
I’m starting to feel like a dinosaur. It will be ten years in 2013 that I first started blogging. Prior
Continue readingMarketing Must Adapt To The New Reader
It’s strange to say this, but we’re reading more than ever. We may not be reading Hemingway… but then again,
Continue readingThe Perfect Marketing Strategy That Fell Out Of The Sky…
When someone jumps from the edge of space back to earth and it’s all supported by one brand, you know
Continue readingThe iPad Should Be Free
Have you ever heard of the "razor and blades business model?" The concept is pretty simple: give people the razor
Continue readingSelf-Promotion And Self-Loathing In The Digital Age
I’m going to make a confession: I don’t like the digital me all that much anymore. I’m going to make
Continue readingThe Truth Behind Branding In The Digital Media Age
The digital publishers want more from the big brands. If you have been following any of the coverage from Advertising
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