It was 2006 — the housing crisis wasn’t on anyone’s radar … the iPhone had just been launched … and George Bush was in the White House. I had just gotten my Green Card after an 18-year wait, and was wondering how to get out of Canada and down to …more
There is a fantastic article by Leah Hardy in The Telegraph from last summer (July 2, 2017) titled Why women of 40 and 50 are the new ‘ageless generation’: Link The article presents the results of an exclusive study by the strategic marketing agency SuperHuman which was founded by Rebecca Rhodes, 44, …more
Throwback Thursday: Today we take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to jump in the Wayback Machine to re-visit a classic Wonderful World of Marketing post. And since the new Spielberg movie (and Ernest Cline book) Ready Player One was released this week, what better topic than the venerable …more
Now that the Millennials have started getting married, having babies, and buying houses they’re a lot less interesting. So, we can all stop calling them names and denigrating their work ethic and instead focus on the next generation of hard-to-understand slackers: Generation Z. I love the human tendency of each …more
I just read the most interesting book! It’s called A Colorful Way of Living: How to Be More, Create More, Do More the Vera Bradley Way by Barbara Bradley Baekgaard. According to Amazon: From the co-founder of the Vera Bradley empire, a practical and inspiring book that shows women how …more
I hate eggs. They are one of the most disgusting food types imaginable to me, and I grew up hating them for as long as I can remember. I can recall gagging on eggs in Suffern, NY at the age of 3, and I never learned to like them …more
Welcome to the Western World’s second most conflicted holiday — another combo religious/solstice holiday which raises strong passion from both sides … let’s call them the Crosses vs the Bunnies for this one, which is the quarterly follow-up to the big Mangers vs Santas debate at winter solstice. Looking forward …more
I had the recent honor of being the closing keynote speaker at the Lexus Western Area Dealer Meeting, and it was one of my best audiences ever! They were sharp, asked great questions, and most importantly — laughed at all my jokes. Well, most of my jokes 🙂 They seemed to …more
This image has been making the rounds of the Interwebs lately, and ofc I got a chuckle out of it — at Microsoft I’m regularly spending 10+ hours a day in meetings, and while not perhaps “soul-crushing,” one can’t help but think “there must be a better way…” I hope …more
I had a ton of fun in on February 8th at the CTI (Commercial Theatre Institute) Marketing Conference. It was the first time I’d done a keynote on a stage with a full set … when I turned in one direction I was in a library, and when I turned …more
Here’s an oldie but a goodie — how Outlook Search Folders work. This is an absolutely mind-blowing time-saving tool, without which …more
I love cars. I love collecting them, restoring them, writing about them and – of course – driving them. So when J.D. …more
Digital transformation touches almost every facet of our lives, including the way we communicate and sell our products and services. According …more
December 19th! He’s GETTING CLOSER! As part of our countdown to Christmas, I thought it’d be fun to post a classic Christmas …more
Thank you Uberflip for the opportunity to talk about digital transformation at the 2017 Content Experience. The event provided me with the …more
December 2nd! He’s GETTING CLOSER! As part of our countdown to Christmas, I thought it’d be fun to post a classic Christmas …more
Well, it’s the 1st of December and we’ve officially entered my FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR! As part of our countdown to Christmas, …more
I’m super excited — today’s our Virtual Business Forward event! It’s an event designed to help you find new ways to think …more
We have a really amazing event coming up on November 1 in Chicago called Business Forward … and I’ll be speaking! This …more
People are talking about you. Right now. They’re saying good things, and not so good things. They’re making comments and asking questions. …more
Really looking forward to speaking today at the Uberflip “The Content Experience” Conference in Toronto at the amazing Glenn Gould Studio in …more
Happy customers are profitable customers, which will come as a surprise to exactly no one. So, how do we make customers happy? …more
For July 4th the great Marc Shaiman posted the Frank Sinatra short film The House I Live In from 1945 in his Facebook …more
I had a fun breakfast today with Bob Carrigan, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet and closet ad geek! I can honestly say …more
Rain, rain, go away … come back another day. Well, it’s finally stopped raining in Seattle. OMG, that was a loooooooooooooooong winter. …more
You’re busy. I know this, and I feel your pain. But unlike the so-called “friends” in your life who offer nothing but …more
I was doing some image searches on fashion and ran across this old favorite of mine … I hadn’t seen it in …more
Sometimes I just need to watch this scene. Today is one of those times: and then: Nice background piece: #MadMen #advertising #Coke
Time to fire up the flux capacitor for another trip to the future. Or the past. Or maybe both, if you’re lucky …more
For decades, science has teased us with the prospect of the flying car. As I sit in barely-crawling Seattle traffic (in a …more
