Does the term “digital marketing” make any sense, at this point? It’s the “digital” part that gets everyone so irritated.
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The Airbnb Story
Most people know Airbnb as the disruptive hospitality business that is valued at $24 billion. Sometimes, the number, size and
Continue readingThe Agency Is Dead. Long Live The Agency.
How will agencies attract and retain talent, when so many young marketing professionals are working for major brands, startups or
Continue readingDisruption, Disruption Everywhere
What keeps you up at night? This was the question that organizers of the International Startup Festival wanted me to
Continue readingIt's International Startup Festival Week
Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am a guest contributor on CHOM 97.7 FM radio broadcasting out of Montreal
Continue readingStop Being A Digital Immigrant
This is the fundamental challenge of most brands today. They are not born digital (as Don Tapscott would say). Yes,
Continue readingSix Links Worthy Of Your Attention #249
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know
Continue readingThe Digital Reality
Do you really think that Google Glass is a flop? I don’t. Google Glass did – and will do –
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 readingHerding Comments In The Digital Wind
The ability to understand the community and engage in the discourse is hitting an all time low (and high) at
Continue readingHow To Be Inspired At Work
It’s 7 am. I’m sitting in a coffee shop right around the corner from my office. It’s easy to read
Continue readingWinners And Losers In The Digital Age
This is probably one of the most eye-opening perspectives on the digital age that you will see. We have new
Continue readingThe Sad (And Hilarious) State Of Silicon Valley
This is Not Safe For Work (NSFW, as the cool kids say). I laughed, cried and almost could not watch
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 readingThe Internet Will Break Your Creative Block
Writer’s block? Creative block? Can’t come up with something to create? Steven Pressfield hates the words "writer’s block." He believes
Continue readingDigital Wallets, BitCoin, Virtual Currency And The Future Of Your Money
Still confused about BitCoin and virtual currency? BitCoin is complex and difficult for most people to understand. As if understanding
Continue readingWhat Is An Entrepreneur?
It’s a term that so many people are struggling with in this day and age. This week is small business
Continue readingGrowth Hacker Marketing And The Rise Of Engineers In Marketing
If you’re a brand and you don’t believe in advertising, what do you do? The default position is to use
Continue readingThere Is A Bigger Picture (And It's Worth Thinking About)
I had not seen Steve Garfield in a long time. That’s not entirely true. We schmoozed a little bit when
Continue readingThe Inferior Brand
Not everyone works for Apple. Not everyone has a brand like Google. In fact, the vast majority of us probably
Continue readingThe Billion Dollar Branding Play
What is Yahoo going to do with Tumblr? What is Tumblr going to become with Yahoo? Those seem to be
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