Random thoughts Happy last day of May. A busy week ahead… Articles (and emails) The Document Culture of Amazon. (Justin Garrison) A majority of my meetings start with reading a document. This takes “this meeting could have been…” and flips it upside down. Most of the time, if there isn’t a doc there isn’t a […]

Random thoughts Well, that was a terrible game. Not just the outcome. From start to finish, it felt like the production of the best soccer tournament was simply not good enough. From crappy camera angles to reseeding the pitch 72 hours before the kickoff to speculation by the hosts to delay after delay to blaming […]

The weekly wrap is a less-structured review from the past week, with commentary from yours truly. Received this article from a colleague or friend? Click below to sign up. Fundamental truth: B2B is still Person-to-person. “People want to be suggested stuff by friends, not sold to by strangers.” — @BryanBarletta The quote is good. The […]

Random thoughts I was on a media call earlier this week and I asked the political ads question I referenced here. This call, focused on brand advertising placements, was in the middle of a Connected TV discussion when I asked the question. The response: More or less, Connected TV advertising is insulated from political ads. […]

Random thoughts I consume a lot of information. That’s what these articles are aimed at – sharing my thoughts on today’s business communications and marketing stories. Given the amount of information I consume, it’s strange to me there aren’t more political ads in the market. Maybe politicians are realizing voters all a little tapped out […]

Random thoughts Happy Saturday. Ermm. Happy Monday! I took the weekend off from writing and instead did a little bit of exploring and a lot of consuming. From zines to lead magnets to martech and advertising, I felt like it was a good opportunity to learn a few things. And, my home studio. I cleaned […]

The weekly wrap is a less-structured review from the past week, with commentary from yours truly. Received this article from a colleague or friend? Click below to sign up. “Most everything worthwhile is a long game that measures your persistence and willingness to stubbornly carry on when it’s easier to quit.” Hope the weekend is, […]