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01 2013 January

The 2012 Influential Business Book Shortlist

The books on your shelf say something about you. That’s why most of us have books that we put on our shelves over the past...

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31 2012 December

You’re Fired, But Have A Happy New Year Anyway

It is the day after the final day of the NFL football regular season and all morning the sports news is filled with announcements of...

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26 2012 December

An Ingenious New Nonprofit Proves That Maybe You CAN Buy Forgiveness

It’s the holiday season and we’re in that delightfully slow week between Christmas Day and New Years where many of us have a chance to...

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21 2012 December

How The NRA Just Used The 3 Biggest PR Crisis Response Tricks In The Book

When the tragedy struck in Newtown, the National Rifle Association (NRA) decided to take down their Facebook page and go dark. In the press conference...

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10 2012 December

2013 Trends – Friend-Sourced Travel

What’s the Trend? New and old friends change the travel experience by curating where to go, and offering more local authentic experiences. Your friends are...

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02 2012 November

12 Powerful Ideas On Creativity & Business From The PSFK Conference

Groucho Marx once quipped, “I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.” I always feel his sentiment just...

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29 2012 October

What Hurricane Sandy Can Teach You About Timing

My trash cans are inside my garage. That’s one of just a few precautions they are telling everyone on the East Coast to take in...

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25 2012 October

5 World Changing Ways To Avoid BS And Be More Believable

I was on a short flight from NY back to DC yesterday and opened a copy of the NY Times to find a full page...

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16 2012 October

Why Every Debate Matters (Hint: It’s NOT The Economy, Stupid)

Dayton, Ohio is a battleground city in a battleground state, just like my home state of Virginia. I am in Ohio this morning to speak...

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30 2012 September

3 Reasons Most Business Advice Sucks

The day after Bill Clinton delivered his speech at the Democratic National Convention, the reaction from both sides of the political aisle were swift. Amongst...

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18 2012 August

Airline Asks For Gas Money, Misses Golden Marketing Opportunity

Business is unpredictable, but its amazing how much time is spent in corporate marketing and PR teams trying to anticipate and avoid any sort of...

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27 2012 July

The Best And Worst Of London 2012 Olympic Marketing Roundup

NOTE – To see a full visual roundup of the best and worst marketing, visit my London 2012 Olympic Marketing – Best & Worst Pinterest Board. As...

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23 2012 July

12 Big Trends Transforming The World Of Retail Right Now

Last week I had the chance to deliver a keynote presentation at a merchandising event put on for some of the largest retailers in the...

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