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…
Revisiting Does Marketing Have a Future?
Would you encourage a young person to get into marketing right now? Or do you think artificial intelligence will eliminate all the jobs? Does marketing have a future? Let me…
Strategy Session: How to Set Goals for Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 389)
As I noted a week ago, if you're like most companies, you're about to start planning your strategy for next year. You started with a health check to assess where…
How To Perform a Health Check for Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 388)
We're solidly in the dog days of summer. And, we all know that it's almost time to start planning our 2024 business and marketing strategies. And to start that process,…
Day One: Today is a New Day (Thinks Out Loud Episode 387)
Amazon believes in a "Day One" mindset, a "Day One" culture, that focuses on building their company as though it is their very first day of operations, every day. The…