The headline and photo on the cover of the Jul/Aug 2015 The Atlantic magazine was chilling, which is why I took so long to read it. What it predicts is not the end of work, but the end work as we have historically and currently [...]
In late June of this year, ‘global growth’ consultant Frost & Sullivan published a report on the state of automotive retailing—automotive being a key practice area for the firm. Here are some highlights from the USD 5k study, [1] most of which I needed to translate [...]
You know when a new (-ish) marketing topic gets serious coverage in the general business media, the topic is a fundamental one. The June 27th Globe & Mail Report on Business cover story was titled “How automation is shaking up the advertising industry” [1] and described [...]
While you can argue that doing good has nothing to do with generations or cohorts, it is clear that First up – do Millennials give any more than previous cohorts? The answer is yes, but it’s a different kind of giving. Forbes recently did a [...]
In November of last year, Emily Hare wrote an interesting, far-ranging piece for contagious.com under the same title as this post (which I obviously borrowed from her). The relentless progression of artificial intelligence (AI) development is both fascinating and frightening. For me, fear isn't born [...]
The article you just knew was coming to the mainstream marketing world arrived last week: The Buying And Selling Of Fake Followers. [1] Yes, there are multiple online sources for buying social media likes, fans and followers. And it’s cheaper than attracting them the old-fashioned way. [...]
