What "It’s All E-commerce" Means in 2024 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 404)
Your customers live their lives online. They carry the internet in their pockets. We see that in practice every year when Black Friday shopping data comes out. And, what did…
Do You Still Need a Website? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 400)
We're halfway through the 2020s. Do you still need a website? That's the question posed on LinkedIn a few days back and, at least in part, underscored by the fact…
Rethinking Search Marketing in the Age of AI (Thinks Out Loud Episode 397)
Artificial intelligence is going to dramatically change customer behavior. Businesses like yours beginning to see the effects of this shift because Big Tech gatekeepers are already adapting to the way…
How to Escape Big Tech’s Web (Thinks Out Loud Episode 395)
Big Tech, the Gatekeepers, the AGFAM (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft), the Frightful Five. We've got lots of names for the "bad guys" in our marketing story. They are…
Big Tech Earnings and The State of Digital Q3 2023 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 390)
What is the State of Digital as we head into the back half of 2023? Well, one signal comes from Big Tech's earnings calls. What can we learn from what…