14 2017 September
Professional Clowns Have A Creepiness Problem, Thanks To “It”
The popularity of the horror film “It” has created some predictable losers … professional clowns. After a group of clowns had a slate of birthday...
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13 2017 September
What A List Of The Most Streamed Star Trek Episodes Means
Just ten days before the highly anticipated Star Trek: Discovery finally premieres, Netflix released a timely list of the most frequently re-watched Star Trek episodes. If you are...
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20 2017 January
Tokyo Toilets, the World’s Rudest Billboard and Richard Branson’s Next Big Idea
This week’s stories span from a new design for the many buttons on Japanese toilets to a deeper look at the flaws inside one of...
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13 2017 January
Kodak Brings Back Film, How To Be Funny On Stage, and the Professional Snowball Fighting League
The stories this week offer a valuable reminder that while we tend to focus a lot of our attention on looking forward toward the future,...
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09 2016 December
15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
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07 2016 October
The Future Of Storytelling, Emirates Brilliant Strategy and the Smell Of Apple
Greeting from New York and the Future of Storytelling Conference! This week I’m at one of my favorite events of the year learning about the...
Read Now22 2016 July
The Purpose Hotel, Dyson’s New Robot Vacuum And Target’s Big Bet On Kids
The big news of Unilever purchasing subscription site Dollar Shave Club for $1B this week probably dominated your newsfeed this week, and one that I...
Read Now08 2016 July
The Scary Future Of Media Consumption And Other Non-Obvious Insights
Curating this article to find stories worth sharing with you every week has helped me hone my ability to read (and ignore) stories quickly. As each...
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 Now18 2016 March
Why Instagram Reinvented Its Newsfeed, Racist Zip Codes and New Release Movies For $50
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Read Now19 2016 February
Deadpool Marketing Secrets, Adidas’ Subscription Box and a $3 Android Phone
As the mainstream news this week alternated between reports of Apple’s “showdown” with the US government and the latest idiotic rant from Kanye West, there...
Read Now21 2015 October
The Powerful Trend That Explains Why We Love Back To The Future
“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads.” Who doesn’t remember that bold prediction and iconic line from Doc Brown in the 80s classic film...
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