31 2017 July
How “The Backscratchers” Are Reinventing The Agency Model
Back when I worked in the agency world, I remember the angst every time an unreasonable demand came in from a client without a “proper”...
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27 2017 July
Google Studies 180 Teams And Shares 5 Traits The Best All Share
After two years of studying 180 teams with the intent of finding why some achieve game changing success while others fail, Google recently shared some...
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26 2017 July
Why Chief Marketing Officers Don’t Last
The tenure of most Chief Marketing Officers is woefully short, but this fact is often dismissed as a symptom of changing leadership or sometimes ineffective...
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13 2017 June
Why Jack Welch Might Be Overrated
While the business community loves to offer Jack Welch legendary status, this article shares that measuring his successor Jeff Immelt against that legacy may not...
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02 2017 June
Why America Needs Feminists (And Sweden Doesn’t)
This week a short but powerful piece from former model Paulina Porizkova casts a powerful light on the role of women in different cultures and...
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24 2017 February
How To Build Trust In An Era Of Desperate Truth Seeking Consumers
It is hard to get away from the feeling that we are being manipulated all the time. This week there were plenty of new stories...
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15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
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Read Now25 2016 November
How To Avoid Getting Burned Out And The Most Important Thing To Buy (And Not Buy) This Black Friday
I hope you are having a week to be thankful for and spending it with family, whether you celebrate American Thanksgiving or not! My chosen...
Read Now14 2016 October
Yoga Backlash, IMAX Announces VR Centers & How To Get Verified On Twitter
The past week featured no escape from the 24/7 US election commentary and it’s clearly going to get worse over the next several weeks, but...
Read Now01 2016 July
Intel Creates Drone Fireworks, Unilever Bans Sexist Ads and How To Spin Getting Fired
Fear dominated the headlines this week as “Brexit” cast a scary spotlight on everything from the future of globalization to the belief gap between the...
Read Now06 2016 May
Why Ugly People Make Less, Emoji Sculptures, CBS Bets On Star Trek, And Jet Blue’s Amazing Mother’s Day Ad
I have been on the road again this week, first in Miami speaking to a smart group of senior marketers at The Marketing Forum –...
Read Now25 2016 March
Fake Farms, Virtual Reality Tacos, Rise of Bootcamps and Why Apple Stopped Innovating
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How To Be More Influential
A leader is someone you can follow without feeling like a follower. There was a time when I spent almost every part of my day...
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