21 2017 April
The Awesome and Terrifying Future Of Influencer Marketing
This week the FTC sent warning letters to more than 90 “influencers and marketers” as a reminder to disclose when social media posts are paid...
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14 2017 April
Why We Are So Easily Outraged (And What To Do About It)
The past week has offered plenty of stories that seem designed to invite outrage. From Pepsi’s tone deaf ad to Bill O’Reilly’s mistreatment of women...
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07 2017 April
Overrated Millennials And Why Brands Are Embracing Seniors Instead
Senior citizens now officially outnumber the young people in Taiwan, and there is a growing worldwide shift among brands to embrace older consumers instead of largely...
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31 2017 March
How To Be A Thought Leader (And Other Stories)
The stories this week are wide ranging – as I share one about an admirable new effort from Grey Advertising to promote diversity and offer...
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27 2017 March
7 Inventions That Will Change The World (Or Fail Spectacularly)
Inventions are fun and world changing … but sometimes they are also dumb and head-scratching. In this week’s email, I’ll share a few of both....
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20 2017 March
What The “Robot Renaissance” Really Means …
Nothing says the future quite like robots, and this week there were plenty of interesting stories of how robots are being used in important, curious,...
Read Now10 2017 March
6 Powerful Stories Celebrating Women
As I am sure you have noticed, yesterday was International Women’s Day and it was hard to miss all the stories about women’s empowerment and...
Read Now04 2017 March
Agencies Embrace Trump’s America, Elmer’s Slime Problem & Why Digital IQ Is Falling
For a quick summary, this week’s featured stories include: 20 luxury brands that millennials most want to own Why CEOs are slowly losing confidence in...
Read Now24 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...
Read Now17 2017 February
The Future Of Loneliness
The theme for the week is the future of loneliness and the stories focus on everything from how technology is reinventing how we hug to...
Read Now10 2017 February
LinkedIn Redesign, Whole Food’s Big Idea and Tech That’s Always Listening
As you know, this weekly post is a collection of interesting stories, but today I was inspired to try something different. Rather than sharing individual...
Read Now03 2017 February
Starbucks’ Mobile Crisis, Lego’s New Social Network, Realtor.com Invests In AR and How To Name Your Brand
Fascinating stories from the world of business this week included Lego’s bold move to finally create a safe social network online for kids, Starbucks’ growing...
Read Now27 2017 January
Professional Ghosting, Why We Prefer Serious Robots and the Secret Genius Of Trump’s Paid Applauders
A tequila maker cashing in on the craft drink phenomenon, the surprising reasons why vending machines are so popular in Japan, how drones are evolving...
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