A Lullaby for Business in Troubled Times (Thinks Out Loud Episode 305)
Times may be tough for many of you right now. But, in the immortal words of singer Shawn Mullins, "Everything is gonna be alright." I don't just mean that as…
The Frightful Five and… Praying Mantises? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 304)
What in the world do the Frightful Five — Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft — have in common with praying mantises? And why in the world does that have…
Are You Destined to Lose to the Frightful Five? (Thinks Out Loud 303)
Apple and Google and Facebook and Amazon and Microsoft are known as the "Frightful Five." Why? Because, they are huge. They are gatekeepers. And, they're relentlessly focused on gaining market…
How to Build a Digital Company (Thinks Out Loud 302)
If we live in the future — and we do — your company must also live in the future. But what does that look like in practice? How can you…
What Connects TikTok and the Hub and Spoke Model of Digital? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 299)
The "Hub and Spoke Model" has been around for a long time, dating to the Cretaceous Period of digital marketing. In case you're wondering, that's a long, long, long time…