18 2011 April
What David Ogilvy Can Teach You About Good Manners
There are some things in business that no one really teaches you. It is the "instinctive" part of being a professional, and it mostly refers...
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Characters Worth Celebrating
For a little less than a year, I have been contributing technology articles to an interesting blog launched by the USA Network (a cable television...
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Gilty Secrets: 10 Marketing Techniques From Today's Hottest eCommerce Site
To say that Gilt.com is on fire may be something of a understatement. The site, which features daily special sales of luxury products at discount...
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Consumer Reports & Consumerist Help Shoppers Bite Back
One of the most visible effects of the social media revolution is the relative power that is now in the hands of an individual consumer...
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An Inside Look At Beijing During The Olympics
I have officially been in Beijing for 4 days now. I start this post with that admission, because before you read this I want you...
Read Now09 2008 June
Why Sprint's New Campaign Wins Only 50% Of Their Battle
As I tour around at events talking about why brands need to have a personality, a question that comes up often is about which brands...
Read Now07 2008 May
10 Questions About "Accidental Branding" With David Vinjamuri
Today I’m trying an interesting experiment with another author, David Vinjamuri. We are doing mirror interviews and posting them at the same time – so...
Read Now11 2008 March
Johnny Bunko And The Anatomy Of A Great Business Book
One of the best discussions I managed to make it to at SXSW was also one of the smallest … a talk by Daniel H....
Read Now18 2008 January
Product Review: ThinkCube and Fostering Creativity in the New Year
A big part of my job is about creativity. Coming up with ideas to help our clients stand out, and trying to add new thinking...
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The Best Marketing Book You've Never Read
One day I am going to write a screenplay. I used to write plays, but to finally write a screenplay and try to sell it...
Read Now25 2007 September
Influential Marketing Blog Featured in Wall Street Journal
Many of you may have already caught this yesterday, but this blog was cited in the Recommended Reading section of the Wall Street Journal yesterday...
Read Now17 2007 September
Three Simple Words And Three Sites Every Marketer Should Read
There are a lot of resources out there for marketers. We read books and blog posts and articles and magazines and podcasts and video blogs...
Read Now28 2007 April
Book Review: The Four Hour Workweek
Time management is not an easy skill to learn. We all struggle everyday with finding the right amount of time to do all these things...
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