For marketing agencies to survive, they must start looking more like the consultants. This is one of the bigger themes
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Math 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 readingDisplay Advertising Is A Failed State
Display advertising has a huge problem. It’s all going to come to head in 2017. There is only so long
Continue readingThe Persistence Of Brands
“Nobody wants to be branded anymore,” said Aaron Levine, head designer for Abercrombie & Fitch. Well, if that line from
Continue readingHappy Holidays
Let’s start with this: don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m talking to myself here (maybe to you as well).
Continue readingUber's Self-Driving Cars, Yahoo Hacked, Last Minute Tech Gift Ideas And More – The Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM
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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
Continue readingWhere Is Content Marketing Headed In 2017?
Here’s my prediction for content marketing in 2017… The “owned” versus “rented” platform discussion is naturally going to shift to
Continue readingStop Sharing. Start Listening (To Yourself)
There’s a new trend taking shape: listen and think. Maybe it’s not so much a “new trend,” as it is
Continue readingWorking In A More Connected Space
There is an irony happening in the modern workplace. Many claim that they no longer need the office and the
Continue readingPewDiePie, YouTubers And The Future Of Celebrity – The Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM
Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am a guest contributor on CHOM 97.7 FM radio broadcasting out of Montreal
Continue readingClay Shirky Is Back (And He's Taking On China)
What do you really know about China, smartphones, business and how it impacts the world? There are only a handful of
Continue readingThe Role Of A Marketer (Yesterday And Tomorrow)
Marketing professionals don’t have it easy. The expectation of what marketing can deliver continues to evolve. And, by evolve, I
Continue readingThe End Of Advertising (Easy There)
Say this with me… all together now: “advertising is here to stay.” You may not like to say that. It’s
Continue readingNetflix Lets You Download Movies Now, Facebook Will Have Some Cools Games Soon And More – The Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM
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Continue readingThe 15 Best Business Books Of 2016
The time has come. What have you been reading? From my side of the bookmark, 2016 saw a slew of
Continue readingThe Life And (Working) Times Of Millennials
You can’t flick a screen these days without reading something about Millennials and the workplace. As a professional speaker, I
Continue readingThe Mobile Commerce Chicken And Egg Conundrum
This was a big week for shopping. Unless you have been living under a rock in North America, we had
Continue readingWaze Does Display Advertising Right
There was a time when I thought all display advertising was ”meh.” I have reasons (and deep) rationale to think this
Continue readingFacebookers Are 2.5 Times More Likely To Read Fake News Plus More – The Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM
Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am a guest contributor on CHOM 97.7 FM radio broadcasting out of Montreal
Continue readingWhat Problems Are You Solving?
Disruption. Automation. Innovation. People are no longer terrified that their jobs are going to be shipped overseas. Oh, don’t be
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