Who doesn’t love the end of the quarter? Time to kick back with a nice drink and celebrate a job well done! Pardon me? You didn’t make your numbers? You missed the revenue target? You pooched your opex? The finance people are closing in like Dementors? The Sales Squirrels are running in ever-diminishing circles? You […]
The Case for Contagious Deflinching
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: I loathe books that tell my all problems stem from one thing and that infinite happiness is but an attitude or soft-tissue adjustment away. I just can’t think I’ll be all that happy not being miserable. That’s why I was cringing when I ran out of things to read […]
Social Media is the Lighter Fluid, Not the Barbeque
According to a recent article in Ad Age, we’re all (well, most) (well, some) (well a little under 60% of us) are increasing our social spend this year. And that, says Ad Age, means it’s time for those who sell social to put away their SXSW glow sticks, slap on some shoes and get moving. […]
Seven Spring Break Diversions for Marketers
Hooray! It’s Spring Break! Time to reconnect with your kids by imposing them on an airplane full of people or dragging them off to grandma’s or holding a Dora marathon in the comfort of your home. No kids? Well you can keep busy during a quiet week at the office while your co-workers’ kids experiment with shredders […]
Why Marketing Briefs are a Circle of Hell
A friend asked me recently to review a marketing communications brief he had drafted to help his internal customers, mostly product managers, get something meaningful out of his group. It had all the usual sections: communications goal, target audience, budget, timelines, fries with that, and so on. My friend was also planning a series of […]
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