Content marketing… be careful what you wish for. The water is getting very murky out in the marketing world, these
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The Billion Hour YouTube Rabbit Hole (And It's Growing)
It can often be a sad state of affairs. I don’t know about you, but when someone send me a
Continue readingWhat Humans Want Vs. The Chatbot Struggle
Do you think that chatbots are the future? You cannot not throw a marketing professional down a flight of stairs
Continue readingIs The Chief Marketing Officer A Company's Weakest Link?
Marketing has become a much more important corporate function. There is no denying that. We live in a world where
Continue readingIt's Not Easy To Be A Loving Brand These Days
Be careful what you wish for. Never has a sentiment been so true like it is for brands these day.
Continue readingDon't Confuse Growth For Relevance
Just because something does not post Wall Street growth, it does not mean that it is dying or no longer
Continue readingPump And Dump Does Not Generate Great Content
“Let’s share everything. There’s lots of good stuff here. Did you catch that?” Put aside the issue of narcissism (and,
Continue readingFacebook Is Not A Media Company (Today). Facebook Is The Mass Media (Tomorrow).
What makes a piece of content a television show, a movie, a YouTube clip? It’s not a new discourse. It’s
Continue readingThe Frightening Ramifications Of High-Frequency Advertising
If you think that creativity will be safe from the automation of everything, you are wrong. It’s not a question
Continue readingThe Easiest Way To Navigate This Media Minefield
It turns out that nobody knows what’s what when it comes to the media anymore. Who do you trust for
Continue readingSix Links Worthy Of Your Attention #345
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know
Continue readingGlobal Perspective, Different Perspectives And Many Opportunities
How much do you really know about China? How much do you really know about Alibaba? Here’s a thought: You
Continue readingNew Platforms + Meager Results = Same Old Song And Dance
Explosive growth on a platform does not (often) come with great marketing results for brands. If brands love one thing,
Continue readingBe More Human Without Being Too Personal To Build Your Brand
There’s a new discourse happening online. In a world of uncertainty, fear and a platform that lets hate be distributed
Continue readingWhy Personal Branding Is Like A Viral Video… And Why It Shouldn't Be
“Personal Brand”… talk about a saying that has become so polarizing. The year was 1997. Business thinker Tom Peters grabs
Continue reading7 Steps To Define Your Content Center Of Excellence
“You’re that social media guy, right?” I get that. The branding guy. The marketing guy. The tech guy. The media
Continue readingFind Your Brand's Content Marketing Groove
You have to know who your content resonates with. When you know this, you need to burrow deep and keep
Continue readingProgrammatic Advertising Creative. Winter Is Coming.
Software eats the world. Statements like that are all fine and dandy, until they start hitting a little too close
Continue readingIf Your Agency Is Not Consulting, Then What Is It Doing?
For marketing agencies to survive, they must start looking more like the consultants. This is one of the bigger themes
Continue readingMath Is Hard… Or How To Make Your Advertising Count
At what point will advertisers hold the publishers really accountable? Those who were early into digital marketing had many hopes
Continue readingEvery Piece Of Your Attention Is Being Monetized
Advertising is a data-driven beast with big money underneath it. Advertising is nearly half-a-trillion dollar business (you may want to
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