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The Binge Blanket and More Of The Year’s Best Data Visualizations
Every year the Data Visualization Society considers hundreds of entries to select its Information Is Beautiful Awards Shortlist winners. This year’s honorees include some fascinating...
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12 2023 July
How One-Star “Review Bombing” on GoodReads Is Tanking Books and Manipulating Public Opinion
Recently in a workshop I was leading, a gentleman mentioned he would often judge a book by its Amazon reviews. The problem with this strategy...
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26 2019 December
5 Non-Obvious Megatrends Changing Our World In 2020
For the past ten years I have gone through an annual ritual of publishing a book about trends that describe our shifting culture and business...
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08 2018 November
Why Do Critics Hate Movies That Real People Love?
The Queen-inspired film Bohemian Rhapsody film was poorly rated by critics, yet became a big box office hit. Earlier this year, the same thing happened to Hugh...
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12 2018 August
Why Netflix Uses Taste Communities Instead of Demographics
Last week Netflix announced that they would be stopping their long standing policy of asking customers to vote on early pilots for programs to see...
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09 2016 December
15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
Are you a member of the media? Visit our media kit to download a trend summary and more information about requesting an interview with Rohit...
Read Now08 2013 April
7 Ways Millionaire Self Help Gurus Make More Money Than Social Media Experts
Last week no one cared what my Twitter name was – and I was thrilled about that. At dozens of social media centric events, the...
Read Now10 2012 December
2013 Trend – Shoptimization
What’s the Trend? Technology helps optimize the process of buying everything from fashion to medical prescriptions. As consumers become more conscious about what they buy,...
Read Now28 2012 November
How To Spot A Trend: 7 Social Media Trends That Matter In 2013
There has been a single pink folder on my desk since January 15th of this year. That day matters to me for two reasons –...
Read Now12 2012 June
How To Interview Anyone: 5 Lessons From Amazing Interviewers
One of the most popular forms of content creation today is interviews … but great interviews take a lot more than just coming up with...
Read Now04 2012 May
5 Marketing Lessons From Uber (The World's Best Travel App)
Several weeks ago I was standing on a street corner in New York. (This is not the sentence I thought I'd start this post with,...
Read Now11 2012 January
How To Manage 1.4 Million People – 5 Questions with YUM! Brands CEO David Novak
No one writes a business book about leadership to help hungry children. Leadership, we usually read, is about having a grand vision. It is about...
Read Now05 2012 January
I Like You, But Not That Way: How Retailers Lose & Win Back Customers
"3D Catalog" is a phrase you will see in a few articles about the retail industry these days. Unfortunately, it's not a cool new interactive...
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