I’m addicted to my iPhone. There, I said it. Are you? Be honest. This is a tale of two stories.
Continue readingTag: shopping
An Open Letter To Brands: Be Mobile-First. Now.
Dear Brand Leaders, The time has come. I’ve been patient. Your consumers have been patient. Enough is enough. The discrepancy
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 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 readingA Clearer View Of Augmented And Virtual Reality
Next week is the National Retail Federation and Shop.org‘s Digital Summit In Dallas. This article was published by Shop.org on
Continue readingShould We Rate Ads Or Just Watch Them?… Or Neither
We have been voting with our eyeballs. It’s plain and simple. Impressions, GRPs and mix in some repetition. It turns
Continue readingThe Future Of Retail In A CTRL ALT Delete World
How do the best brands connect with their consumers? This has been the question that has kept me motivated to
Continue readingShocking Shopping Experiences At The Mall
We pulled into your typical American shopping mall this afternoon. It was shocking. My world is, obviously, different than the
Continue readingYour Brand Is A Learning Space
How much more content does the world really need? Laugh at that line as much as you want, but when
Continue readingApple Is Laughing All The Way To The Bank
I went from a non-believer to a believer. I love Apple. There, I said it. It’s not a tough thing
Continue readingBe Kind To Brands
**My holiday wish: be kind to brands.** I know what you’re thinking. For some, it’s a holy day. Should we
Continue readingWhy I Hate Black Friday
**Everyone Loves A Good Deal.** Say what you will about [Best Buy](http://www.bestbuy.com “Best Buy”), but I love getting their newspaper
Continue readingHow Your Brand Should Tell A Beautiful Story
Before you do anything, please watch this: It’s almost perfect, isn’t it? I don’t even own that much clothing from
Continue readingThe True Omni-Channel Is Convergence
Convergence used to be a bad word. In the early days of the Internet, we tossed around the word "convergence"
Continue readingFrayed Emotions When It Comes To Brands
Are we at the end of brand loyalty? First, let’s be clear: I am not talking about loyalty or rewards
Continue readingThe End Of Showrooming (And Webrooming)
We are never going to solve for true consumer-centricity, if we keep acting like this. First, we had "showrooming." Showrooming
Continue readingIs Bethany Mota The Future Of The NewFronts?
Maybe we’ll just stop calling them 30 second spots in the future? What would the world of advertising be like
Continue readingIn The Age Of Amazon
When companies get big, things happen that are both good and bad. Amazon is one of those companies. For every
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 readingThe Shape-Shifting Reality Of Shopping
Welcome to the one screen world of shopping. One of the five major movements that have changed brands forever (that
Continue readingAttention All Robot Shoppers
Do you love shopping? Do you hate shopping? I’m one of those strange beings that truly loves the act of
Continue reading