AI Is Not the Future. You Are (Thinks Out Loud Episode 443)
I’m having a ton of conversations lately about how AI will affect the future of work and employment. Many of these conversations start off with questions like “What will AI…
Will Marketers Bet that Google Wins the AI Economy? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 433)
Google faces enormous threats to its business. New entrants using artificial intelligence may provide a better search experience for their customers. Those same new entrants are also competing for Google’s…
Building Plans for an Uncertain Future — Big Tech Earnings Q2 2024 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 431)
Building Plans for an Uncertain Future — Big Tech Earnings Q2 2024 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 431) Big Tech announced their earnings for Q2 2024 and, to be honest, not…
Revisiting Bundling, Unbundling, and Customer Acquisition (Thinks Out Loud)
Peter Drucker said it years ago: Your job is to create a customer. But creating a customer can be hard, especially as media and creators and influencers get bought out…
Google AI Overviews in Search Highlights Its Big AI Problem (Thinks Out Loud Episode 423)
In the immortal words of Omar Little, “You come at the king, you best not miss.” And we all know that Google is the king, right? But history shows what…